Review of Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) by Kman5473 — 19 Mar 2017

One of the most overrated movies by far. The script is solid, the acting is fairly good throughout, but the plot as whole has me scratching my head the whole time, asking the question, "Why am I watching this?".

It delivers on all the themes its going after, and uses a technique that I admire for the effort put into it. But I just can't get passed how rotten with pretentiousness this entire film is. There's no redeemable character, and there is no heart or soul in this film. We have an empty shell of a man, surrounded by equally hollow people, all trying to desperately to grasp at the meaning of their own existence with very little payoff, and resolution that is completely predictable as it is ludicrous. From the perspective of someone that works in entertainment, I get it. But for everyone else--for all the good 'ol fashioned families out there, I couldn't get past this thought: "Who the **** cares?".

This is the ultimate Hollywood-sucking-its-own movie I have ever seen, and it really wasn't that entertaining to watch. There are so many other stories that are so much more important to watch, and so much better out there. I get it--this flick is going after to depicting the themes of melancholy (which is like "The Ultimate" theme in art to attempt to depict)--but screw this movie.

I regret watching it, to be perfectly frank.