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| Nelson_Mandela 06/26/19 4:07:31 PM #50: | #51. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/Birdman_poster.png Dir: Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu Genre: Drama, Comedy Year: 2014 Oh hai again, 2014. Birdman is another astonishing film from this time, just barely edging out Whiplash as only my second favorite from that year. Unlike Whiplash, this one isn't for everyone, but it does offer some deeper insights for those who want to find them. Inarritu gets compared to Alfonso Cuaron very often. Personally, I think Cuaron is the better director (as evidenced by the number of his movies on this list), but Birdman proves that Inarritu is leagues superior as a screenwriter--especially in English. There's just so much energy to every part of this movie, beginning with the allusion-drenched script and continued into the long takes used throughout the film, the ever-present drumming, and the frantic performances by Michael Keaton and company. It's perhaps the best example of that Latin American style of magic realism put to screen, to no better subject than an aging actor struggling to be a superhero again. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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