"Birdman" has provoen to audiences everywhere what movies can do and how film is a beautiful form of art.

Rating: Null/10 (14 August 2015)

The best film of 2014 is a story that can only be described once you've seen it. The bottom line is that Michael Keaton plays Riggan Thompson, a washed-up actor famous for playing an old superhero named Birdman, who tries to reconnect with his family and fans by creating and staring in a Broadway play. Easy as that may sound, Riggan struggles from the voice of his old superhero haunting him and criticizing him on what he's become. With Edward Norton acting as Riggan's fellow stage actor with a serious ego and Emma Stone playing his druggie daughter, Riggan struggles to find meaning in his life and not be haunted by his image in the world. Director and writer Alejandro Gonzales Inaritu directs this movie in every scene. Not only does the cinematography consist of basically one long shot throughout the whole film that is executed and edited perfectly, but you feel the presence of a gifted artist guiding a meaningful film to production. The tracking shots, insightful quotes about the struggle to find meaning, the hints of superhero culture, and clues as to how everyone in the film is ignorant all help make "Birdman" leave a strong impression on creative storytelling and show how brilliant this film truly is. With multiple WTF moments that are executed marvelously, dark comedic attributes, and a look behind the acting business, "Birdman" soars in unique style and fashion that earns itself to be an instant classic. This is the kind of film that only intelligent film geeks will appreciate. Not only is the ending hard to understand, but the whole film will appear too artsy and creative for some to contemplate. "Birdman" is the type of film that deals with human struggle and insight about life, as well as visual beauty. Keaton, Norton and Stone all give Oscar worthy performances that are filled with passion and wit. The true hero of this movie is Alejandro Gonzales Inaritu, for bringing a masterpiece to life and giving faith in cinema and what movies are capable of doing to the eyes and mind.