My dad has absolutely no interest in cinema - he’s seen like 3 films in his whole life. But he randomly watched Birdman on a plane, wouldn’t stop talking about it and has watched it like 5 times since. Blew his mind
@@jj-if6it ah man, that sucks lol. You're not gonna find a film that looks as beautiful and as technically brilliant as that movie. Plus, the performances are....wow. But fair enough, to each their own.
Mr. Iñárritu is such a gentleman. I once attended a Hollywood event where he expertly interviewed another one of my favorite filmmakers, Guillermo del Toro. After the event, the three of us found ourselves outside in the parking lot. I got to briefly chat with them, and so badly wanted to ask for a selfie, but didn't want to come across like a loser. Alejandro somehow read my mind and asked if I wanted a photo with Mr. del Toro, and then took a long time to expertly set up the angle of the shot, with great care and attention to detail. I cherish that photo, and to date it's my favorite celebrity encounter. Two filmmaking legends, who were completely humble, friendly and down to earth.
Birdman is one of my all time favourite movies. The continuous shot with minimal editing, one central location and limited cast really puts you right there as if you were watching it unfold live before you.
The film left the same effect on me. Mostly because how real it felt watching her struggle and tension with people around her. Also the coldness of Tokyo, in contrast with its ongoing chaos.
I am Not mexican. But a i am pround of this country for this trio of Amazing Fillmakers of hollywood: Alejandro G Inaarritu, Guillermo Del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón.
Check out Carlos Reygadas. He's the best living Mexican director. Unlike the three amigos, he doesn't get seduced by the power of Hollywood. He's fully committed to making pure cinema.
Iñárritu is such an amazing creative. All of his movies put so many of us in a dreamlike state. My wife and I started our first date starting about Birdman and that connected us immediately.
Out of all the movies he talked about, I have not seen 2 of them (21 grams & Bardo). The rest, all of them have impacted me tremendously. They've made me laugh, cry, be in awe, and really just make me think about life. Such a talented director. A gift to cinema.
Iñárritu a veces es descrito cómo mamón y egocéntrico, pero cuando lo escuchas hablar de sus filmes es obvio que en la producción de su arte es enormemente humilde, siempre habla de los logros en conjunto con su equipo, la importancia de transmitir emociones y como lo más importante es la película y es ahí donde está su ambición Felicidades Alejandro, eres un chingón!!!
Tal vez tengas alguna razón en lo dices pero las "referencia tan explicitas que hace de otros films me hace dudar de tus palabras cuando hablas de sus películas un ejemplo que me queda muy claro es "el renacido" con las obras de Tarkovski. es de pena ajena y decepciona y se cuestiona .¿ Homenaje o plagio?
The first three films Inarritu made - Amores Perros, 21 Grams, and Babel - were extraordinary. So raw on emotions and the performances in those films were mind blowing. I remember when I saw 21 Grams back in 2003, I was stunned into silence. I had never seen actors act the way they act in that film, especially Naomi Watts. What a performance!!
Sadly, those stories were created by Iñárritu and Arriaga; after many fights between both writers, they split ways and we lost that style in future films. You should see "Biutiful"
back in the autumn of 2005 I was invited by my uncle who worked for Alejandro as a casting director and camera director to the Babel set in Mexico, I have always loved movies and I couldn't believe where I was, I got to see Alejandro pass by giving tons of notes to people I also saw Elle Fanning as a little girl through the camera and then we were part of very few people who got to meet and get a photo with Gael Garcia Bernal I couldnt believe how many people you need to make a movie, especially shooting scenes in a Wedding then I gave my uncle my dvd of 21 grams so that Alejandro could sign it and he did! and also Babel was nominated for best picture at the Oscars so its even more incredible, definitely a huge highlight of my life!!!
Babel was the first film of Inarritu's I ever saw. I saw it at a film festival and was captivated by it. I have been of fan of his films ever since. A master filmmaker.
Since i watched Birdman i watched all his filmography and was forever touched by his vision, Iñárritu's films have a soul and spirit that none other directors has. Forver my fav
One of my favorite scenes in Biutiful is when Uxbal stares at his reflection by a street window and when he walks away, his reflection stays put. One of the many unexplained and unspoken things that make this movie incredibly beautiful.
What stuck with me was the birds scene. Even if it is a believably realistic scenario, it feels fantastical, and there is something beautiful about hispanic cultures, how they have this sense for the supernatural being a natural subtle part of real life.
Each time Birdman is on the TV, I watch it. I stop what I'm doing, get tea ready and watch it all the way through. call it a fanatic curse? either way, its an amazing film.
0:49 I like how he just goes "Revenant" haha. Loved the movie because of Leo's naturalistic acting. I've enjoyed him for years but this was really something special
I love listening to people who are absolutely fascinated and who dedicate their lives to doing what they love ….Definitely have a different sparkle in their eyes
There is a spectacular and extremely breathtaking scene in Bardo (on Netflix) where a woman falls to the ground and no one wants to help her and then suddenly all other pedestrians start falling too, in an superb choreography.. Those people are made to represent all of the people (particularly women) that have disappeared in Mexico or murdered.
@@eduardoescobar1906 because they were hoping other things, not an almost autobiographical movie (but it was pretty obvious, Cuarón did the same with his last film, Roma, now it's Del Toro's turn?)
He did a VR project called “Carne y arena” about migrants being led across the border by a coyote - it put you right there in the desert with them. When I say it was amazing I mean people walked out of there crying.
Every time I reflect on what's there to be proud of for being Mexican, I think of him and the other two great Mexican film- makers ( Del Toro and Cuaron). Then I realize that the Mexican sense of expression and craft is world class. You find this in the simplest of taco stands, to the artisans selling their hand-made crafts on the side of the roads. It's in our blood. Que viva el arte Mexicano!
It’s always awesome listening to someone talk about their craft with such passion. You can see the guy loves what he does and he’s really good at it. It’s inspiring and entertaining listening to him.
Funny that he starts talking about music, because music is what led me to his films. Specifically the fact of having Control Machete on the soundtrack of Amores Perros.
He is one of the greatest director ever, equal only to Kubrick, or PT Anderson , or Wells... Birdman , knowing now how they had to overcome so much limitations, is one of the greatest movies ever and an absolute masterpiece .
Not to sound pretentious but please just watch more movies, if wells and kubrik are the pinnacle of filmmaking in your opinion you need to watch more imo. Inarritu and pta are really good though.
@@alexolsson5592 It is common knowlegde that Wells and Kubrick are some of the best directors of all time. They have influenced so much all the greatest directors we have today. They have invented modern movie making and are real genius.
I agree that they are good (especially kubrick) but using that kind of argument that they are good because of the influence that they brought to the art of filmmaking is not that appealing of an argument (imo). I love citizien kane and many kubrick films as much as the next person but I have found that as you experience more film and directors that you grow of the likes of Welles and Kubrick as the movies they make are more surface level in many aspects. There are far better directors like Edward Wang, Tarkovsky and Bergman for example (heavily pretentious) that excell so much more in every facet of filmmaking and really brings cinema to its full potential. So basically having Welles and Kubrick in your top 3 directors = shows you are not that well versed in film, just follow other people blindly without really knowing what makes them great (as they are) or you just have to put it bluntly basic taste (Stuckmann or George Carmi). But yeah thats just my 2 cents.
I remember watching Amores Perros in VHS back in the day (it feels like a year ago) and sincerely thinking wow, this is great stuff, I hope this guy keep making movies, and there you go... The Revenant is the one that stoods out to me, just the bear sequence alone, wow!
My dad downloaded a copy of babel, but didn’t know there was a separate subtitle file. He thought this was intentional, and the point of the movie was to not be able to understand what any of the characters were saying, and thought it was so daring and groundbreaking for a Hollywood film to take that risk..
El maestro Iñárritu is definitely ahead of the game in cinema, when you have 3 of my favorite and greatest Mexicans like Alejandro, Alfonso and Guillermo del Toro it makes me so proud to be a Mexican myself!!! Gracias amigos por el "Arte del Cine"!! The Art of Cinema !
I love all of his films and his masterful directing, but nonetheless I think that without the eye of Emanuel Lubezky his films wouldn't be as impactful as they are, they together, are just on another level. Son el orgullo de México 🇲🇽✊
Definitely my favourite director. But his films are so powerful that I can barely handle watching them. I saw Biutiful once; I'm not sure I have the emotional fortitude to watch it again.
