Birdman Review

The film is about a man struggling with his dream and real life pursuits. He wants to be an actor but his continuing struggle with fame and money create a imbalance between his dream and reality.
The movie really questions the meaning of what are we living for) and the purpose of what we are doing. Also,the film reflects the ideas of how we find a stand point and how we prevent ourselves from being lost and pointless when we face lots of choices and have lots of goals in our life, and how we can determine our own creed of life. The authenticity is also an important idea mentioned in the movie. The main character, Riggan, has a determination of performing at Broadway and performing play instead of the big name Hollywood film, but finds out that there are lots of limitations for him to completely devote into the play itself because of his concerns about the outer factors, such as the comments of others, the amount of people that go to the play and the fame he could gain afterwards. He could not be truly authentic on the stage because he had never considered himself fully into the play. However, his partner, Mike, believes that he can only be authentic on the stage, because he finds that the stage is where he can release and express his true emotions. I found it is very contradicting about such idea because the play is performance of the life of others, which is not authentic at all, but Mike thinks that he is authentic on the stage.
Also the scene that woman who write comments for the movie tells Riggan that he is not an actor but just a celebrity attracts me. It is very interesting to hear that because people today always put those two words together and thinks they are the same meaning. However, the woman distinguishes those two words, because she thinks that the celebrity is the one who concerns about the fame and wealth instead of the art of performance itself. They always put the masks on and play the life of another people without complete devotion. However, instead of manipulating themselves, the actors are those who use their authenticity to perform and to interpret the characters of their roles and the deeper meaning inside of the play.
The movie reflects the meaning of being human is that we are able to form our own thoughts and act based on our own willingness, and to find out the meaning of life and live with goals. Also, to be human, we should always understand that the life cannot be a flat path, therefore, we should have the capability to overcome the obstacles and create a new start for ourselves.