#a star is born
First and foremost! This movie has strong triggers dealing with alcoholism, suicide and possible parental abuse so please keep that in mind.
Went to see A Star is Born after hearing amazing reviews about it, and definitely worth it. The story is intense and passionate and downright weird at times, and has an amazing soundtrack to boot. I don’t really love bluegrass music, but this movie has definitely made me a fan. And I loved seeing this side of Lady Gaga, she is so beautiful and was an amazing actress. After a tumultuous ride, the ending was almost cathartic if also heartbreaking and as you can all tell from my title, I think it’s going to be a strong Oscar contender.
Highlights:
- Bradley Cooper produced and directed this movie and he’s an evil evil man for making me feel so hard
- He’s also fan-fucking-tastic in this role. He’s gruff but sweet and sensitive and vulnerable and aggressive and stubborn he just wowed me
- Lady Gaga is! so! gorgeous! And with a powerhouse of a voice. I loved her music in this movie, mostly the songs where she really lets her talent shine
- Bradley’s brother in the movie is a very underrated character but I adored him and his relationship with Jackson.
- Their puppy! I’m sobbing!
- Anthony Ramos! My not so curly haired angel on the big screen for all to admire! He was so excited this whole movie, just bouncing around and smiling his whole face off. God I love him.
- Soundtrack is amazing. I didn’t love the more pop-esque music that Ally did, but the bluegrass stuff was awesome and I downloaded the soundtrack the second I got home
- The cinematography was very unique and I liked how they cut scenes together. They didn’t utilize a lot of standard use transitions, instead just leaping into the next scene. It adds to the overall feel of the movie
- The relationship between Jackson and Ally is really odd at first and kinda made me uncomfortable with how forward Jackson was, but it evolves into something more tender as the movie progresses
- I do think they’re some very harmful elements to their relationship though.I think the way Ally takes care of him and the way Jackson idealizes her is borderline toxic, but I can also admit that they have a very strong love for each other.
- The circumstances they end up in are really just tragic at the end of the day, but they do love each other and to them that was all the really mattered. Which is very romantic and heartwarming to think about.
- The final song kinda drives that home and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house
My overall rating is a 8/10. A Star is Born is real and tragic and heartwarming and I think it’s a must watch. It’s a remake and while I haven’t seen the previous version, I do think this one stands apart simply because of the way the events are planned. So I’m going to listen to Shallow another 15 times and not cry, so please grab your tissues and head to the theater!
Also I want to touch on something in the movie that isn’t spoiler free so I’ll include it below. Please don’t continue if you don’t want to be spoiled. TW: Suicide
So one of the most important parts of the movie, at least to me, was at the very end when Ally and Jackson’s brother (Bobby) are talking and Ally is crying and overthinking about what she last said to Jackson before he died and Bobby looks at her and tells her it’s not her fault that he died, it’s Jackson’s fault. This really meant a lot to me and I’m glad they included that in the movie, because at the end of the day when someone commits suicide it is their fault. And I don’t mean to say that in a negative, victim blaming way like people just do this for no reason– there’s always a reason and it’s always important. The reason isn’t their fault, but the action is. I just remember when I was depressed and suicidal in my teenage years and how I would blame my parents and my friends and society and my circumstances for why I was feeling suicidal and my current therapist told me that if I killed myself, I couldn’t blame anyone but myself. Because at the end of the day, no one is forcing you to die and there has to be some option out there that’s better than dying. That was really a turning point in my life and I’m really glad the movie touched on this.
And I don’t intend to speak on behalf of anyone who has felt or is depressed because my opinions and situations are not universal and I totally understand if people disagree with me.
digital portraits of Lady Gaga inspired by the iconic photoshoot for #Variety ✨
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Gaga looks so beautiful on the cover of Elle magazine and I made this artwork!
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New artwork inspired of Gaga’s stunning look at the LA Premiere of #AStarIsBorn
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A Star Is Born
Much like their echinoderm cousins, the sea urchins, sea stars (such as this Luidia sarsi) possess a variety of larval forms that can look quite different from their adult forms.
One of these forms is the bipinnaria larva—the elongated, transparent, tentacled thing you see in the first image. As the bipinnaria floats with the plankton, feeding and growing, a juvenile sea star begins to develop at its oral end, looking vaguely star-shaped, but not quite there yet.
The juvenile L. sarsi soon outgrows its larval form (which it absorbs), and sets out to begin life as a young star. *tear*
Image sources: BBC Brasil and Interesting Animal Facts
Reference: Domanski. 1984.
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here’s my video essay for film school, an edit of my favorite women in both television & film (I got 100% so I guess it’s good?)
Lady Gaga is so gorgeous in a Star is Born
What is even happening? I’m writing three weeks in a row? And I know I can’t ~really~ claim this as writing because I’m hardly writing. There is this little blurb and then a bunch of links, but considering how little I’ve written lately, this is a lot, and I intend to do more, so this is like wading into the pool and adjusting to the temperature of the water before I delve into the deep end.
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