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Bi r d ma ns e e msr e a l ,y e ts u r r e a l .I ts u c c e s s f u l l yp u l l y ou i n t ot h el i f eof Re g g a n ,t h ema i nc h a r a c t e ra n dma k e s y oui n t e r a c twi t hh i sf e a r sa n dt h ou g h t si n t i ma t e l y . Th e r ea r emome n t swh e ny ouc a na c t u a l l ye mp a t h i s e wi t hRe g g a n ,h owh er i s k se v e r y t h i n ga n di sl i t e r a l l y a tt h ev e r g eof b e i n gs e l f s a b ot a g e d .Al mos tl i k er op e -wa l k i n g ,b a l a n c i n gh i se mot i on s ,c a r e e ra n dp e op l e a r ou n dh i m,t h eb i r d ma ni ss u r et ol e a v eap e r ma n e n t ma r kont h ev i e we r .
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I t ’ ss e a ml e s sc a me r awor ka n ds t or y t e l l i n gh a sa ma z e du swi t hi t sa b i l i t yt oma k et h ev i e we rf e e l l i k ea c l os es p e c t a t orof t h ewh ol es c e n a r i oof Re g g a n ' sj ou r n e y .
Th emov i en otj u s td e e p l ye x p l or et h ep s y c h eof Re g g a n ,b u ta l s ob r i n g si n t ol i g h tma n ys t or i e swh i c ha r e c l os e l ya n db e a u t u f u l l yi n t e r t wi n e dwi t ht h ema i np l ot .I t ’ sv e r ymu c hl i k et h er e a l l i f e .He n c e ,ma k i n gt h e s u r r e a l r e a l .E a c hp e r s oni nt h emov i ei sn otj u s ta n yr a n d omc h a r a c t e r ,b u th a sh i s / h e rownr e a s ona n d b a c k s t or yb e h i n dt h e i ra c t i on sa n dd e s i r e s .Th emov i ec l e v e r l yd i s t r i b u t e si t swe i g h t a g ea mon gt h e s e c h a r a c t e r sa n ds u bs t or i e s .
Bi r d ma ns u c c e s s f u l l ywe a v e st h ec on t e n t s ,c r e a t i n game s hof s t or i e sors a y' s t r e a mof c on s c i ou s n e s s ' t h a t g r a b st h ev i e we r sa n dp u l l st h e mi n t ot h es t or ywi t h ou tg e t t i n gl os tof i t sma i nob j e c t i v e ,wh i c hi st h e s t r u g g l eof Re g g a nt oc r e a t eas u c c e s s f u l t h e a t r ea c t .
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wh a tma k e st h i sf i l mab e a u t i f u l c i n e ma t i ce x p e r i e n c ei si t sc u tf r e es e q u e n c e s .Th ewh ol ef i l ma p p e a r st o b ec u tf r e ea n dt h es e q u e n c e sj u s tf l oa tf r omon es c e n et oa n ot h e rwi t h ou ta n yn ot i c e a b l et r a n s i t i ont h u s ma k i n gt h ef i l mf e e l v e r yr e a l i s t i ca si f t h ewh ol emov i ei sc on t i n u ou sj u s tl i k er e a l l i f e .Nott h a tt h e r e a r e n ’ ta n yc u t sb u tt h e ya r ec a r r i e dou tv e r ywe l l .Th es e q u e n c e sh a v eb e e nv e r ywe l l l i t ,c h a r a c t e r ss t a n d ou twe l l wi t hu n i f or mi t y . Th es c r i p tof t h emov i ei sb r i l l i a n t ,wi t hs omer e a l l yme mor a b l ec on v e r s a t i on sa n dd i a l og u e s .Ap e r f e c t b l e n dof h u mou ra n dd r a ma .Th ef i l mf e a t u r e ss omep owe r f u l p e r f or ma n c e s ,s p e c i a l l yt h ea c t sb yMi c h a e l Ke a t on ,E d wa r dNor t ona n dE mmas t on e . Bi r d ma ni same mor a b l ee x p e r i e n c ea n damu s twa t c hf ora r t i s t s ,wh oa tt i me sb e c omet h ewor s tc r i t i c s of t h e ms e l v e s .
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