directed by: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, year: 2014
actors: Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a black comedy-drama that follows Riggan Thomson, a washed-up Hollywood actor best known for playing the superhero Birdman. As he attempts to mount a Broadway adaptation of a Raymond Carver story to reclaim his fading glory, Riggan battles his ego and struggles to reconnect with his family and himself. The film explores themes of identity, relevance, and the blurred lines between reality and fantasy in the world of art and entertainment.

Metafiction, Identity, Existentialism, Redemption, Continuous Shot