Blogdayafternoon: CONTEXT , CHARACTER AND TEXTURE

"Every story has to find a way to be told...the best way"

-ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU

Born in Pittsburgh, the youngest of seven brothers, Michael Keaton is one of Hollywood´s brightest actors. Mixing crazy antics and an explosion of funny rants. It seems he is not acting but improvising all his dialogue. Keaton has a unique relationship actor/ director they become one as they bring life the whole movie. Funny, twisted AND Dark those are the three things we can expect from KEATON because they explain Keaton´s whole career.

You don´t know if he is serious or NOT.

Michael Keaton can play it all and has no worries of being himself. Where other actors walk , he runs , he makes the sprint to give you 150% of what you are expecting. Knowing when to be funny, serious or mentally deranged.

Now in 2014 , Director Alejandro González Iñárritu wants to tell a tale... of a ONCE huge star, seeking for that spark of success AGAIN. Who better than Michael Keaton to portray a fallen superhero.

Known for taking his films to an urban REALITY, Iñárritu has a true sensibility to make films different. He loves to encapsulate feelings in frames. You can almost smell the movie.

"THE SAD, BLUE MORNINGS....." that is what i call Iñárritu´s way of FILMMAKING.

Trust, Love and SELF DESTRUCTION are his main topics. He makes us a part of the film by bringing us closer to the characters. The camera right to their faces and into the mind.

CONTEXT: The point of view of the street, the camera as an uninvited witness, the musical score is KEY to the emotions.

CHARACTER: faces, troubles, smiles, solution, improvisation, fear and admiration.

TEXTURE: kissing, fighting, huging, eating , kicking and the normal family dinamics.

Iñarritu wishes his directing would pass unseen. Because to him story comes first. In every Iñarritu movie he must have a KITCHEN that is crucial to his story telling

"Where does life become real?, but in the kitchen."

His filmography is short, but it has developed into a visual style, very recognizable. Almost as ARCHITECTURE. The movie ALWAYS feels PERSONAL as if it was a memory. Iñárritu´s reality is not far from ours.

We can expect a lot from KEATON and IÑARRITU.

They both have earned respect and critical acclaim. They have taken the craft of acting and Directing, to a whole new level.

The arc of the character Keaton starts developing and Iñárritu´s way to capture it (from THE FIRST SCENE) is what will give THE MOVIE the title of TIMELESS.

They both like the challenge to explore the limitless posibilities of storytelling.

I can´t wait to see BIRDMAN.