Absolutely fantastic! Deserves all the praise it gets

Rating: 8/10 (3 February 2015)

Birdman is a fascinating movie. Even if you don't understand everything about it (like the ending for example), you can still call the movie a masterpiece. I know that because I am one of those people. I'm not going to talk about the ending because I don't fully understand it. To figure that out would require a second watch, and that is not currently possible for me right now. Anyways, nearly everything about this movie is flawless. It's edited to look as if it was done in one shot and that freaking blew my mind. I honestly could not tell where the cuts were. It looked as if the camera never stopped rolling. That in itself is an achievement on its own, but Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu takes it another step. There is actually a point to filming this movie like this. The film is about Michael Keaton's character making a play, so it makes sense to make the movie look and feel like a play. Major props that for that call. The direction is incredible of course. This man managed to make a movie look like one shot. It that isn't freaking awesome, then I don't know what is. Everyone in this movie gives a magnificent performance. Everyone from Michael Keaton, to Emma Stone, to Zach Galifianakis of all people, give Oscar worthy performances. Even the special effects are really well done. There isn't many of them, but the ones that were present were handled with exceptional care and looked very realistic. On top of all that, the film has a script that is both funny and intelligent. It has a lot to say about the state of Hollywood, big blockbuster films, and critics. It's nice to see there was a point to this movie. Last thing is the drum score. Now granted I'm not entirely sure what the point of it was (I have a theory, but I don't feel like talking about it), but it sounded so cool that I had to mention it. Whoever played those drums kicks serious ass. I've named all the positives and I actually have no issues with this film. I cannot recommend this movie more. See it in the theater if you can.