Worth Seeing: Yes
The Gist:
So I really enjoyed this movie. I will say this it is very unique. Keaton and Norton are amazing in it. Best acting I have seen from them, well maybe not Norton. The ending is ambiguous so that might turn you off. Expect to be taken on a ride and not necessarily get closure on a lot of things. But oh what a weird magical ride it was.
Spoiler full review:
I can't really explain what drew me into this movie. I mean, it is so not the type of movie I would like. Maybe it is some leftover nostalgic love for Keaton(Batman-Birdman). I think it hits on something well and Emma Watson says it best: Everyone wants to feel like they matter and nobody does. I mean that rang true to me as here I am blogging to no-one just to have my opinion out there.
Anyway I liked how Keaton actually blunders and falls back into celebrity and then ultimately, his attempt at suicide has the theater critics raving about how amazing his play was. And lets talk about that ending. Do you think he committed suicide? I mean, the whole movie led up to his trying to at the play. He also told a story about trying to commit suicide earlier in his life walking into the ocean. I don't know, I am a little kid at heart so I imagine him finally showing off his birdman powers to the world. This is obviously utterly ludicrous but I don't know, the magical ambiguity the whole movie was kind of charming to me where I can say it annoyed the hell out of a friend of mine.
Anyway so I liked it and it seems the Oscars did too. One thing I did not care for was the whole Emma Watson and Norton love interest. But man did I love the scenes with birdman. And in the middle of the movie where Keaton jumps of the movie I actually gasped in surprise thinking he was dead.