Birdman
POSTED BY: ecgordon
UPDATED: Thursday, April 9, 2015 13:32
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Just finished watching it. Bravo. This is art for art's sake, poetry, metaphor and abstract, slightly off kilter (I was reminded of Synecdoche, New York, 2008), but I believe that Birdman was better in getting it's message across than Synecdoche, NY.
The acting, writing and cinematography were all spot on, but it was the direction that drove this movie. Every time that I thought it would zig, it would zag. It was commentary, as well as storytelling, but brilliant in it's execution, all due to the director's vision and deft hand. I got the feeling that each actor was at play in the fields of the Lord, especially Norton and Keaton, who played off each other with such joy and aplomb, that you could almost see their joy in each scene. Norton, at times, would chew up the scenery and devoured his scenes with such relish, like a starving man on death row enjoying his last meal, only subtle.
This was no ordinary Hollywood film with predictable scenes and formulaic drudgery. This was art for art's sake. Innovative and askew, but never betraying the story.
It was lovingly unfurled. The fantasy sequences liberally sprinkled throughout and carefully orchestrated, woven into the fabric of the film. My take on those self-same fantasy sequences was the director's storytelling choices, but it was also Riggan's response to his alter-ego Birdman. The happiness and the power of his alter-ego's persona, once he was allowed to take over. To me it was more than mere fantasy, but his soul soaring high above and celebrating his true spirit, although Birdman was both a blessing and a curse to Riggan.
Spoiler Alert!
At the end, what Sam saw was her dad finally being happy. Another zig when I thought it would zag. Bravo.
SGG
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Originally posted by ecgordon:
Just watched it again. Still fantastic. When I opened the package I had an odd feeling that HD-DVD was making a comeback since the case is red instead of blue.
I'm going to watch the extras after Gotham.
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