Poetry in Motion: "Bird" Flies to New Heights
With the bleak background of grim north Kent, Bird narrates the anarchy of a twelve-year-old Bailey and her single father Bug, as well as her devoted half-brother Hunter. The family of Bug lives in a run down squat, suffering at the hands of Bug’s half-hearted and financially limited caring for the family. Consequently, all the action revolves around Bailey’s search for love and acceptance, which makes her enter the mysterious world of a man named Bird, as well as portray more profound family issues and character transformation.
They all tell about a girl named Bailey finding herself and breaking free from her dysfunctional family entanglements and existentialism for love in a mysterious man named Bird. As an expression of original feelings, it perfectly conveys motifs of desertion, hope and the quest for the home. The tone fluctuates between raw realism and dream-like surrealism with strong undertones of raw emotional and passionate soul-searching desperation and hope at the core; This movie is also very powerful in its portrayal of strong female characters and progressive themes for its time, where perhaps not everything turns out perfect for the female protagonist but she is still a human being given the chance to have the role of an active and strong character where she can face the freedom she was Bird by Barry Keoghan possesses the essence of a spine-chilling mystery that engrosses. Other characters that played various roles, such as Franz Rogowski, Jasmine Jobson, etc., are also convincing and they add realism in characters’ interactions and thus, realism to the movie as well as the entwining of their destinies.|Andrea Arnold’s focus and her work with actors are about characters, emotions, and relationships and are Florida Project-like – inventively ambitious yet structurally complex. She utilizes signification and imagery with the objective of amplifying inner lives of incorporated characters, even though applying rather gentle and unobtrusive strokes.
The film specifically uses an eerie and tranquil music score with harmonizing strings and mild sound effects to parallel the protagonist’s transformation. Music becomes sort of a voice over and takes the viewer through the highs and the lows of the movie.
The cinematograph in Bird is brilliant, representing the toughness of northern Kent’s geography complemented by the inner turmoil of the characters. Many scenes lack bright colours and the framing of the scenes makes the audience experience Bailey’s life better, making the themes better.
The setting of the movie depicts the destiny of the protagonists, however, is detailed, thus, giving a realistic picture of the environment. The broken down exteriors and empty set designs relate back to the characters’ and their loneliness or inner turmoil.
There are not many effects but well placed particularly during the scenes of metamorphoses as well as the realistic magical realism genre of the movie. They function more as an addition to the film than as a distraction: a true testament to the raw, emotional storytelling of the piece.
The structure of the movie is perfect proving a syncopate rhythm of the narrative. The change of scenes is smooth, allowing the audience to follow the storyline and build tension in-between and feel develop emotions in the course of the movie.
The events in Bird unfold rather slowly which matches the emotional state of the protagonist. Some people may consider its pace low but it is vital in the characterization and development of the themes Highlighted by moments of pensive and emotional introspection
The dialogues are smart and witty and we get to know a lot about the characters without being told directly. In any case, all dialogues look very realistic and natural, which brings more realism and emotions into the movie.
In the meantime, Bird looks quite engaging despite it is rather slow-paced movie that might not attract everyone. Some scenes are somewhat drawn out which could prove a little tedious to viewers used to much more action oriented films.
The film Bird is an inspiring and thought provoking movie that brings viewers on an emotional ride for more than two hours with a strong story and exceptional performances. Just as importantly it encourages viewers to wrestle with issues of loss and redemption and thus represents an emotionally rewarding dramatic piece that can provoke reflection.
