:heart_eyes: The wonderful cinematography gives us unusual perspectives and follows the characters like the film would be a documentary. The camera is alive and moving all the time, often circling around the actors. The comic timing is incredible, and the dialogue makes fun of a huge bunch of real world people and phenomena. This makes the film feel contemporary and fresh. The drum-heavy score is uniqely wonderful and together with scenes consisting of natural background sounds (such as the ticking of a clock) it presents a memorable score. Emma Stone shines bright like a diamond and proves once again she is a perfect fot for dramas. This film contains some of her greatest scenes ever. Edward Norton makes another crazy good and lunatic role, being true to his real self. There are some spurs of supernatural madness thrown in for good measure, and they are actually superb. Birdman feels like a film shot in a single take. The cuts have been cleverly hidden, creating a smooth and uninterrupted experience. This is probably the finest performance of Michael Keaton's career; both sad and funny, powerful and sympathetic. The final moments is total madness, transcending the boundaries of madness and imagination and giving us one hell of an ending. :smiley: The delivery of the dialogue is spot on with most of the actors. Zach Galifinakis is surprisingly natural as the somewhat lost producer, giving a convincing performance. The unusual tempo of the film allows the script to throw in new turns all the time, which keeps the film interesting, despite very little actually happening. The things that do happen, though, are thrown straight in your face. So many small and subtle moments in the things the actors say and do make the film feel realistic. From its more finetuned moments the film shifts regularly to more intense moments of chaos, tension and great comedy. This is where most of the film's strength lies. Birdman has been made to resemble a dark comedy on stage, mixing theater life with the complicated personal relations of the characters. I love the allusions and parallels to Keaton's own film career. :neutral_face: Birdman is a true slow-burner, with many slower moments feeling like filler. It takes a good while to present us with its main points and the bigger picture. I miss the fact that the script doesn't open up on Birdman and the past more. Due to its unique tempo the film rarely shifts enough to stay interesting all the way to the end, and it could be a tad bit shorter. :frowning2: :face_vomiting:
Review by Theo KallströmVIP 6BlockedParent2019-10-29T11:24:00Z
The Five Emojis of Birdman
:heart_eyes:
The wonderful cinematography gives us unusual perspectives and follows the characters like the film would be a documentary. The camera is alive and moving all the time, often circling around the actors.
The comic timing is incredible, and the dialogue makes fun of a huge bunch of real world people and phenomena. This makes the film feel contemporary and fresh.
The drum-heavy score is uniqely wonderful and together with scenes consisting of natural background sounds (such as the ticking of a clock) it presents a memorable score.
Emma Stone shines bright like a diamond and proves once again she is a perfect fot for dramas. This film contains some of her greatest scenes ever.
Edward Norton makes another crazy good and lunatic role, being true to his real self.
There are some spurs of supernatural madness thrown in for good measure, and they are actually superb.
Birdman feels like a film shot in a single take. The cuts have been cleverly hidden, creating a smooth and uninterrupted experience.
This is probably the finest performance of Michael Keaton's career; both sad and funny, powerful and sympathetic.
The final moments is total madness, transcending the boundaries of madness and imagination and giving us one hell of an ending.
:smiley:
The delivery of the dialogue is spot on with most of the actors.
Zach Galifinakis is surprisingly natural as the somewhat lost producer, giving a convincing performance.
The unusual tempo of the film allows the script to throw in new turns all the time, which keeps the film interesting, despite very little actually happening. The things that do happen, though, are thrown straight in your face.
So many small and subtle moments in the things the actors say and do make the film feel realistic.
From its more finetuned moments the film shifts regularly to more intense moments of chaos, tension and great comedy. This is where most of the film's strength lies.
Birdman has been made to resemble a dark comedy on stage, mixing theater life with the complicated personal relations of the characters.
I love the allusions and parallels to Keaton's own film career.
:neutral_face:
Birdman is a true slow-burner, with many slower moments feeling like filler.
It takes a good while to present us with its main points and the bigger picture.
I miss the fact that the script doesn't open up on Birdman and the past more.
Due to its unique tempo the film rarely shifts enough to stay interesting all the way to the end, and it could be a tad bit shorter.
:frowning2:
:face_vomiting:
Final Emoji: :heart_eyes: