Birdman

[SDM]

Acting: 5/5
Plot: 3/5 (need to pay attention)
Recommended

[skydweller_sg]

this is not an easy movie to digest

on the surface, its about a depressed ex-superstar and his struggle with self-importance and his attempt to regain his past glory

on a deeper level, as the movie points out towards the end, it challenges the viewers on a more serious note, about how we deal with our daily struggles and obessions - no matter how much you dream or live in the surreal, you end up being a prisoner of your self-obession , succumbing to the realities of life

if you are into intellectual stuff, watch this
otherwise just watch Batman (or Bird-man?)

i rate it 4.5/5

[shermanpeh]

Great film. Interesting how it resonates Michael Keaton's real life career too.

[clocking]

Musical movies is not an easy task, awesome spontaneous.

[Timerlamb@gmail.com]

Birdman

Actually this movie has 9 oscar nominations

[Boysrage]

I didn't get it. Was he a real super hero...

[Paneraii]

Powerful performance by Mike.

Emma's character telling his father off. That particular scene jolt me out of my seat.

So, we must adapt & embrace what the world throw at us?

It is a very intriguing movie

Riggan: Listen to me. I'm trying to do something important.

Sam: This is not important.

Riggan: It's important to me! Alright? Maybe not to you, or your cynical friends whose only ambition is to go viral. But to me... To me... this is - God. This is my career, this is my chance to do some work that actually means something.

Sam: Means something to who? You had a career before the third comic book movie, before people began to forget who was inside the bird costume. You're doing a play based on a book that was written 60 years ago, for a thousand rich old white people whose only real concern is gonna be where they go to have their cake and coffee when it's over. And let's face it, Dad, it's not for the sake of art. It's because you want to feel relevant again. Well, there's a whole world out there where people fight to be relevant every day. And you act like it doesn't even exist! Things are happening in a place that you willfully ignore, a place that has already forgotten you. I mean, who are you? You hate bloggers. You make fun of Twitter. You don't even have a Facebook page. You're the one who doesn't exist. You're doing this because you're scared to death, like the rest of us, that you don't matter. And you know what? You're right. You don't. It's not important. You're not important. Get used to it.

[stoneclockin]

Recommended

[kuang]

Powerful

[xashinc]

I didn't get it. in the end, is he a superhero?