Alejandro Gonzalez to helm.....Birdman

[BlueLightning]

That's is my initial interpretation too. I need to watch the film again though.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

I want to live in a world where Riggin Thomson had powers and flew out of that hospital

 

[Pink Ranger]

I want to live in a world where Riggin Thomson had powers and flew out of that hospital

Interpretation #4.

 

[nite-owl]

I' am just glad I live in a world where Michael Keaton has superpowers.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

EDIT: Double post

 

[hopefuldreamer]

I want to live in a world where Riggin Thomson had powers and flew out of that hospital

I'm with you

But I just took it as his fantasy (which represented him finally feeling like he knew and now everyone else knew) what he was capable of.

Just like the guy who 'watched' as he jumped from the building earlier in the film, Sam's reaction could have just been part of HIS own delusion.

 

[BlueLightning]

Actually...

Spoiler

Remember the scene where he flies around the city? After arriving to the theater, we can hear a taxicab yelling to him that he didn't pay the fare. It was very funny. For me there is no way around, he was immersed in his own delusion.

 

[Black Narcissus]

I will go on a drunken binge...if keaton loses the Oscar.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I will go on a drunken binge...if keaton loses the Oscar.

And if Keaton wins the Oscar ... you will go on a drunken bender?

 

[Zantera]

This movie was beautiful, a true work of art. I'm not even sure where to begin, but I can start by saying that it was one of the best 2014 movies, maybe even THE best. I still haven't seen Whiplash (it premieres in a month here), so it's a bit too early to carve it in stone yet. But wow, truly a 10 out of 10 film.

Birdman was shot to perfection. People who complain about the "one shot" approach to the movie doesn't seem to appreciate the art behind it. Sure, there were hidden cuts (and there had to be), but the amount of work that went into the making of the film is just amazing. The choreography, the flawless camera work, how smooth the camera just flows around and follows what happens, truly something special. This movie could have been shot traditionally with regular cuts and short scenes, but the movie wouldn't have been nowhere near as good if they took the easy way.

Michael Keaton was fantastic, and would fully deserve an academy award for his performance. Norton was also stellar, and Stone/Watts/Galifianakis also gave strong performances. What really gave this movie a little edge apart from all of these great things, was in my opinion the script. There was a certain subtlety in the script that made it really great. A lot of the details in the movie were brought up once and never given a spotlight, but you still remembered it. Many movies would have gone great lengths to paint the picture of just how washed up Keaton was, but they gave us the information through a few subtle scenes, and how he constantly had Birdman's shadow around him. I also LOVED that scene when Keaton went off on the critic, that was such a great scene.

I also expected the movie to end with him shooting himself on stage, the curtain dropping and the movie ending, but the "open" ending added a nice touch to it. I guess that's one theory, maybe he did die on stage and the hospital scene was some sort of afterlife/illusion. Anyhow, I loved it.

 

[Kane52630]

Yahoo asking the real questions.

The 'Birdman' Costume Designer on Creating a Superhero Suit — and Why They Shouldn't Have Nipples

 

[Black Narcissus]

And if Keaton wins the Oscar ... you will go on a drunken bender?

Naturally.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

C'mon, Keats... get that Golden Globe tonight!!

 

[Black Narcissus]

C'mon, Keats... get that Golden Globe tonight!!

And to imagine that both Batman and Catwoman would win an award today...If only. I will nevah forgive her for this.

 

[Kane52630]

http://instagram.com/p/xxM4GfR0Vs/

 

[DeGenerate10]

Has there been any word on a DVD release date? We didn't get it in theaters here so I'm dying to see it.

 

[The Guard]

Congrats to Keaton...

I think people are still being a bit literal about the ending. I'm hard pressed to see the film suddenly discarding the key themes of the film for a purely "physical" ending.

 

[Asr]

Just saw this today, dang this was really well-done. I was amazed that the entire film was basically shot to look like a continuous take, and not only that, but the way in which the camera swooped up, down, and around throughout the theater and surrounding NYC area. Just that aspect alone pretty much blew me away. The drumkit-based musical score was really cool too and helped add intensity.

Keaton was awesome but I'd say the duo of him and Norton together made for the best scenes. Keaton had the most poignant parts, especially with the "art imitating life" aspect of his Batman past, but Norton had some of the most hilarious lines easily. The part where he "got hard" on stage had me cracking up.

And I'll admit that I wanted to see more Birdman in general, and the "action" scene in the movie got me excited. I wanted to see Birdman dish out some vengeance!

Keaton needs to return as Batman dammit! Or heck, he's probably old enough now to do a live-action Batman Beyond. WB needs to make that happen!

Btw, this was almost on its way out of theaters last week, only 1 theater still had it playing in the entire Denver CO metro area. But since the Oscar noms were announced, I noticed it came back to a bunch of closer local theaters so I finally got the chance to see it.

 

[FrozenBanana00]

Just saw it today and loved it! Though I still left the cinema having no clue what I'd just watched. But I'll be watching it again in the near future definitely.

 

[Drz]

This is a really good movie, but i thought the ending could have had been better tbh.

Spoiler

It has the same ending happen twice, leaving the audience to ponder does he die or not, i liked the final shot but would have removed the theater shot/mystery-did-he-die.

 

[Boom]

Has there been any word on a DVD release date? We didn't get it in theaters here so I'm dying to see it.

February 17th I believe. Same day as Foxcatcher.

 

[BlueLightning]

This is a really good movie, but i thought the ending could have had been better tbh.

Spoiler

It has the same ending happen twice, leaving the audience to ponder does he die or not, i liked the final shot but would have removed the theater shot/mystery-did-he-die.

But...

Spoiler

In the "first" ending there is no pondering. If there was no subsequent scenes, you could be assured that Riggan killed himself

 

[Drz]

But...

Spoiler

In the "first" ending there is no pondering. If there was no subsequent scenes, you could be assured that Riggan killed himself

Spoiler

Well i was left pondering did Keaton's character die or not since the next sequence was about superheroes, a meterorite and jelly fish, but then we cut to the hospital and know he's alive, then he jumps out of the window and becomes Birdman. I personally felt it did the "died for art" scene twice, it felt like when Aronofsky had the same ending for Black Swan as he did for Wrestler.

 

[BlueLightning]

Spoiler

Well i was left pondering did Keaton's character die or not since the next sequence was about superheroes, a meterorite and jelly fish, but then we cut to the hospital and know he's alive, then he jumps out of the window and becomes Birdman. I personally felt it did the "died for art" scene twice, it felt like when Aronofsky had the same ending for Black Swan as he did for Wrestler.

Spoiler

I interpreted it as a "my whole life passed in front of me" moment, with some of the burden of the commercialization of the superhero genre commentary added in the mix. He was certainly going for the shot though. The fact that he "failed" so to speak, was hilarious and sad at the same time. Being imbued with the same mask he was trying to distance himself. So he jumps off the window.

 

[hoy-small-fry]

The wording of the ending in the script is pretty interesting. I don't have it to hand right now, but it in no way implies he flies