A movie that will keep you thinking long after

Rating: 10/10 (25 January 2015)

I saw Birdman yesterday and when leaving the theater I was not sure what to think. This movie is so unique, that in a way it's hard to comprehend or compare it to other movies. There are so many layers, so many parallels to be found, it kept me thinking about it long after.
You could interpret the movie as a film about life and death.
Suicide is referenced a couple of times: Riggan walking into sea, Sam sitting on a ledge on the roof, Riggard jumping off a building. And then life wins, a shot of birds eating the jellyfish that chased Riggard out of the ocean, Sam leaving the roof and re-affirming life through sex, Riggard embracing his inner Birdman persona when jumping off the roof and flying instead of falling.
And of course, Riggard putting a gun to his head, and surviving only to find himself the most talked about thing in the world, ending his fear about being forgotten.
You can trace the parallels: Michael Keaton personifying the character he's playing; Riggard struggling with the same problems with the character he's performing in his play. Riggard shooting himself and failing, just as a character mentioned in his play who put a gun in his mouth.
Also, it will make you think about fame, popularity and the current trend of things going 'viral'. Riggard is in a way dead, stuck in a pre-facebook age. Slowly he 'awakens' to the modern day, by going viral after accidentally walking half-naked through the city. And then getting a twitter account in the end that has a massive amount of followers, ready for his hurt, bandaged head.
I'll see it again someday, and maybe I'll find myself completely mistaken in each discovery.
In the end, this movie entertained me and made me think, the acting is superb, and it's going to deserve every Oscar it will get.