Birdman (2014) - Talking Philosophical Bullshit?

★★★☆☆

What ‘Birdman’ impresses me is, first of all, its seemingly effortless effort in making the whole film look like one single long take, but of course you know it can’t be possible without seamless editing skill and a slight touch of special effect. Sure there’re long takes but they’re not so long as they seem. And they require some real good performances nonetheless, especially like Michael Keaton’s. So the Academy Award for Best Director? Definitely. But Best Picture? Well… it may not be everybody’s taste. It all depends who you are and what you expect from the film. Honestly it’s not so mine!

‘Birdman’ is like a bittersweet surrealistic fable. It’s bitter because Michael Keaton’s Riggan has to give in to his inner voice and public opinions to some extent. He struggles between who he is and who he used to be; who he’s supposed to be and who he’s considered to be. It’s kind of sweet because the ending suggests he finally manages to live for nobody but himself. It’s a fable since the whole act seems like a reality show but it breaks away from reality from time to time, trying to tell some truth that could differ to certain lives and experiences!

This film is of almost like nonstop talking right from the beginning till the end. Is it, like the film makes fun of itself, a piece of talking philosophical bullshit? Yes, there’s a lot of talking, and it may sound rather irrelevant to some. And yes, it’s philosophical. But is it really bullshit? I don’t think so. I don’t want to. We’re already spitting bullshit every day though we think we’re not. I feel like I’ve got something out of it though I can’t figure what it really is.