Note: Almost everything from here until the final scene is designed to look like one continuous shot -- long takes by a single camera, edited together to look like one seamless shot, similar to Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 experimental film Rope (1948). Riggan Thomson is a faded American actor famous for playing a superhero named Birdman in a film trilogy in the 1990s. Birdman wants to say something about humanity, stardom and the cultural genocide of superhero films. Lets Explore. And the screenplay seems, in part, an interesting view of actorly (mis)conduct denier the rehearsals of a production. Plot. It had a different ending but in the middle of shooting, I knew it was a piece of shit. —Somewhat. The cinematography alone is brilliant, capturing the spirit behind the scenes at a Broadway Theatre. ‘Birdman’ won the Oscar for Best Picture after beating ‘Boyhood’ in a close race.By now, I am assuming most of you have seen ‘Birdman’ and, like me loved the film.

Fan Theory 1: Riggan Dies on Stage. Birdman is a very innovative movie. Because of its cinematic beauty? The Rest is Just a Death Dream.

In the opening shot, what appears to be booster rockets from a space shuttle shoot through the sky. —Maybe. As mentioned, Iñárritu leaves Birdman open to audience interpretation and, like most great stories, there are multiple ways of interpreting the ending. Synopsis. Birdman Ending Explained: What Really Matters-Birdman Ending Theories. I felt it and the film began to breathe by itself, and the characters began to … Prior to Birdman's big night at the Academy Awards, Iñárritu was asked about the film's ending, revealing that it wasn't the original ending he had scripted:. Birdman's final shot has become one of the most talked about scenes this year. But what was up with the Birdman ending? Because of its stellar performances?