Birdman
Birdman
Birdman is a movie directed by Alejandro Inarritu which stars Michael Keaton as
Riggan Thomson and Edward Norton as Mike Shiner. There are many great qualities of
this movie that make it stand out from the rest. It is directed as if it were one continuous
shot, the script was comical and surprising, and every actor in the movie gave a terrific
performance. Birdman is a film everybody should experience at least once.
Birdman is a film about a man (Riggan Thomson) who, 20 years ago played a
superhero named Birdman. Since then, he feels he hasn’t been recognized for his true
talent. Riggan comes up with a brilliant idea to direct a play, which he will also star in.
On one night of rehearsing, a spotlight falls on one of the actors, causing Riggan and his
crew to have to find a replacement. They end up getting in contact with Mike Shiner who
is the best actor on Broadway. As the nights of rehearsal continue, Mike gradually shows
how much of a control freak he is. He ends up changing a few lines of the script, and
even thinks he owns the theater and Riggan’s play.
As stated, Birdman is directed as if it were one continuous shot. The genius behind this
idea is Alejandro Inarritu. The director was able to achieve this by clever use of lighting
and camera panning. By directing the movie this way, he was able to get the point of
view of the actors and made the movie seem realistic. The actors had to be skilled and
focused to be able to pull off these long scenes since there are cuts that aren’t
made visible to the audience. Since this movie was unpredictable, it flowed freely and left
you wanting to know where the actors would go next.
The acting in Birdman is fantastic and very natural. The movie stars Michael Keaton,
Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, and Zach Galifianakis. These actors gave
possibly the best performances of their entire career. When watching birdman, you feel as
Birdman is a movie directed by Alejandro Inarritu which stars Michael Keaton as
Riggan Thomson and Edward Norton as Mike Shiner. There are many great qualities of
this movie that make it stand out from the rest. It is directed as if it were one continuous
shot, the script was comical and surprising, and every actor in the movie gave a terrific
performance. Birdman is a film everybody should experience at least once.
Birdman is a film about a man (Riggan Thomson) who, 20 years ago played a
superhero named Birdman. Since then, he feels he hasn’t been recognized for his true
talent. Riggan comes up with a brilliant idea to direct a play, which he will also star in.
On one night of rehearsing, a spotlight falls on one of the actors, causing Riggan and his
crew to have to find a replacement. They end up getting in contact with Mike Shiner who
is the best actor on Broadway. As the nights of rehearsal continue, Mike gradually shows
how much of a control freak he is. He ends up changing a few lines of the script, and
even thinks he owns the theater and Riggan’s play.
As stated, Birdman is directed as if it were one continuous shot. The genius behind this
idea is Alejandro Inarritu. The director was able to achieve this by clever use of lighting
and camera panning. By directing the movie this way, he was able to get the point of
view of the actors and made the movie seem realistic. The actors had to be skilled and
focused to be able to pull off these long scenes since there are cuts that aren’t
made visible to the audience. Since this movie was unpredictable, it flowed freely and left
you wanting to know where the actors would go next.
The acting in Birdman is fantastic and very natural. The movie stars Michael Keaton,
Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, and Zach Galifianakis. These actors gave
possibly the best performances of their entire career. When watching birdman, you feel as