History Creator / AlejandroGonzalezInarritu

* TheOner: ''Birdman'' in particular is designed to look like it's entirely a single shot, but they pop up regularly in his other work too. This was enough to get a reference in the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' revival during an interminable single shot: "Alejandro Inarritu would have called cut by now!"
* PlayingAgainstType: He’s most well-known for his dark, gritty dramas. With ''Birdman'', it’s his first comedy (with him noting it would have come off as the most insufferable and pretentious movie ever if it wasn't also funny), while ''The Revenant'' is his first Western. ''Bardo'' is his second comedy.

-->--'''Creator/SeanPenn''' (who starred in ''Film/TwentyOneGrams'') announcing that Iñárritu had won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Picture

* TrueArtIsAngsty: ''Many'' of his films invoked bleak and depressing imagery. At the same time, they're also consistently critical and award favorites. Even ''Biutiful'', which had some of the most mixed reviews of his films, managed to score two Oscar nods for lead actor (Javier Bardem) and Foreign Language film.

* PlayingAgainstType: He’s most well-known for his dark, gritty dramas. With ''Birdman'', it’s his first comedy (with him noting it would have come off as the most insufferable and pretentious movie ever if it wasn't also funny), while ''The Revenant'' is his first Western.

* ''Film/Bardo,FalseChronicleOfAHandfulOfTruths'' (2022)

* ''Film/BardoFalseChronicleOfAHandfulOfTruths'' (2022)

* ''Film/{{Birdman}}'' (2014)

* PrimaDonnaDirector: When you read stories about the TroubledProduction of ''Film/TheRevenant'', Iñárritu starts coming off as a Mexican Creator/WernerHerzog.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Far, far down the cynical end, to the point of being nihilistic.

->''"Who gave this [[PrecisionFStrike son of a bitch]] his green card?"''
-->--'''Creator/SeanPenn''' ([[VitriolicBestBuds who starred in]] ''Film/TwentyOneGrams'') announcing that Iñárritu had won the AcademyAward for Best Picture

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Far, far down the cynical end, to the point of being nihilistic.

->"Who gave this [[PrecisionFStrike son of a bitch]] his green card?"\\
--'''Creator/SeanPenn''' ([[VitriolicBestBuds who starred in]] ''Film/TwentyOneGrams'') announcing that Iñárritu had won the AcademyAward for Best Picture

Alejandro González Iñárritu is a Mexican director best known for his dark morality plays and his so-called “Death Trilogy” centering around themes of death. He is also well known for being friends with Creator/AlfonsoCuaron and Creator/GuillermoDelToro, the three of them making up the “Three Amigos”, a dubbed group whose films, in contrast to the idealistic tone of Mexican cinema years before, have more cynical subjects and tones.

!!Tropes applying to him and his films:

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* WeUsedToBeFriends: With screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga. [[note]] After wrapping up ''Babel'', the duo had a falling out over ownership of their movies. Arriaga stated that film is a collaborative medium, while Gonzalez Inarritu argued that the AuteurTheory meant that he is the owner. It got so ugly that Gonzales Inarritu [[DisproportionateRetribution banned Arriaga from attending]] [[WhatTheHellHero the Cannes premiere of ‘’Babel’’.]] [[/note]]

* PlayingAgainstType: He’s most well-known for his dark, gritty dramas. With ''Birdman'', it’s his first comedy, while ''The Revenant'' will be his first Western.

* ProductionPosse: Composer Gustavo Santaolalla and Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto for his first four movies, with Prieto being replaced by Emmanuel Lubezki as of ''Birdman'', and Santaolalla nowhere to be seen.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: ''Many'' of his films are bleak and depressing. At the same time, they're also consistently critical and award favorites. Even ''Biutiful'', which had some of the most mixed reviews of his films, managed to score two Oscar nods for lead actor (Javier Bardem) and Foreign Language film.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: ''Many'' of his films are bleak and depressing. At the same time, they're also consistently critical and award favorites. Even ''Biutiful'', which had some of the most mixed reviews of his films, managed to score two Oscars for lead actor (Javier Bardem) and Foreign Language film.

* [[PlayingAgainstType Directing Against Type]]: He’s most well-known for his dark, gritty dramas. With ''Birdman'', it’s his first comedy, while ''The Revenant'' will be his first Western.

* CreatorThumbprint: Dead children recur surprisingly throughout.

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* PrimaDonnaDirector: When you read stories about the TroubledProduction of ''Film/TheRevenant'', Inarritu starts to come off as a [[Creator/WernerHerzog Herzogian]] madman fueled by ambition and audacity.

* ''The Revenant'' (2015)

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* ProductionPosse: Composer Gustavo Santaolalla, Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto and (formerly) Screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga. See WeUsedToBeFriends below to learn why him and the latter had a falling out.

* ProductionPosse: Composer [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Gustavo Santaolalla]], Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto and (formerly) Screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga. See WeUsedToBeFriends below to learn why him and the latter had a falling out.

Alejandro González Iñárritu is a Mexican director best known for his dark morality plays and his so-called “Death Trilogy” centering around themes of, you guessed it, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin death]]. He is also well known for being friends with Creator/AlfonsoCuaron and Creator/GuillermoDelToro, the three of them making up the “Three Amigos”, a dubbed group whose films, in contrast to the idealistic tone of Mexican cinema years before, have more cynical subjects and tones.

* CrapsackWorld

* HyperlinkStory

* TrueArtIsAngsty

* DarkerAndEdgier: Then his contemporaries Creator/AlfonsoCuaron and Creator/GuillermoDelToro.

Alejandro González Iñárritu is a Mexican director best known for his dark morality plays and his so-called “Death Trilogy” centering around themes of, you guessed it, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin death]]. He is also well known for being friends with Creator/AlfonsoCuaron and Creator/GuillermoDelToro, the three of them making up the “Three Amigos”, a dubbed group whose films, in contrast to the idealistic tone of Mexican cinema years before, have more cynical subjects and tones.

* ''Birdman'' (2014)

* AuthorAppeal: Seems to have a thing for dead children.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: A common complaint of his work is that the dark subject matter is often too over-the-top. It’s taken UpToEleven in ''Biutiful''.