I don't get what the hate is for

Rating: 9/10 (16 January 2015)

I went into this film with the expectation of being highly impressed or highly disappointed, and it was most definitely the former. The execution of everything was flawless from the cinematography to Keaton's hauntingly moving performance. I read many negative reviews that said the film was too pretentious or that the plot moved too slowly. All I can say is that those people just prove Birdman's genius. You don't want to watch a movie with an accurate representation of American society and instead curl up with Michael Bay's Transformers because you're so stimulated by the CGI be my guest. The movie satirizes itself so brilliantly that it even points out its own drab depiction of theater, saying that all people care about are multimillion dollar films with action and destruction; not the skill of acting, writing, or directing. Keaton succeeds in rejuvenating the seemingly lost art of theater while giving his career a return to greatness. Whether you hated this film or loved it, everyone can agree that its depiction of humanity's inflated ego was met with some humility and made you think long and hard after viewing. Bravo, Birdman. You created something worth talking about, and that's all that we needed from this movie.