Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Birdman
- Commentary: A sophisticated movie about a completely unsophisticated man in a completely unsophisticated predicament. I watched the movie with enjoyment the first time, without any inkling that I might want to own it. Then came the surprising, delightful ending and I watched it again, immediately. I knew I'd be adding it to my collection. And, dear reader, I did.
By the way, two writers at RogerEbert.com chose to weigh in on this movie. The first, linked to the title of this post, weighed in after the movie's success at Telluride. The second review was written about a month and a half later, once the movie had saturated American theater screens.
Update 11/17/2021: This post was originally published February August 14, 2016. It was one of the accidental deletions that occurred, which is covered in this post.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Michael Keaton Riggan Thomson Benjamin Kanes Young Riggan/Birdman Zach Galifianakis Jake Edward Norton Mike Shine Andrea Riseborough Laura Alburn Amy Ryan Sylvia Thomson Emma Stone Sam Thomson Naomi Watts Lesley Truman Lindsay Duncan Tabitha Dickinson Merritt Wever Annie Jeremy Shamos Ralph Bill Camp Crazy Man
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2014
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Labels: dramedy1, edward-norton, film-art1, satire1, spiritual1, super-hero2
