Different

Rating: 8/10 (9 April 2017)

The very large majority of the film was bland. The screenplay was great, the dialogue was pretty good and the music perfect for such a film but it was the same thing over and over. A problem, Riggan realizing he's irrelevant, his inner self saying he can be if he tries. That's what I got from it myself at least. That is until the very end *SPOILER ALERT* he pulls out the gun. Most movies build up tension very gradually. Movies like King's Speech and Doubt do it very well. King's Speech does it countless times and bursts the bubble in a very satisfying manner. Doubt does it by building it up very slowly. The scene where Sister Aloysius Beauvier and Father Brendan Flynn are fighting lasts 12 whole minutes. This is where Birdman comes in place. Tension is rarely ever built until one of the last scenes. And not in a gradual and nice way but very suddenly and unexpected. I haven't seen a film that made my heart beat so fast in a long while. The tension was surreal. The way they played it off is a bit ridiculous but not disappointing. Definitely worth a watch.