Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
25th February 18:15 - Bolton
Based on the success of Birdman at the Oscars and Bafta's Cineworld re-screened this Winning Picture. I had missed it the first time round so this was a welcome treat.
Micheal Keaton is Riggan Thompson, an actor who found public fame with his portrayal of a super hero called Birdman, before this became his type cast character such as Iron Man (mentioned in the film) or the other Avengers, he decided to leave the act at Birdman 3 back in 1992 and remained stagnant with his career afterwards. Trying to prove that he is not a washed up actor, Riggan decides to put on a Broadway play which will either make or break his career
Filmed as a one continuous shot (but obviously not), I can see why Birdman won best picture. It is really original and spectacular to watch, definitely one for the critics to woo over. For me is was a very enjoyable film, very funny in parts and slightly confusing in others, but there were definitely better films out there in 2014. The soundtrack is brilliant with basically drum accompaniment throughout the whole film, and Michael Keaton is just awesome.
With Edward Norton, Emma Stone and Zack Galifianakis taking major roles within the film, it just got better. All playing their characters superbly they were a joy to watch. Emma Stone plays Riggan's druggy daughter dealing with the life of divorced parents and rehab, Ed Norton is an actor with serious issues which push Riggan to the limit of his sanity.
It is a film I would recommend to people who love film, but not one for the general masses as when I was leaving the cinema with everyone else, the collective "How the hell was that the best picture?" comments seemed to be coming from many of the patrons.
As an original concept though and very clever direction, Birdman is one to watch, at least to form your own opinion
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