Why is there an asteroid scene at the beginning and at the end of Birdman?

Why is there is an asteroid scene at the beginning and at the end of the movie Birdman? Did that asteroid strike Riggan and give him the power to fly?

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I like to think this is a metaphor about Riggan's fall. Riggan is a part of a powerful and massive planet, but he left it (Planet Birdman) and he does not know to what he belongs.

While he falls, he is struggling and tries to hang on to anything around (friends, family). The bright light generated by an Asteroid could be his show, or his lost career).

He does not care about disappearing (he even wants to disappear as Birdman).

So for me it's just a movie summary, and it reminds us that an asteroid is not designed to fall, but to fly, until he meets an obstacle. And he is not crashing, which means to me: He is not falling, he is convinced he is, but he eventually will fly through space, without any bond.

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What is the meaning of Meteor in Birdman?

When I thought of that comet it was basically a way to say without saying the state of mind of this guy. He was on fire, he was inspired, he was flying as a superhero as a star. But the most interesting thing for me was when I discovered the jellyfish part, the dead jellyfish.

What did the ending of Birdman mean?

The Birdman character haunting him flies to symbolize his power over Riggan, or in other words, the power that blockbuster fame holds over his more passionate creative endeavors. And at the very end, just before Riggan disappears through the window, he sees a flock of birds take flight. These represent freedom.

What did Emma Stone see at the end of Birdman?

The last moment is a shot of his daughter Sam (Emma Stone) frantically looking to see if her father has fallen down from the window ... but instead, she looks up and smiles, indicating, perhaps, that he is flying.

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