I actually like it

Rating: 8/10 (27 February 2018)

If I have ever spoken to someone about Birdman I have only ever received slating comments back. I often hear the argument which is that "it is so arrogant". I do not understand how though. Just because the subject of the film is related to film making and acting itself does not mean the film is arrogant. You do not call Picasso selfish for doing self portraits nor do you call an author rude for writing about them self. Film covers a huge scale, essentially if you can see it you can film it, so is it not expected that one day we would get a film about actors.
Is it arrogant for a film maker to portray the struggles of an actor? I say no, it is what it is and there is no problem with that. Riggan's struggle to set up his own idea of who he wants to be as an actor could be related to all of us, could it not? From setting up a shop to becoming a painter we will all face struggles when becoming what we want to be so why complain when it is an actor?
I think, without sounding incredibly hippy like, it offers up so much more than a film with the strange feeling of the well set up one shot almost running in parallel with the feeling of watching play. This is also well rounded with the plot of the film - an actor attempting to run a theater production. It gives us some beautiful shots and is executed perfectly perfectly transitioning between "scenes" if you can call them that. The upbeat drum track throughout keeps a nicely sped pacing maintained and the erratic nature of the drummer represents the spinning out of control situation theater is in.
Overall, I really like Birdman and fully disagree with the idea that it is arrogant.With beautiful scenes and enticing characters I will always recommend it