Extremely underrated film.
Alan parker from what i know is a beloved director but this film is one not many people have seen.
I love this film.
I really love the "bromance" between cage and birdy. Also lets not beat around the bush here, they're homosexuals.(Also my new pfp is for my own ironic enjoyement because its awful as shit but funny)
Birdy
A soaring experience unlike anything you've ever seen before.
Rating
4.5 (1)
Release Date
12/14/1984Runtime
120 minsOverview
Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?
How It Feels
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A haunting meditation on how war fractures the mind, told through the lens of an unshakeable friendship as one man retreats into an elaborate delusion. It's a tender and unsettling journey toward healing.
Mood
MelancholicWistfulContemplativeTense
Themes
FriendshipIdentitySurvivalRedemption
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
PainterlyHandheld
Structure
Framed flashback
Heads up
Graphic violenceSuicide and self-harm
Reviews
A gay couple trying to reconnect after losing eachother in the vietnam war
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