She figures that the safe haven was a school for the blind and their disability helped them survive. HuffPost Live's Dinelaris said "a few different approaches" were considered, including finishes that felt satirical or dramatic, before the writers settled on what made the final script. Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapterWe made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote!Part of HuffPost Entertainment. "But we thought if we answered that question at the end, it would seem very, very small. ‘Birdman’ Ending, Explained. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. At that moment, it's inexplicable. There is also a likelihood of her suffering similar mental issues just like her dad, and therefore, she, too, starts hallucinating under extreme mental pressure (in this case the shock of seeing her father dead would have triggered the hallucinations).— During the last scene, one can clearly hear ambulance sirens in the background. Over last few months, I have watched ‘Birdman’ a couple of times more and got enough time to ponder upon its interestingly complex ending. However, if the ending is actually Riggan hallucinating during his death, then it further emphasizes on the fact that how deeply affected Riggan was, so much so that even as he was dying, he imagines himself to be at the center of attention of everyone, and once he gets that gratification he further imagines himself to be free and flying (which his daughter presumably sees in the final shot of the film).This theory is also supported by several clues in the film:— First of all, the film doesn’t appear to have a single cut till the time after Riggan shoots himself; then the scene cuts to images of meteor and jellyfishes before finally cutting to a hospital bed, where Riggan is lying with bandaged nose. Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Email ‘Birdman’ won the Oscar for Best Picture after beating ‘Boyhood’ in a close race.