Film Analysis: The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance

An array of lost thoughts screened over a lost person, Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance leaves you astray in your mind and makes you wonder what the movie is actually about, by the end. Birdman is obviously a daringly bewildering venture by Writer and Director Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu. But is it good enough to sweep the Oscars? That’s what most of us would be thinking at the moment. Some would beg to differ. Some would definitely agree.
“Birdman” takes a stake at the life of an actor Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) who was famous for his role of Birdman decades ago, and is now a wreck in the theatre business. He attempts to stage a play and take it upward, and the story revolves around him and his desperate stride towards success, as he tries to manage his personal life, and the professionals around him. The voice of Birdman in his head is one constant force that drives him towards taking decisions. Alongside, he faces problems with his daughter Sam (Emma Stone) and his ex-wife Sylvia Thomson (Amy Ryan). Riggan’s lawyer and close friend Jake (Zach Galifianakis) is much supportive in his

The movie gets carried away by the way it is shot, rather than what is being shot. The story feels ghastly and empty, mostly because it doesn’t have much of a hold on the audience. It lacks strength and depth. The idea of capturing the mental state of an actor in his post-prime age is appreciative, but it doesn’t appear to be much of a big deal in the end. The excellent expanse of talent that Inarritu had in his cast was, in the end, left un-tapped. The acting is good, but not good enough, and this is due to the lack of depth in the story. The honour of the Best Picture award certainly wasn’t justified by the movie. The other nominations such as Boyhood, deserved it better according to most common opinion. The virtue of ignorance is clearly seen in the unexpectedly loose