A movie for readers !

Rating: 9/10 (20 March 2015)

Alejandro González Iñárritu completely moves away from his previous work that has included deep and tragic movies such as '21 grams' and 'Babel' with this comical and at the same time meaningful look at a man's rise and fall. 'Birdman' is a film where very few recent movies have dared to go, based on a production on 'Broadway' and its many characters with their fears and ambitions. Each character portrays a different stage in a person's life with the final stage being that of 'Riggan Thomson', a struggling veteran who is hoping for one last shot at glory after his only previous claim to fame was being the face behind a superhero called 'Birdman'. On the surface this is a simple plot but the depth of this movie is how it shows different human emotions, ambitions and aspirations. The film is addictive, with its great performances where every star is so well placed in a low key role and Michael Keaton towering above as the 'Superhero' and the struggling director, writer and actor of a Broadway production. If you are a reader, this movie is for you because it goes further than most movies dare to go! @zulfmanauthor