Birdman Postmodernism

Birdman is full postmodernism, every aspect of the movie contributes to this from the filming technique to the message (AND THAT ENDING!!!). A major aspect of Birdman is transcending reality, i think that his need to become a famous hero manifested into him becoming a “hero”, I’m unsure whether the flying and telekinesis etc. is “real” or not (infact i'm pretty sure its not because there is a scene with a taxi that undermines his ability to fly) but this doesn't really matter, what does is that he is able to escape from the reality that he feels disconnected from. This man, Riggan, who appears to struggle with dissociation and doesn't feel a connection with his current reality has many events where he temporarily disconnects from his reality a good example of this

He then fought for that flight back to the point where he was willing to do anything for flight. Flight parallels drug use in Birdman as Riggan undoubtedly would not have been willing to go as far as he did to become famous had he not had previously been exposed to it, but because he got a taste of it he was willing to sacrifice everything he has including his own life, in order to fly again. Another example of postmodernism was the use of simulations, simulations were present in Birdman in the form of acting, movies and plays. People elevated these simulations to high levels but at the same time would use these simulations to express feelings/emotions. A great example of how these simulations interacted with reality would be how Norton had an erection when he was supposed to be having sex in the play which is realistic but when reality was exposed to this they laughed they were uncomfortable with the simulation approaching their