Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) steps out for a smoke backstage during the play he's performing in. He gets locked out… so he has to improvise.
I watched this again last night after hearing about Iñárritu's upcoming new movie, Digger. What I love about this movie is it looks like a oner! There's magical editing, of course, but also some shots were just super frickin long! I think this is some of cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki's finest work. I am very excited to see what Iñárritu and Lubezki do in Digger. Birdman is almost like an action movie; incredible pacing and the background drumming being the soundtrack is so fun and fits perfect. Also I totally forgot Zach Galifianakis is in this lol.
Birdman required an insane blend of cinematography, choreography, editing, and digital effects to succeed. The whole thing is almost like an illusion, incredible how they pulled it off. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who hasn't seen it before. It's got lots of great twists and turns.
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Why does the text of this post feel like some sort of ad, or is it just me
Also birdman is not “almost like an action movie” in any aspect lmao
Birdman won Best Picture Oscar for a reason — it’s absolutely captivating!
Excellent movie and great scene here
Birdman is a great movie.
I loved the moment where the audience laughs at him and Riggan curses the audience and points the gun at the audience member and and flips the script on the crowd’s attention
For people who don’t know much about cinema, if the scene feels smooth and guild, it’s because the entire movie is made as if it’s just one shot. Not visible cut.
That’s cinematography. And Lubezki is the guy who has this talent. I love his work.
It is kind of funny after making this that he ended up playing Batman again.