Birdman

The Dark (and delusional) Knight

David Meikleham

Picture an entire movie made of single tracking shots. You’re imagining the legendary Copacabana scene from Goodfellas on a loop for two hours, right? Well somehow, Alejandro González Iñárritu – helm of 21 Grams and Babel – manages to make a film where every scene acts as its own little one-shot play. It’s an incredible technical feat. It’s also one big meta piss-take on faded fame, the snobbery of critiquing theatre and Bruce Wayne’s alter ego. That Birdman (a darkly comedic satirisation of New York theatre culture) managed to pip Boyhood at the Oscar-winning post should say it all. Is this year’s winner of Best Picture and Best Director at the 87th Academy Awards a more impressive feat than a film shot over 12 consecutive summers? Debatable. Still, there’s no denying…

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Official PlayStation Magazine - UK Edition (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 1, 2015

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