2014 Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
Michael Keaton Zach Galifianakis Edward Norton Andrea Riseborough Amy Ryan Emma Stone Naomi Watts Lindsay Duncan Merritt Wever Jeremy Shamos Damian Young Bill Camp Kenny Chin Jamahl Garrison-Lowe Katherine O'Sullivan Keenan Shimizu Akira Ito Natalie Gold Michael Siberry Clark Middleton William Youmans Paula Pell David Fierro Hudson Flynn Warren Kelley Joel Garland Brent Bateman Donna Lynne Champlin Valentino Musumeci Show All…
Alejandro González Iñárritu Arnon Milchan James W. Skotchdopole Molly Conners John Lesher Christopher Woodrow Sarah E. Johnson
Skip Lievsay Roland N. Thai Tom Ozanich Jeremy Peirson Frank A. Montaño Jon Taylor Michelle Pazer Aaron Glascock Bill Meadows Thierry J. Couturier Bradford Bell Sean Madsen Mark Purcell Martín Hernández
Birdman avagy a mellőzés meglepő ereje, Birdman, Birdman - The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance, Birdman - A Inesperada Virtude Da Ignorância, Birdman o la inesperada virtud de la ignorancia, 버드맨
Brilliant. Absolutely Fucking Brilliant.
Gosh Dammit, Michael Keaton.
The entire cast wow...
THE CAMERAWORK, THE EFFING CAMERAWORK!!!
This is just too great to put into words.
When I was twelve I knew I wanted to become a teacher. I honestly don't know why, I just knew, it was a fact for me. When I started studying at seventeen, I signed up for an improv acting class, urged on by a fellow student. I fell head over heels with acting and the theatre. It was the first and only time that it made me doubt everything I thought I knew about what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. Acting is addictive, it provides an opportunity to extrapolate yourself, to channel meaning, laughter, sadness or any other emotion through you towards an audience. And yes, it influences the ego which can be a terrifyingly…
Can't quite back Scott Tobias' scorching takedown of this film, but I broadly agree with him that it's self-righteous without being convincing, and self-important without being substantial. The long shots wandering through the corridors of a Broadway theater to find characters shrieking at each other just felt endlessly redundant to me, like being on an exhausting treadmill and never getting anywhere. The fact that it doesn't end at the natural endpoint, but goes on and on and on after that, just adds to the impression that it's all sound and self-important fury, flashy enough to be impressive, full of technical virtuosity, and with some really striking images, but not really saying anything except Art Is Important, and People Interpret Art Differently. I'm aware that a lot of people love this film. I guess I also am embracing its message of People Interpret Art Differently, because I interpreted this as a pretty intellectually empty exercise in self-congratulation.
I was wrong.
I don't normally say that. With cinema, I usually stay true to my reaction after a first viewing, with subsequent rewatches confirming my opinion on the film as a whole. To say that I was wrong about a film doesn't bother me, but It may seem weird to some on here considering that the film has just won Best Picture and I recently rewatched it and found it worse. Honestly, I don't know what happened on this third watch, but I loved it. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) has messed with my head since I first saw it, combining wonderful performances and a snobby presentation. I felt annoyed after I first saw it, and my…
look i'm way too much of a bisexual to not talk about when naomi watts totally pulled a mulholland drive
The king of all things depressing Alejandro González Iñárritu tries his luck at comedy in this tale of a washed up actor played by Mr. Mom Gung Ho Michael Keaton and his second chance at success. Intense yoga. Batman's underpants. Not so fat Zach. Badasses wear toupées? The way snob film fucks talk. Pussy share? Birdman has a groovy jazzy funky New Wave percussion feel. Derek Vinyard without his tattoos. Does Alejandro González Iñárritu ever yell "CUT?" Emma Stone and Naomi Watts in the same movie? Hell to the yes! Michael Keaton's teeth. Baby mama drama. Real motherfuckers kill it in stage plays. Edward Norton's hairstyle. Ganja intervention. Emma Stone has real acting talent. The color blue is everywhere in…
Yes the acting. That acting! Perfect? Acting! Certainly from Michael Keaton who gives absolutely everything he has into what is an excellent meta-commentary performance akin to that of Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler. Everyone else shines as much as they can in his shadow. Even Edward Norton's self-aware performance can barely match the former-Batman. Two former big screen superheroes go head-to-head, and the one who played an iconic DC hero beats out Marvel. Certainly a complete reversal of current reality.
But that camerawork. Holy camerawork! Immediately I had to check Emmanuel Lubezki's CV to determine his current streak of absolute beauties and despite my not seeing all of his work going to the start of his career, I shall just…
Without the whole one-shot thrill would you have loved Birdman even more??Never really got the point of this film, just another story of a washed up actor trying gain redemption, A concept Hollywood loves to make films about. Sorry guys i know you would flip out with this review and i don't want to be the guy to say this but this film is overrated as hell.
O plano-sequência pode ser "falso", mas isso de forma alguma tira os méritos desta semi-comédia iñarritúrica, com diálogos espertos e elenco supimpa.
took all of six years for rdj to go from being the obvious choice to be the object of resentment for a fictional washed up actor in this film, to starring in Dolittle (2020). the jokes write themselves
Been a while since I’ve seen it, and it really lived up to my memory of it. This is an incredible film on many levels.
When I’m doing chores around the house, this is how I imagine it’s being shot.
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