***** and the little shit may even win a second consecutive one for the movie he just finished and is clearly another Oscar bait movie in which he pulls another "transformation"
NickV2187 he did, but it was just too many awards for birdman tbat year. Even Alejandro G iñarritu recognized he won the oscar when they were awarded best movie. Poltics suck.
Hidden Talent Its not casually he was on the part about risking and he got the risk about paying the glass at the end cuz he broke it to show to her he was serious about that
"I could say the same thing about you. What does it take to fill the ego of a celebrated film actor to be successful? Nothing. All you have to be is very handsome or beautiful to be on screen. But on the theatre stage, you can see the talent of an actor/actress without having to resort to good looks. You can be the ugliest person and still be a great actor/actress. But with plays or musicals, it's up to critics to watch with an attentive and observant eye to see there are less flaws than then good parts of either of them."
+Victor M Agree. Redmayne was good, but this was an honest, living, breathing, heartfelt and balls-to-the-wall performance. I have no idea why they didn't give it to Keaton - dude lived it, earned it. It just goes to show once again that if you want an Oscar, you have to play a real person and if that person has some kind of mental or physical disability, all the better.
Too much of Eddie Redmayne's performance there is physicality and not so much character, in short Oscar-bait. No one will talk about Theory of Everything, unless know overrated it is. Keaton got robbed when Redmayne won.
This scene is so good because the dialogue sounds like he’s making it up on the fly. It doesn’t sound like a traditional monologue, he stumbles and uses some phrases for a lack of a better word. It seems so real
As a musician, I can understand his sentiment here. As an artist (especially an independent one), you risk everything to make a statement with your work. And some asshole with an article can come along and ruin all of that for petty reasons.
Easily brother.. look at the movies being made now.. greenbook won an oscar. Not that greenbook is a bad movie but there were not enough good movies made that year..
Rajnish Tiwari There were still a few good movies made that year, but not many got Oscar recognition. Sisters Brothers, Blindspotting, Hereditary, etc. all got snubbed. Even out of the nominees we had If Beale Street Could Talk, Roma, The Favourite, and Spiderverse (even though it only got best animated film). The problem is that the Academy paid more attention to Oscar bait like Green Book, simple superhero movies like Black Panther, and pieces of shit like Bohemian Rhapsody. 2019 was a better year, but 2018 wasn’t terrible.
You know how often I watch The Theory of Everything? That one time in the theater. You know how many times I've watched Birdman, plenty, and I'm still pulling new things from it, ideas and emotions I didn't see in the previous viewings, so much fun every time watching Keaton go on the rollercoaster of running a show
I love the atmosphere and sound design in this movie. Case in point: When Riggan throws the martini glass and it shatters, you can hear the rest of the people in the restaurant gasp and go silent, their attention obviously now turned towards him. Then a few seconds later, they start to gradually resume their conversations. I don't know if that was part of the initial shot or if it was added later, but that sort of attention to detail just impresses me greatly.
There's also some slight applause in the background when Riggin finishes his monologue, as if they're rooting for him. As if they hate snobby critics, "they" being mere audiences members who don't care about "real" art.
Same here, I remember seeing it in the theater and being so moved because of both those things that you mentioned. It truly was a cinematic breath of fresh air from the typical watered down brain dead filth that often comes out of Hollywood and is unfortunately a problem even more prevalent today now than ever then it was a decade ago.
@@limelightraver5690 Regan made his living making those watered down brain dead filth from Hollywood, made millions doing it. He's the character you want to connect with?
This scene honestly made me laugh more than any other in this movie because of the brutal honesty on display. It was so refreshing to see Keaton expose the critic for who she was, while also calling out the many similar critics we have today on their methods of "reviewing" art, particularly the movies.
@@captainmarvelwilson508 The "professional" ones (as in, the ones who write for Rotten Tomatoes) tend to often be like this. Most of them get off more on trying to sound clever or snarky over actually criticizing technique or intent, and with most only having a useless communications and/or media studies degree to qualify them as so-called "experts". The bitch in this scene is probably one of those morons.
I just don't take reviews seriously except from people who've actually made good art. I'll listen to a director talk about a film, an actor talk about a performance, hell, an accomplished person talk about an accomplishment. But a critic?
André Vila Franca I love it too, the pure opposites of each other, actor against critic, optimism against doubt and seeker against preacher. I think not only was this Keaton's character against his nemesis, but metaphorically speaking its the two opposing voices we hear in our minds when we want to go for something unknown to us. The fear and doubt wants to stay comfortable within the confines of what's normal and pre-existing ("labeled") and the curiosity and the soul wants to risk it all just for a glimpse of the possibility of potential.
+J.K. Anane I also love the fact that the last thing she said... "let's get this straight - you're a celebrity, not an actor" is a label! But a legitimate argument nonetheless!
An actor/actress should be honored to even be nominated. Those who even get nominated should have their work of the craft be respected and honored not just the winner.
Jake Gyllenhaal wasn't even nominated for Nightcrawler... and he was better than this and EVERYONE ELSE in the best actor category. Oscars are a fucking joke.
"This play cost me everything." You can feel the suffering he's been through all that time. Brilliant acting from Keaton, Excelent direction from Iñárritu and such a smart screenplay
As someone who's spent most of his life on stage, I must say, this scene was written and performed for all of Us: the ones on stage, the ones who lose sleep over nightmares about forgetting your lines. To the ones who both love and hate acting on stage, because you can't live without it, yet 5 min. Before stepping onto the stage you always think: "Why do I do this to myself? Why do I willingly add anxiety and fear to my life?" And now, in comes the theatre critic. Critique in general, I'd argue, is Important for art to excel and ascend. But at the same time? You absolute, rotten bastards. You wanna give us critisism? Then you better be on that stage with us at the pivotal moments of the play, the dialogue, the dramatic arc of the story, and you better not fuck up One God Damn line, and THEN... Then you are free to critisize us as much as you fucking want. But until that day? Until you step away from the sidelines and come join us in the chaos, have a Little bit of respect for what we're trying to do, and find some god damn humility in Your "craft".
I really don't like the phrase that people like to use that goes like "you don't have to be a filmmaker to criticise a movie". Maybe you don't have to be a professional at it, but at the very least give it a fucking try (and fail miserably at it).
It's a joke that Keaton didn't win best actor for this. This scene perfectly sums up the entire film/entertainment industry. The Academy would rather reward the young up-and-coming starlet than the middle-aged guy who's trying to get back into the game after never being given a chance really to show off his chops as a dramatic actor, and when he finally did people took notice but was overlooked because they found a way to "label" his performance in the context of the film against the backdrop of his own career. I think Birdman is easily the best film to come out since the turn of the millennium (again just my opinion), and at least the Academy got best film and director right and didn't give those to someone else who also didn't deserve it.
In my opinion it wasn’t THE BEST but it’s definitely one of them. It holds a mirror up to the reality of the Hollywood industry, and they didn’t like that.
I am pretty sure the academy rewards more the middle age actors then the up and coming stars I mean just look at the age of the actors that win that award most are over 35. Leonardo is a great example of that he won after he was 40 something even do that was one of his worst performance
SKYLER MCKINNEY yes quite true. It has incredible and very witty editing and sort of idk experimental in directing but I mean if you see some of Alejandro G inñarittu’s other films... I wouldn’t call it his best
@@theoneandonly9878 it might be a tie between this and The Revenant, haven't seen Babel yet though. Once again the performances in this film are so passionate! I hope there are more personal movies to come.
Easily the best movie I have see in years with some of the best performances ,particularly Keaton. He is beyond description,in fact the entire movie is. It reminded me of the first time I saw Citizen Kane.
+delon a UNFORTUNATELY 'eddie redmayne' (the ONLY A++ I have ever given to a Best Actor LOCK nominee) was in FACT Beyond any form of Further 'description, Keaton was good and this film amazing yes, and most other years he would/might've won, but definitively NOT "this one"
Redmayne was BETTER and THAT is unequivocal/undebatable absolute FACT, so now knowing that to factually TRUE/accurate, WHAT does THAT tell YOU about YOUR ill-informed ATTEMPT (wrong) to SAY/State and emphatically 'declare' Michael Keaton was 'robbed' HOW was he ROBBED?!? Its a Simple Question, not only is/was eddie redmayne's singular performance as Stephen Hawking in "the theory of everything" THE BEST individual ACTING performance by a Male in a Leading Role (and in all brutal/sincere honesty "it wasn't even close") but the TRUTH/FACT of the matter is THIS: "He (eddie redmayne as per was stephen hawking) might've been the single GREATEST (or definitively one of them) "Best Actors of ALL-Time" (Keaton in this Exceptionally Brilliant overall film wouldn't even have come CLOSE)
Birdman has only 16 editing cuts and all of these outstanding performances. I mean, making this film truly was hard and it shows. Truly deserving of the Best Picture Oscar
The way the rest of the people in the bar go quiet as a natural reaction to the glass shattering against the wall while also providing additional silence so that Michael Keaton's self-affirmation as an actor is given the weight it deserves is such an underrated detail in this scene.
The reason why Keaton losing to Redmayne made me so upset was because Redmayne has endless opportunities to win more Oscars. He’s young, he’s good looking, he’s talented, he’s everything Hollywood wants. Keaton, on the other hand, is well into his twilight years as an actor. He probably never thought he ever even had a chance of winning an Oscar, and his career completely fell off for about ten years. And then this role came around, a role he was BORN to play, and you can actually feel all of the frustrations he had for decades poured into this role. Year after year of people calling him a “blockbuster actor” or “superhero actor” and he never got the chance to show the true talent he had because of people like the critic in this film. And this was the first time he’d ever even been nominated for an Oscar. For the Academy to give it to Redmayne is such a slap in the face to Keaton.
Even though I love to write movie reviews, and he is basically giving people like me the finger, this is such a powerful scene. Keaton was incredible in this film.
I love how throughout the whole conversation Riggan tries to keep his volume down while the anger swells up. It give the scene so much more power than if he was flat out shouting, because it shows that even though he is speaking truth, he cannot say it out loud because it would not be well perceived. It also makes the breaking of the glass much more intense.
I saw this movie 4 times (twice in the cinema). What's amazing that every time I liked the movie a lot more as I was able to see much more details than when I first watched it. I really recommend you to watch this masterpiece more than once. Since then, when someone asks me what is the best movie you have seen, I'm saying Birdman. Many scenes will remain in my head forever and I love to watch them again and again. The film perfectly portrays our current culture, all that we've gain and all that we've lost. Keaton raised the level of acting to enormously high level. I can't remember if I ever saw someone playing a role this perfectly.
Does anyone else love the hand motions that Keaton does at 1:18 as much as I do? Followed by the one at 1:21. The sheer power and emotion that is erupting through his body actions and his voice is just amazing.
Out of every scene in this, one of my favorite films, This, the flight scene, and the run through Times Square are the ones that, I think, are gonna go down in film history.
How these scenes are directed with no cuts, camera-handled, it's like you're right there at the spot and situations via true-emotional conversation(s). It's seriously brilliant, genius, and impressive.
Bro, I feel like he is talking about being batman and trying to move on creatively but deal with the non stop harassing of worthless criticisms. This is beautifully written and performed by Keaton.
This is definitely how critics are like in a nutshell. They don't like a play or a movie because they don't understand the vision of the director and/or writer and they let their personal preferences overtake their opinions.
Possibly one of the best scenes in all of 21st century film. The ability to draw u in by the acting directing and production is unlike anything of its era
During the peak of my addiction and unbeknownst depression, I had a girl come in to the bar I was running for our after hours drinking sesh. I can't remember much as I was drunk and coked up, but we got into a topic of conversation that sent me into a blind rage induced consciousness. Keaton's portrayal is very accurate, and I hope that you never have to go through something like this.
She knew she had the power over him the second he approached her. Acknowledging someone instantly gives them the power and vindication over you. Which is why half the people in my life who were jerks/bullies that i bump into later in life as they approach me and go "Hey! Good to see you!" i simply reply...."Who are you?" The disappointment on their face is all the power i need. Never confirm your insecurities to your enemies
I don't understand how Birdman could have won Best Picture and Michael Keaton not winning best actor because he is the movie. Without Keatons performance the movie is nothing(almost). You can argue about Birdman winning best picture(personally I liked Interstellar waay more), but you can not argue about Keaton, he delivered one of the best performances of all time. The Oscars suck, but I guess that's not new to anyone.
BulkAsFuck Terrible acting? Are you kidding? Bad writing? Well the dialogue may not be perfect at some times but it's not bad either. And human emotion? Are you serious? Audiences cried like little babies in the theater!! It's not a perfect movie, it has some minor flaws but you guys make it look like it's a bad movie. It's a perfect movie in terms of sci-fi and adventure and it's a lot more ambitious and a better experience than any of the movies nominated for best picture. Well Eddie Redmayne was great, also deserving of best actor, but I think that Keaton deserved it more just because of all the long shot sequences in Birdman, that showed some great acting ability from the actors.
I think part of giving bird man the nod for best picture was also a chance for Keaton to get on stage and speak, cause the main guy from theory of everything certainly deserved it. If it wasn't for him, Keaton probably would've won best actor and something else winning best picture. I honestly think the academy thinks that way, especially after return of the king won all those awards, yet two towers was the better movie in my opinion
+Barca 97 I see Interstellar as one of those movies that wants you to use your brain while watching it...much like many of Christopher Nolan's films...and I think it's a brilliant film-making technique. Chris Nolan truly knows how to make a blockbuster film smart. Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Inception, the list goes on....the only exception is Man of Steel....that was bad.....though personally Ithink one of it's biggest problems was the clash of two different filming styles : Chris Nolan's style and Zack Snyder's style. Man of Steel in that sense is like that movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
Victor M I completely agree, but he only produced Man Of Steel though, and the problem with that movie was all the CGI fighting and destruction that was simply too much, and that did most certainly not come from Nolan. He would never make a movie that way. DC is trying to keep up with Marvel(I don't like it) and they're all about CGI and fighting so you can't blame Nolan for that one.
this scene is a real gem, specially how he played when she left and he is bout to cry and this piano plays and the way he drank that drink. Hawking aint shit compare to this one
That brief nervous smirk she gives Riggan after his monologue takes a hole different meaning at the end of the movie. In the end, she actually listened to what he had to say, and even though she kept her role as an icy-cold woman who couldn't be impressed by anything, it did ring a bell when he said she wasn't taking any risk. Because eventually, she did. She chose to support his play when she knew everyone else would be against it. This bottom line about the work of a critic, in my opinion, is very close to that of Ratatouille. Masterpiece, down to every single character.
Yes! This scene and this critic reminded me of Ratatouille, though much more ambiguous. Is she just so pretentious that she literally needs an actor to shoot himself in order to consider it good theater?
This is one of my favorite scenes in the movie because it shows that particular critic and other critics like her are ignorant and are oblivious to the reality of putting the plays, movies, or whatever together.
Amazing scene and amazing acting. His lines really rings true to all who are bound by names or labels so they cannot see or feel the real thing. This is what Lao tzu meant in his first line in his Tao te ching when he said "Tao that can be labeled (described in words) is not true Tao"
I like how when Keaton finishes his speech at 1:52 people in the background start applauding and even one person says "Whoo!" because the piano player is starting to play, but it sounds like they're cheering for Keaton.
This still holds strong as one of the best scenes I’ve ever seen in cinema, personally. I come back to it all the time just to get a whiff of that authentic energy Michael Keaton brings out. It’s so explosive but somewhat controlled. This may have been purposely put in the scene, but if you notice, when Michael Keaton gets face to face with the critic, you can see her flinch as if the actress wasn’t expecting such an intense delivery. I’m speechless.
This is incredibly relatable for anyone, especially in the visual or performing or culinary arts industry. I respect and value the opinion from another qualified and experienced professional in my field who has cut their teeth working as hard as I have in the industry. I pay little attention to the opinion from a so-called critic who has never properly worked in the industry themselves and earns a living by making quip remarks in tabloids or on social media out of a sense of self-importance.
I'm so happy the Academy honoured Birdman with 4 Oscars, but Keaton really deserved Best Actor. Keaton created a character from scratch and made it his own. Redmayne basically imitated Hawking. That fucking Oscar should've been Michael's. Another case of the Academy overlooking a great actor. Michael doesn't even have his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and I think that is also disgusting. Mickey Rourke, Kurt Russell and Keaton are all underrated...makes me sick. Keaton played Batman, Beetlejuice and Birdman...three big characters in movies...and he deserves more fucking respect. Keaton, like so many others was robbed. Let's hope Keaton wins when he plays Ray Croc in The Founder.
I feel like Keaton's performance was so good because the character he "created" was very similar to what he himself may have gone through after Batman. Being seen as nothing but Batman (or even beetlejuice). Unbelievably poetic that he played a character who was depressed playing a character on stage who was also depressed. Another thing I got was how sometimes an actor's life experiences can prepare them to play a role perfectly (even if they themselves aren't "great" actors in the sense they don't have a lot of range). So Thompson was prepared perfectly for his stage role, and Michael Keaton was prepared perfectly to play Thompson, the once glorified now forgotten actor. Great f'n movie....anyone who thinks its long and drawn out should go watch Batman and the Avengers instead (which I also love lol). This movie operates on a much higher level
You think you could do what Redmayne did ? I highly doubt it , he makes it look easy because that's his job . Michael Keaton didn't do anything amazing . It was good , not great . The one who was snubbed for real was Jake Gyllenhal for Nightcrawler .
+Victor Morales I agree with the Gyllenhaal part. Completely snubbed and should have not only been nominated but won. However, Keaton had the best performance if you take Gyllenhaal out of the picture. Which unfortunately the academy did.
This is dark humor at its best. - Michael Keaton is great in this scene, but also give credit to the female actor. She is un-afraid and un-flinching in her determination to take-down Keaton… she is the villain of the movie.
It's so true. Even after calling her out she can't help but label "You're a celebrity, not an actor". She's so fixated on his celebrity label she can't look past it
When people critize something without even watching it.
they disgust me
Hear hear!
yeah fuck dat bitch she had to see the guy shooting himself
Vicente morales
Sadly, it’s becoming more popular than ever. Thanks to the likes of the NC and his sycophantic fan base.
Eh , depends on the context.
Feel free to give them more time to watch everything you think they should watch
With this scene alone Michael Keaton should have won the Oscar!
***** and the little shit may even win a second consecutive one for the movie he just finished and is clearly another Oscar bait movie in which he pulls another "transformation"
He was great but Eddie but also great
Jake Gyllenhaal didn’t get nominated
NickV2187 he did, but it was just too many awards for birdman tbat year. Even Alejandro G iñarritu recognized he won the oscar when they were awarded best movie. Poltics suck.
Nick Littlewood he did, but lost best actor. The movie swept the awards that year though. Except for best actor.
You risk nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing!
My god that line.
I love how casually he throws the glass
Hidden Talent it’s not casual I guess. It’s intense and he’s angry
Hidden Talent Its not casually he was on the part about risking and he got the risk about paying the glass at the end cuz he broke it to show to her he was serious about that
And how the bartender doesn't kick him out 😭
"Y'know, what has to happen in a person's life for them to become a critic, anyway?" XD
"I could say the same thing about you. What does it take to fill the ego of a celebrated film actor to be successful? Nothing. All you have to be is very handsome or beautiful to be on screen. But on the theatre stage, you can see the talent of an actor/actress without having to resort to good looks. You can be the ugliest person and still be a great actor/actress. But with plays or musicals, it's up to critics to watch with an attentive and observant eye to see there are less flaws than then good parts of either of them."
Alex Gu Who said that part? The critic?
No. I just added that for fun on my part.
Alex Gu Oh okay lol. What's it from?
Nowhere. I made it up myself.
I love how his whole rant is about the futility of labels and then she responds by dismissively labeling him as a celebrity.
That's a great point.
Go read some of the reviews of Birdamn for some real freaking irony.
By your definition of label, anything can be a label. How is a celebrity a label???
As good as Eddie Redmayne was in The Theory of Everything, I think Keaton should've won the Oscar.
I totally agree. I haven't been so floored by a performance since Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler.
+Victor M Agree. Redmayne was good, but this was an honest, living, breathing, heartfelt and balls-to-the-wall performance.
I have no idea why they didn't give it to Keaton - dude lived it, earned it.
It just goes to show once again that if you want an Oscar, you have to play a real person and if that person has some kind of mental or physical disability, all the better.
The Oscars are a load of advertising. All those box office dollars are spent on advertising trying to buy a golden naked guy.
Do you realize that this is a critical comment on a video of a scene that criticizes critiquing? lol
Too much of Eddie Redmayne's performance there is physicality and not so much character, in short Oscar-bait. No one will talk about Theory of Everything, unless know overrated it is. Keaton got robbed when Redmayne won.
This scene is so good because the dialogue sounds like he’s making it up on the fly. It doesn’t sound like a traditional monologue, he stumbles and uses some phrases for a lack of a better word. It seems so real
I have a feeling that most of it was improvised.
This movie is brilliantly written.
@@malvarezv97nope, that's iñárritu's writing, learn to credit the auteur, folks
One of the best movies I've ever seen.
Don't forget Groundhog Day ;-)
Its INARRITU for ya
Dont forget Bambi
Don't forget high school musical
true. in solo acting performance it beat daniel day lewis and all other greats..
As a musician, I can understand his sentiment here. As an artist (especially an independent one), you risk everything to make a statement with your work. And some asshole with an article can come along and ruin all of that for petty reasons.
💯💯💯💯
..."This play cost me everything"
Honest and raw energy.
Should have won the Oscar.
Vampire Robot Instead of Eddie what’s his name who had politics and sympathy on his side.
Easily brother.. look at the movies being made now.. greenbook won an oscar. Not that greenbook is a bad movie but there were not enough good movies made that year..
Rajnish Tiwari There were still a few good movies made that year, but not many got Oscar recognition. Sisters Brothers, Blindspotting, Hereditary, etc. all got snubbed.
Even out of the nominees we had If Beale Street Could Talk, Roma, The Favourite, and Spiderverse (even though it only got best animated film). The problem is that the Academy paid more attention to Oscar bait like Green Book, simple superhero movies like Black Panther, and pieces of shit like Bohemian Rhapsody. 2019 was a better year, but 2018 wasn’t terrible.
You know how often I watch The Theory of Everything? That one time in the theater. You know how many times I've watched Birdman, plenty, and I'm still pulling new things from it, ideas and emotions I didn't see in the previous viewings, so much fun every time watching Keaton go on the rollercoaster of running a show
FACTS. Ratatouille gets at this message.
Him throwing the flower is just genius. The whole film is a fucking masterpiece
Liam Fisher absolutely agree. Nothing examines film, stage, reality, and the web like birdman.
I could not agree more
I love the atmosphere and sound design in this movie. Case in point: When Riggan throws the martini glass and it shatters, you can hear the rest of the people in the restaurant gasp and go silent, their attention obviously now turned towards him. Then a few seconds later, they start to gradually resume their conversations.
I don't know if that was part of the initial shot or if it was added later, but that sort of attention to detail just impresses me greatly.
+TheAndrewj96 bro....you are awesome thanks for sharing that!
+Rain Tuato'o No problem.
There's also some slight applause in the background when Riggin finishes his monologue, as if they're rooting for him. As if they hate snobby critics, "they" being mere audiences members who don't care about "real" art.
Ian Allen I think the applause is for the musician who's performing the music at the end of the scene. But yeah, it could mean that, too.
TheAndrewj96 Yeah I think it is in a literal sense but I wouldn't be surprised if it was intentional
I've never felt so connected with characters than in this movie. Thank god I live in a world where somebody has the guts to make a film like this.
Same here, I remember seeing it in the theater and being so moved because of both those things that you mentioned. It truly was a cinematic breath of fresh air from the typical watered down brain dead filth that often comes out of Hollywood and is unfortunately a problem even more prevalent today now than ever then it was a decade ago.
@@limelightraver5690 oh eh, hello there!
Oh yeah I should watch that again!
@@limelightraver5690 Regan made his living making those watered down brain dead filth from Hollywood, made millions doing it. He's the character you want to connect with?
This scene honestly made me laugh more than any other in this movie because of the brutal honesty on display. It was so refreshing to see Keaton expose the critic for who she was, while also calling out the many similar critics we have today on their methods of "reviewing" art, particularly the movies.
Definitely the best scene in the movie, and the best performance I've seen from keaton, laughed so much at this scene.
Not every critic is like her though. Some are more constructive, whilst some like her are elitist and pretentious.
@@captainmarvelwilson508 The "professional" ones (as in, the ones who write for Rotten Tomatoes) tend to often be like this. Most of them get off more on trying to sound clever or snarky over actually criticizing technique or intent, and with most only having a useless communications and/or media studies degree to qualify them as so-called "experts". The bitch in this scene is probably one of those morons.
The funniest parts for me is when birdman starts talking to him
I just don't take reviews seriously except from people who've actually made good art. I'll listen to a director talk about a film, an actor talk about a performance, hell, an accomplished person talk about an accomplishment. But a critic?
My favourite scene of the entire movie!! Beautifully written and it's so true! Brilliant!!
André Vila Franca I love it too, the pure opposites of each other, actor against critic, optimism against doubt and seeker against preacher. I think not only was this Keaton's character against his nemesis, but metaphorically speaking its the two opposing voices we hear in our minds when we want to go for something unknown to us. The fear and doubt wants to stay comfortable within the confines of what's normal and pre-existing ("labeled") and the curiosity and the soul wants to risk it all just for a glimpse of the possibility of potential.
J.K. Anane Agree. Well said, YOU are a true critic! xD
Nah, I just really like this film and can relate to people like Reegan.
+J.K. Anane I also love the fact that the last thing she said... "let's get this straight - you're a celebrity, not an actor" is a label! But a legitimate argument nonetheless!
+J.K. Anane wow..that's really deep.. thanks a lot !
I love how he leaves the Carver note behind. Like the past doesn't even matter anymore. All that matters is the play. Fucking brilliant.
“He was drunk man”
Keaton was fucking robbed Oscar.
An actor/actress should be honored to even be nominated. Those who even get nominated should have their work of the craft be respected and honored not just the winner.
then remove the award and just nominate
yup, eddie redmayne's a bitch
thats loser talk
Jake Gyllenhaal wasn't even nominated for Nightcrawler... and he was better than this and EVERYONE ELSE in the best actor category. Oscars are a fucking joke.
"This play cost me everything." You can feel the suffering he's been through all that time. Brilliant acting from Keaton, Excelent direction from Iñárritu and such a smart screenplay
this is one of the best scenes of any film.
As someone who's spent most of his life on stage, I must say, this scene was written and performed for all of Us: the ones on stage, the ones who lose sleep over nightmares about forgetting your lines. To the ones who both love and hate acting on stage, because you can't live without it, yet 5 min. Before stepping onto the stage you always think: "Why do I do this to myself? Why do I willingly add anxiety and fear to my life?"
And now, in comes the theatre critic. Critique in general, I'd argue, is Important for art to excel and ascend. But at the same time? You absolute, rotten bastards.
You wanna give us critisism? Then you better be on that stage with us at the pivotal moments of the play, the dialogue, the dramatic arc of the story, and you better not fuck up One God Damn line, and THEN... Then you are free to critisize us as much as you fucking want. But until that day? Until you step away from the sidelines and come join us in the chaos, have a Little bit of respect for what we're trying to do, and find some god damn humility in Your "craft".
I really don't like the phrase that people like to use that goes like "you don't have to be a filmmaker to criticise a movie". Maybe you don't have to be a professional at it, but at the very least give it a fucking try (and fail miserably at it).
@@johnlime1469 You don t have to be a filmmaker of any kind to criticise a movie.
This is the most powerful and honest scene is the Film.
How to spot a dishonest commenter:
you are correct
1:28 "I'm a fucking actor". Yes you are, Michael
And a great one
It's a joke that Keaton didn't win best actor for this. This scene perfectly sums up the entire film/entertainment industry. The Academy would rather reward the young up-and-coming starlet than the middle-aged guy who's trying to get back into the game after never being given a chance really to show off his chops as a dramatic actor, and when he finally did people took notice but was overlooked because they found a way to "label" his performance in the context of the film against the backdrop of his own career. I think Birdman is easily the best film to come out since the turn of the millennium (again just my opinion), and at least the Academy got best film and director right and didn't give those to someone else who also didn't deserve it.
In my opinion it wasn’t THE BEST but it’s definitely one of them. It holds a mirror up to the reality of the Hollywood industry, and they didn’t like that.
I am pretty sure the academy rewards more the middle age actors then the up and coming stars I mean just look at the age of the actors that win that award most are over 35. Leonardo is a great example of that he won after he was 40 something even do that was one of his worst performance
OH MY LORD, will people stop going on about a piece of capitalist gold which in fact 'lables' a persons ability to act
SKYLER MCKINNEY yes quite true. It has incredible and very witty editing and sort of idk experimental in directing but I mean if you see some of Alejandro G inñarittu’s other films... I wouldn’t call it his best
@@theoneandonly9878 it might be a tie between this and The Revenant, haven't seen Babel yet though. Once again the performances in this film are so passionate! I hope there are more personal movies to come.
'A thing is a thing. Not what is said of that thing'
Micro Suft m e t a p h y s i c c
Wise stuff...
- the guy who said something abouth the thing
75% of UA-cam gets wrecked in this scene.
Easily the best movie I have see in years with some of the best performances ,particularly Keaton. He is beyond description,in fact the entire movie is. It reminded me of the first time I saw Citizen Kane.
Keaton was robbed of his oscar.
+delon a I felt the same way
+delon a UNFORTUNATELY 'eddie redmayne' (the ONLY A++ I have ever given to a Best Actor LOCK nominee) was in FACT Beyond any form of Further 'description, Keaton was good and this film amazing yes, and most other years he would/might've won, but definitively NOT "this one"
Redmayne was BETTER and THAT is unequivocal/undebatable absolute FACT, so now knowing that to factually TRUE/accurate, WHAT does THAT tell YOU about YOUR ill-informed ATTEMPT (wrong) to SAY/State and emphatically 'declare' Michael Keaton was 'robbed' HOW was he ROBBED?!? Its a Simple Question, not only is/was eddie redmayne's singular performance as Stephen Hawking in "the theory of everything" THE BEST individual ACTING performance by a Male in a Leading Role (and in all brutal/sincere honesty "it wasn't even close") but the TRUTH/FACT of the matter is THIS: "He (eddie redmayne as per was stephen hawking) might've been the single GREATEST (or definitively one of them) "Best Actors of ALL-Time" (Keaton in this Exceptionally Brilliant overall film wouldn't even have come CLOSE)
+delon a This movie was just pretentious crap that manipulated people into thinking it was briliant.
Batman vs RottenTomatoes
#fuckcritics
***** Le I'm a UA-cam critic and I liked BvS
Ok did you know that the critics liked this movie by far more than the audience
Ian Crutchfield
My comment is referred to the "critical" RT which generally are disqualifying.
sequel: Suicide Squad vs Critics
I love how he says "nothing, nothing, nothing!"
I'm sorry Redemayne, but Keaton deserved that oscar.
agree wth u
He sold that anger fluidly. Was actually scared for her looking like he was about to throw a punch.
His performance was absolutely amazing in this. Every word he spoke was complete truth.
Birdman has only 16 editing cuts and all of these outstanding performances.
I mean, making this film truly was hard and it shows.
Truly deserving of the Best Picture Oscar
The way the rest of the people in the bar go quiet as a natural reaction to the glass shattering against the wall while also providing additional silence so that Michael Keaton's self-affirmation as an actor is given the weight it deserves is such an underrated detail in this scene.
0:48 "You're a lazy fucker." Gotta love Keaton's acting.
The reason why Keaton losing to Redmayne made me so upset was because Redmayne has endless opportunities to win more Oscars. He’s young, he’s good looking, he’s talented, he’s everything Hollywood wants.
Keaton, on the other hand, is well into his twilight years as an actor. He probably never thought he ever even had a chance of winning an Oscar, and his career completely fell off for about ten years. And then this role came around, a role he was BORN to play, and you can actually feel all of the frustrations he had for decades poured into this role. Year after year of people calling him a “blockbuster actor” or “superhero actor” and he never got the chance to show the true talent he had because of people like the critic in this film.
And this was the first time he’d ever even been nominated for an Oscar. For the Academy to give it to Redmayne is such a slap in the face to Keaton.
This knocked Boyhood out of the park
sorry, Boyhood is already a classic, this movie is the other one
the way keaton says " i'm a fucking actor , it cost me everything " it's just acting at it's best.
Even though I love to write movie reviews, and he is basically giving people like me the finger, this is such a powerful scene. Keaton was incredible in this film.
Fucking hell. Keaton is better than superb. What a scene and what a fucking great film.
I love how throughout the whole conversation Riggan tries to keep his volume down while the anger swells up. It give the scene so much more power than if he was flat out shouting, because it shows that even though he is speaking truth, he cannot say it out loud because it would not be well perceived. It also makes the breaking of the glass much more intense.
When he explained it on the flower that was fucking amazing, so true.
I'm gonna add this to the scenes I re-watch on UA-cam again and again and again
Pure art man, pure art.
I saw this movie 4 times (twice in the cinema). What's amazing that every time I liked the movie a lot more as I was able to see much more details than when I first watched it. I really recommend you to watch this masterpiece more than once. Since then, when someone asks me what is the best movie you have seen, I'm saying Birdman. Many scenes will remain in my head forever and I love to watch them again and again. The film perfectly portrays our current culture, all that we've gain and all that we've lost. Keaton raised the level of acting to enormously high level. I can't remember if I ever saw someone playing a role this perfectly.
Does anyone else love the hand motions that Keaton does at 1:18 as much as I do? Followed by the one at 1:21. The sheer power and emotion that is erupting through his body actions and his voice is just amazing.
Greatest scene of the greatest movie of the year!
This scene is made even greater because they both make excellent points.
this is the best of the best right here! he deserves 10 fucking oscars just for this scene.
Even though Keaton was robbed, this was one of the few times the Academy got it right with Best Picture. One of the best films I've ever seen.
Am I the only one who watched this scene multiple times?
Madara me too
Yes
no
you are not special :(
@@jacoblarahdez9907 get use to.
Out of every scene in this, one of my favorite films, This, the flight scene, and the run through Times Square are the ones that, I think, are gonna go down in film history.
How these scenes are directed with no cuts, camera-handled, it's like you're right there at the spot and situations via true-emotional conversation(s). It's seriously brilliant, genius, and impressive.
Recited this speech word-for-word to my English professor,
Now I've been expelled and am homeless...
I can't be the only one that loves the way he says "That's so fucking lazy!"
+DonVal86 Rest assured that you're not.
Best rant ever. And perfectly depicts today’s “critics”
Bro, I feel like he is talking about being batman and trying to move on creatively but deal with the non stop harassing of worthless criticisms. This is beautifully written and performed by Keaton.
This is definitely how critics are like in a nutshell. They don't like a play or a movie because they don't understand the vision of the director and/or writer and they let their personal preferences overtake their opinions.
this man was robbed of Oscar gold. Always was, and always will be, my favorite actor.
I come here at least once a week just to get pissed off lmao. One of the best monologues ever
Possibly one of the best scenes in all of 21st century film. The ability to draw u in by the acting directing and production is unlike anything of its era
Its so awesome that he is like silently screaming at her but still throws that fucking glass away lol
During the peak of my addiction and unbeknownst depression, I had a girl come in to the bar I was running for our after hours drinking sesh. I can't remember much as I was drunk and coked up, but we got into a topic of conversation that sent me into a blind rage induced consciousness. Keaton's portrayal is very accurate, and I hope that you never have to go through something like this.
Exceptional acting. Great use of lighting and camera to capture the intensity of the moment. One camera, single shot. Just brilliant
She knew she had the power over him the second he approached her. Acknowledging someone instantly gives them the power and vindication over you. Which is why half the people in my life who were jerks/bullies that i bump into later in life as they approach me and go "Hey! Good to see you!" i simply reply...."Who are you?" The disappointment on their face is all the power i need.
Never confirm your insecurities to your enemies
I don't understand how Birdman could have won Best Picture and Michael Keaton not winning best actor because he is the movie. Without Keatons performance the movie is nothing(almost). You can argue about Birdman winning best picture(personally I liked Interstellar waay more), but you can not argue about Keaton, he delivered one of the best performances of all time. The Oscars suck, but I guess that's not new to anyone.
BulkAsFuck Terrible acting? Are you kidding? Bad writing? Well the dialogue may not be perfect at some times but it's not bad either. And human emotion? Are you serious? Audiences cried like little babies in the theater!! It's not a perfect movie, it has some minor flaws but you guys make it look like it's a bad movie. It's a perfect movie in terms of sci-fi and adventure and it's a lot more ambitious and a better experience than any of the movies nominated for best picture. Well Eddie Redmayne was great, also deserving of best actor, but I think that Keaton deserved it more just because of all the long shot sequences in Birdman, that showed some great acting ability from the actors.
I think part of giving bird man the nod for best picture was also a chance for Keaton to get on stage and speak, cause the main guy from theory of everything certainly deserved it. If it wasn't for him, Keaton probably would've won best actor and something else winning best picture. I honestly think the academy thinks that way, especially after return of the king won all those awards, yet two towers was the better movie in my opinion
+Barca 97 I see Interstellar as one of those movies that wants you to use your brain while watching it...much like many of Christopher Nolan's films...and I think it's a brilliant film-making technique. Chris Nolan truly knows how to make a blockbuster film smart. Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Inception, the list goes on....the only exception is Man of Steel....that was bad.....though personally Ithink one of it's biggest problems was the clash of two different filming styles : Chris Nolan's style and Zack Snyder's style. Man of Steel in that sense is like that movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
Victor M
I completely agree, but he only produced Man Of Steel though, and the problem with that movie was all the CGI fighting and destruction that was simply too much, and that did most certainly not come from Nolan. He would never make a movie that way. DC is trying to keep up with Marvel(I don't like it) and they're all about CGI and fighting so you can't blame Nolan for that one.
Barca 97 actually, Nolan was also one of the writers....and what's weird is usually his writing is one the strong points of films he's involved with
this scene is a real gem, specially how he played when she left and he is bout to cry and this piano plays and the way he drank that drink. Hawking aint shit compare to this one
Godamnit i REALLY am so upset he didn't win Oscar for best actor
A scene I can't stop watching. Brilliant performance by Michael. so real so brave .. i wanna say more but I'll leave it to the other critics :D
Keaton gave one the best performances ever. It's an unforgettable experience seeing this scene.
Literally the best scene ever
You risk nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing!! But I'm fxxxin actor!! This play costs me everything.
This scene summed up my opinion of every film critic ever.
That brief nervous smirk she gives Riggan after his monologue takes a hole different meaning at the end of the movie. In the end, she actually listened to what he had to say, and even though she kept her role as an icy-cold woman who couldn't be impressed by anything, it did ring a bell when he said she wasn't taking any risk. Because eventually, she did. She chose to support his play when she knew everyone else would be against it. This bottom line about the work of a critic, in my opinion, is very close to that of Ratatouille. Masterpiece, down to every single character.
Yes! This scene and this critic reminded me of Ratatouille, though much more ambiguous. Is she just so pretentious that she literally needs an actor to shoot himself in order to consider it good theater?
Redmayne and his Oscar bait role can go to hell, Keaton deserved that Oscar and everyone knows it
NeverSaySandwich1 - I wanted to slap that narcissistic, fish-lipped kid in the fucking face when he won.
Here here
Eddie is a bitch indeed
PREECH
Scott Sullivan in your most recent video you said Brie Larsons acting was perfect in captain marvel. Clearly your judgement means nothing
So true, critics risk nothing, cost artists everything. The lowest of the low.
michael keaton should have won the oscar for this movie
This is one of my favorite scenes in the movie because it shows that particular critic and other critics like her are ignorant and are oblivious to the reality of putting the plays, movies, or whatever together.
He should be the best actor on Oscars
Amazing scene and amazing acting. His lines really rings true to all who are bound by names or labels so they cannot see or feel the real thing. This is what Lao tzu meant in his first line in his Tao te ching when he said "Tao that can be labeled (described in words) is not true Tao"
Birdman is Kickass! Score, the Script...the editing was magnificent. Flawless...continual...I didn't want it to end.
Michael Keaton is old school. A professional actor that lords over weak ass critics.
Hands down one of my all time favorite scenes from any movie. So true for this character, and so true in life if you are an artist of any sort
I know this scene isn't supposed to be funny, but I couldn't stop laughing. Michael Keaton is such a good actor.
Hidden Talent see, I was completely blown away about the drama in this scene. That's how good the performance was here... it was layered.
Its hilarious
I know I'm mad late, but this whole movie was always meant to be a black comedy.
I think most of the scenes are supposed to have some humor to them
i've rewatched this scene a bunch now.. it's amazing there's no breaks yet it feels like every part is done perfectly
I like how when Keaton finishes his speech at 1:52 people in the background start applauding and even one person says "Whoo!" because the piano player is starting to play, but it sounds like they're cheering for Keaton.
i like the way he expresses himself with his hands in this scene . brilliant ! yup he should have won the oscar for this movie
What a performance by Michael Keaton,absolutely amazing!
This still holds strong as one of the best scenes I’ve ever seen in cinema, personally. I come back to it all the time just to get a whiff of that authentic energy Michael Keaton brings out. It’s so explosive but somewhat controlled. This may have been purposely put in the scene, but if you notice, when Michael Keaton gets face to face with the critic, you can see her flinch as if the actress wasn’t expecting such an intense delivery. I’m speechless.
one of my favorite scenes from the whole film
This is incredibly relatable for anyone, especially in the visual or performing or culinary arts industry. I respect and value the opinion from another qualified and experienced professional in my field who has cut their teeth working as hard as I have in the industry. I pay little attention to the opinion from a so-called critic who has never properly worked in the industry themselves and earns a living by making quip remarks in tabloids or on social media out of a sense of self-importance.
This is acting on 3. Level...thanke you Michael!
The film industry in one scene
Among my top 10 movie ever. This is a real masterpiece
I'm planning on becoming a journalist for film and this scene is probably going to shape how I view my own writing in the future. Perfect filmmaking
I'm so happy the Academy honoured Birdman with 4 Oscars, but Keaton really deserved Best Actor. Keaton created a character from scratch and made it his own. Redmayne basically imitated Hawking. That fucking Oscar should've been Michael's. Another case of the Academy overlooking a great actor. Michael doesn't even have his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and I think that is also disgusting. Mickey Rourke, Kurt Russell and Keaton are all underrated...makes me sick. Keaton played Batman, Beetlejuice and Birdman...three big characters in movies...and he deserves more fucking respect. Keaton, like so many others was robbed. Let's hope Keaton wins when he plays Ray Croc in The Founder.
I feel like Keaton's performance was so good because the character he "created" was very similar to what he himself may have gone through after Batman. Being seen as nothing but Batman (or even beetlejuice). Unbelievably poetic that he played a character who was depressed playing a character on stage who was also depressed. Another thing I got was how sometimes an actor's life experiences can prepare them to play a role perfectly (even if they themselves aren't "great" actors in the sense they don't have a lot of range). So Thompson was prepared perfectly for his stage role, and Michael Keaton was prepared perfectly to play Thompson, the once glorified now forgotten actor. Great f'n movie....anyone who thinks its long and drawn out should go watch Batman and the Avengers instead (which I also love lol). This movie operates on a much higher level
So true
Tony Anastasio well, we're talking about the Academy who didn't give O'Toole any Oscars, so I'm pretty sure the Academy is useless by now.
You think you could do what Redmayne did ? I highly doubt it , he makes it look easy because that's his job . Michael Keaton didn't do anything amazing . It was good , not great . The one who was snubbed for real was Jake Gyllenhal for Nightcrawler .
+Victor Morales I agree with the Gyllenhaal part. Completely snubbed and should have not only been nominated but won. However, Keaton had the best performance if you take Gyllenhaal out of the picture. Which unfortunately the academy did.
This is dark humor at its best.
- Michael Keaton is great in this scene, but also give credit to the female actor. She is un-afraid and un-flinching in her determination to take-down Keaton… she is the villain of the movie.
Nobody could pull this role of as well as Keaton he was perfect.
It's so true. Even after calling her out she can't help but label "You're a celebrity, not an actor". She's so fixated on his celebrity label she can't look past it
"I'm a fucking actor, this play cost me everything" Keaton deserved that Oscar, the delivery was epic.