Wait. I'm not the only one who fantasies about my own death just to think about it having an impact on people?

Time to stare at the ceiling for an hour again.

There's always that one person in the crowd ..." Do A Flip!" Haha

I think that his bandage that is similar to birdman's mask represents that he himself has reached the same level of recognition and fame that birdman had. And when he jumps out the window and his daughter doesnt see him dead, but flying, means that he made it for real. He has gained the validation, recognition and has become who he wanted to be.

I've smoked a lot of pot. Too much pot. To this day, my first time watching birdman whilst high was almost transcendent lol I was teleported to this movie. It was hypnotic and moved me on so many levels. It's highly relatable. Everyone wants to feel special and important. This movie attacks every ounce of your ego if you let it. Respect the crap for how authentic it is as a movie yet hilarious and entertaining. This is easily one of the best films I've ever seen. Stick my on a desert island all I need is the big Lebowski and this. These are the only films I have yet to find a limit to, seems I cannot be bored by them no matter how much I try.

How many artists do you think are out there who rarely if ever show their work? Who keep it private, perhaps for lovers and friends, and only love doing it for its own sake? Not that that's necessary, but I wonder if it's common.

I fucking hated it when the video essay slightly ended around 17:30 mins. with a black screen (for only a few seconds), and I could see the reflection on my face on the phone as it said "notice me, notice me, notice me"... ouch. Now that hit home.

I loved the ending of Birdman so many ways to interpret it, strikingly beautiful and completely morbid. I felt closure and affection for the lunacy of the act and relief to see the daughter look up then anguish at the literal implication of hereditary madness.

As for me, I find it very comforting that we are less than grains of sand in an endless beach. It means that "succeed" or "fail" have no real meaning, and I can take any ego risk I choose without too much fear, since none of it really means anything but a fleeting moment of human feeling. So I'm a lousy actor, what of it? Next I'll try my hand at singing.

I continue to be impressed as your videos keep getting better and better. As usual, your use of clips and dialogue are spot on and used so well to reinforce what you have to say. Your personal admissions layered in this one, as well as your insightful analysis of Birdman, really set this one apart for me. I really like the way you outline the three instances of suicide, or the appearance of suicide, and the meaning or themes surrounding them. While the focus on success (or the lack of it), sacrifice, and relevance in Birdman may be focused on the artist, you really make it relate-able to anyone. And this makes me think about our insignificance almost as much as actually watching the movie did! But like the movie, your message of what is truly important in life came through, but actualizing it....now that's hard. Great job, Jesse!!!

This is my favourite film of this century, no joke. Brilliant analysis

“There’s a little bit of symbolism running throughout” hahaha Understatement of the year.

Death anxiety and self-esteem are intertwined.

Dude, your channel is so underrated. Keep up with these videos! They’re incredible

The flower insight was new. Thank you for the insight.

Was so nice to see birdman back strong in spyderman. Peace

You encouraged me to make film analysis videos. Keep making great content.

From one Jesse to another, keep up the great work. I love your analyses and look forward to watching this channel blow up

Great editing, great evaluation, great work. Keep it going

right on the spot! Excellent video, man!

So glad I stumbled across your channel! You put so much love in these videos and seem so genuine about it. I don’t know a lot about movies I’m more in the music corner but I love seeing people being passionate about something . You got my sub for sure keep it up!+1 ☺️☺️

Great deconstruction of a great movie. Earned s sub!

Amazing reviews/ essays! Hugs from Portugal 🇵🇹

So Bojack Horseman is the animated version of Birdman.

8:25 Bender always comes through when you need him.

Man, i love this channel. U have such an intense artistic way to critic

Really nice video Essay, thank you for that

Thank you for your work.

Great work!!

Veeeery good video, excellent work god damn

You sir have just earned a new subscriber! :D

This...I needed this...you do beautiful work man.

7:34 "a turkey with leukemia"....I laugh every time.

I don't make my art for others- though others liking it is great- I always make my art for myself.

I think the ending shows that even though Rogan got the praise from the critic, he still lost as an artist. I think true art comes from the need to the communicate not a need to be praised. But I’m not an expert on film analysis so ignore that

The second ending I felt was more on the money. I mean his bandages look like birdmans and when be flies the first time, it's almost like a relief. When he shoots himself, he is shooting the art, hence marvel characters dancing on stage afterwards. Basically him saying, fuck it, I actually prefer the fame, j adore being loved and evidenced from Raymond Carver quote, raymond was no different, he wanted to be adored. This movie is saying, high art is authentic but it's also silly when put under the lense of vanity, ultimately both acts of creating art have no meaning, they're just enjoyable to one's watching and ultimately like the composer of flying suite, you will likely be forgotten even if the music you made was beautiful (Russian composer, lived in Newyork, forgot his name.) it's just saying. Screw it, birdman is humanised, he's made humble at the end, it's saying, get over yourself, everyone squats to take shit, birdman is no longer this unattainable thing, it's Keaton humanising his flaws and choosing to be himself no longer constrained by doubt. Yes his daughter laughs because he has finally accepted that he doesn't matter and to be honest about what he wants. He filmed his wife's labour is him trying immortalise his life, instead of just saying "fuck it, I'm the birdman, but I have a beautiful wife and daughter, fuck what everyone thinks" that's kind of the message, to live on earth and accept that nothing matters and to find peace in what you are and what you enjoy. The director said cultural Genocide, well in a sense it is a slaughter but it's like an inevitable slaughter as what was population yesterday will evolve to something else. I'm sure many people lined up to listen to Rachmaninov (ty Google) play piano. His art was slaughter in favour of jazz, then funk, then disco, then synth etc etc you get the picture. This is at least what I thought

I fucking love this movie, such a masterpiece

Holy shit dude! You make great fucking content! Keep it up man!!

I love this movie so much.

Thank you.

well done

Keaton is trolling everyone by saying has past doesn't effect him.

I was reminded of Susan Sontag’s essay on camp about the importance of high and low brow art.

The second suicide reminds of the Daffy Duck episode where he outdoes Bugs Bunny by going out in a giant ball of fire but ... "I can only do it once."

How the fuck have you managed to cover my top three favourite films of all time.... and I have only now found your channel

What even is life. Amazing video btw

I agree with the most ideas, I think that the existence of Birdman as a character there and his pursue for relevance and admiration is combined. He felt the admiration and relevance when he was a birdman, and he wants to feel it again, for him it may be a sign of happiness. But at the end he realizes that even when he got what he was wishing for, he did not receive the emotions or feelings he was looking for.

Can I ask what you’ve made? Besides your video essays? I’m sincerely asking.

I write music, I love film I do it because I want other people to like it as much as me so I get disappointed if others can't find joy in my work. I have a passing interest in death metal I love the style, same with black metal, prog, experimental rock music. While my mother acknowledges my skill she never wants to actually hear what I'm proud of people are always like play that one song you wrote about a shark or, that pretty tune. My problem comes from the fact that those songs didn't have much thought put into them I wrote them for me in a moment to express pain/longing. While it connects I want my work that I actually put my work into to be liked just as much. But I only ever get the complaint that it isn't pretty or something even though I'm making harsh work, it's beautiful to me I truly do make it because love it but I desperately still want the acceptance of my work. My work is inspired by what made me feel better, the work that got me into art. I just wish my dark side was appreciated by my family...I know there is an audience for this music I mean, I wouldn't know it if there wasn't This movie gets it, an artist who wants to be known for something other than their immediate association.

i think regan is a good actor! that scene where he fucks with shiner with a story from his childhood and it turns out to be an improvised monologue makes me think he really could have gotten what he wanted.

"@prostatewispers" !!! I laughed my ass off on that line.

To me a person who has spent years writing a movie full of passion and full characters has more value than a 4 word review written by a critic who wrote it because he was angry than he has a small penis I'm not saying critics opinion has no value, I'm just saying that is obvious one thing has more value than the other Great video btw

DO A FLIP!

I enjoyed your analysis! I had a different thought about the final suicide when I watched the film. I took it as him ending while on top to solidify his goal as a remembered artist.

the name regan is significant for two reasons. first is king lear. her jealous and pandering daughter is named regan and she isn't even the main sister, she's the less important sister and lesser villain. and she wants to outshine cordilia, her truthful sister who wants nothing and won't act the part that pleases her father. she wants validation, money and land. the second is regan the president. he was an actor who came to have prestige and real world impact. the most famous man of his time as president. but his ideology was self obsessed individualism at the cost of everyone else's lives. he was a real every man for himself guy, and very destructive and divisive. not sure if these are the only things regan means or even if one or either of them is what the film is going for but it's a solid

I thought I was the only one @ 3:12

at the end with "goodbye fuck you" i couldnt tell whether it was riggan or birdman speaking and I hope that that is intentional

Just had to freak out in the bathroom for 2 gours thanks for the crisis bro

You deserve more recongnision

What IS the intro from?? I've looked up the play but can't find the exact audio of that guy yelling like that!!

As an "artist", I have no doubt in my mind that I make music because I love it. At the same time, I've made tracks that I'll never show people and I've made tracks that I only showed to specific people but I've also made tracks just for the likes because I get off on getting views and subs and shit. That said, check out a nigga channel y'all lol.

"A film!" LOL

Griffith?

God dammit I love Bill Camp.

Christian Bale will do the remake of this movie in a few years.

I think one reason Birdman works so well (for me) is because Michael Keaton is who he is. He has the history of the character, but the approach of a comedian. It's a story about a guy who is self absorbed, played by a guy who doesn't seem to take himself very seriously. And the direction takes the same stance. It's a playful and funny film about difficult situations. It could have been painfully pretentious, but I don't feel it is.

But so does Riggan have superpowers ?

Riggan’s obliviousness towards Twitter I think in a way highlights the nature of art discourse in the age of information. Everyone in theory becomes a critic but not everyone is an informed critic so vying for validation in this context is not only pointless but extremely more unhealthy

Revelation 9:11. The bird is not the word

Has anyone considered that some creative people may have autism?

What you mean we? Don’t put your card in this deck!

why u put a random lady giving birth in the vid

Well analyzed, but Birdman is still a bit meh for me. I spent more time looking for the cuts than getting into the story. In fact, other than the most surface details, I can't tell you what happened in the movie (when it was on the screen, I remembered, but I wouldn't have remembered much without the memory aid).

You managed to make me hate birdman less which is quite an accomplishment. I still find the movie somewhat frustrating especially in the way it treats critics. I think only on very rare occasions do critics, or at least good critics, want to hate something. They aren’t willful destroyers of art they’re just people telling you how they felt. I don’t think being a critic is any less of an honest expression than making a film.

A bit of projection here, huh?

Really don't think that blanket statement of "all artist who publish their work do so because they are looking for validation" is true whatsoever, how could you say this with any degree of credibility, obviously it is a subjective opinion but I think it reflects one of 2 things: Either a) Not having thought that deeply on the topic, which I doubt because you see like a pensive guy or, b) A brash arrogance, rooted in the belief that you can understand/comprehend the motives behind thousands of years of creative works and sum them up neatly into a one sentence soundbite.

Jesus, all of this went completely over my head. Still doesn't make me like the movie though.

The dependent vermicelli prenatally saw because ant macroscopically cross of a teeny crocodile. reflective, silent jelly

Innaritu is a fuckin genius..🇲🇽💪