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This has nothing to do with Batman except for the actor, of course. Speaking as a fan of Tim Burton's Batman and as a guy who likes to have an unusual but unique experience in films/TV shows/Books/Videogames, Birdman is now one of my favorite films of all time! It's one of those films where you can't really explain exactly why you love it so much because it has such a unique impact on you that you can't really find the words to describe it. A washed up celebrity who used to play an iconic superhero (kind of like the actor minus the washed up part) is starring in a Broadway adaption of Raymond Carver's book "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" to show he is more than just formally a superhero and a real actor. But he is having trouble keeping his head straight when things go wrong and he has to fight to keep this play afloat. Michael Keaton has proved to me and everyone that he is more than just Batman, he is a real actor and a damn good one. The cinematography? Oh my god! This has to be the best cinematography I have ever seen in my entire life. I constantly ask myself, "Why didn't they do this in the past?" Emma Stone is pretty good, I still think she did better as Gwen Stacey from the Spider-Man reboots. Edward Norton is such an ass but he is so good at it. Zach Galifianakis? Really? He wasn't great but I don't think he did that bad. Anyway, don't call it by it's full title "Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance" it's much faster and memorable just to call it "Birdman" First he was a ghoul, then he was a Bat, now he is BIRDMAN!

I don't care what anybody says, I love this episode so much; it's one of my personal favorites of all time. I know people complain that it wasn't that funny or it was boring or whatever. Think what you want. It won't stop me from adoring it. 'Brian & Stewie' was a bit out of character of what 'Family Guy' normally does and that may cause some backlash but for me, it was a bold move Seth McFarland did. I love Peter Griffin but the whole 'animated idiot fat drunken father' seems very indistinguishable compared to Homer Simpson. Brian and Stewie stole the show; these guys are the most interesting characters and the most likable. Why? Both a baby and a dog can talk, and act like full grown people. They go on strange quests together, sing together, dance together, fight together--well you get the point. I just love how dark this episode was and not in the crude-humor dark way; dark as in serious. I love when some comedies or satires take a break from the gags and try to illustrate a point from a dramatic standpoint. Brian and Stewie are locked in a bank's vault by accident and have to wait until it opens. And that's all I'll say but I will say that the ending is unexpected and actually tragic, even by 'Family Guy' standards. And I know people say it's so stupid, that it sucked because this is something 'Family Guy' would never do, but that's not the only thing that makes it so good, it's the depth of our characters. And we learn something new about Brian that really makes my day. Don't get too upset with the fact that it's not as funny as you'd expect, look at it from another standpoint and you might enjoy it as much as I did.