"Birds of the Same Feather Flock with Each Other"
I
had great expectations for this Alan Parker movie that I have been meaning to
watch for years. In my opinion, it is a classic that everybody should watch
once but I also have mixed feelings about it. The plot is fairly simple. When 2
childhood friends come back from Vietnam among the casualties, one has lost it,
the other is disfigured and will try to connect to his friend and bring him
back from the crazies. In terms of harsh topics, Birdy
is no testing ground for Parker. With this movie, the director deals with post-war mental and physical
trauma as well as the struggle to fit in as a high schooler. On one hand, the
combination of the Peter Gabriel-made soundtrack and the flying camera
shots really convinced me. On the other, I thought it beats around the bush for quite a while. Nicolas Cage's monologues are a bit sketchy even though his overall performance is good. Matthew Modine makes a convincing quiet and deranged bird-lover. As I'm no war-movie enthusiast, I appreciate the fact that Birdy only shows a few war scenes. The plot
is largely based on childhood flashbacks. Birdy
is a good movie and I get satisfaction and personal pride to have watched it.
is no testing ground for Parker. With this movie, the director deals with post-war mental and physical
trauma as well as the struggle to fit in as a high schooler. On one hand, the
combination of the Peter Gabriel-made soundtrack and the flying camera
shots really convinced me. On the other, I thought it beats around the bush for quite a while. Nicolas Cage's monologues are a bit sketchy even though his overall performance is good. Matthew Modine makes a convincing quiet and deranged bird-lover. As I'm no war-movie enthusiast, I appreciate the fact that Birdy only shows a few war scenes. The plot
is largely based on childhood flashbacks. Birdy
is a good movie and I get satisfaction and personal pride to have watched it. 
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