Birdman (Or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance) Review

I want to start off by saying I fux with this movie. This movie is my shit for really reals! This is not your stereotypical hero movie at all. The approach is much more visceral and complex as it deals with those behind the mask in the “real” world. However we can start at the beginning. This movie is focuses Michael Keaton as Riggan Thompson. Riggan was a movie star most popular for portraying “Birdman”. Not this guy. [divider type=”space_thin”] Riggan has been best known for his portrayal of Birdman for years. He called it quits after the third movie. He has now fallen off the Hollywood A-list and is doing an adaptation play he stars in order to prove his worth to the world while stating that he is still relevant. All the while the he hears the voice of Birdman in the back of his head mocking his every move, how far he has fallen, wanting him to go back to do a 4th Birdman movie because it’s what the audience really wants instead of this “Artsy yuppie” shit Riggan is dead set to prove he can produce. He has a lot of money and reputation riding on this broadway move as well. Riggan also displays some telekinetic abilities throughout the movie that he uses in various small situations. However, the viewer isn’t aware if this is real or all in his head. This comes into play in the movie continuously in greater ways. Riggan scores a break in getting the best broadway actor in the game, Mike Shiner, (Edward Norton) when his original (horrible) lead actor has an accident. Shiner i…