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Only nine years after his debut in the music world, Gaga has been firmly established as a pop culture icon. But outside of all the glory, few people know the pain and anxiety that she experienced behind her back.
The documentary "Gaga: Five Feet Two Inches" unreservedly revealed to the audience the true and vivid side of Lady Gaga in private. The title of five feet two inches is her real height. We remember Gaga's various outgoing looks, but forget that she is also an ordinary woman named Stefani.
Speaking of excellent music documentaries, two movies have to be mentioned; the tradition of "Don't Look Back" (1967) starring Bob Dylan and "Bed with Madonna" (1991) starring Madonna. When they were released, the Internet had not yet appeared, and the news media was not operating 24 hours a day. Bob Dylan and Madonna are not only talented musicians, but also good at manipulating media public opinion and shaping their own image. When watching the documentary, the audience sincerely felt that they had spied the real side of Bob Dylan and Madonna behind the screen.
Although Lady Gaga has extraordinary musical talents and can always present it to the audience in innovative ways, in this day and age, even a small move can be delivered through Twitter, Facebook posts, and YouTube videos. In every corner of the world, what Lady Gaga wants to convey in the film is the faithful record behind the glitz.
"Gaga: Five Feet Two Inches" may not reach the height of the classic documentaries "Don't Look Back" or "Bed with Madonna", but the film narrows the distance between Gaga and the audience, reveals her real life, and at the same time allows the audience Realize that Lady Gaga has to be guarded all the time.
The film fully records the life of Lady Gaga in the particularly messy and busy months of 2016, especially the Super Bowl halftime show in January last year. The number of audiences reached the highest of her acting career. This performance is the pinnacle of Gaga. For.
In terms of music, the film records the process of Lady Gaga recording her return to her new album "Joanne", including collaboration with producer Mark Jungson and inviting Florence & the Machine lead singer Florence Welch to sing. . It also records her meticulous planning for all aspects of the release of the new album, with a level of detail comparable to the planning of military attacks by major powers.
The release of this new album is of great significance to Gaga. The popular music album "Artpop" released before that has received generally negative reviews. In addition, Lady Gaga joined the star in "American Horror Story: Roanoke" and starred in the new version of Bradley Cooper's first directed tube-The Birth of a Star.
Serving as a special guest performer at the Democratic National Convention, celebrating Tony Bennett’s birthday, and performing at the Super Bowl halftime show. Gaga believes that this is a summary of her career so far. Because of the current presidential election, American society So far in a highly divided state, music is also an opportunity to unite American society again.
Lady Gaga's life seems glamorous, but there are inevitably some dark areas hidden. The parting with her fiance Taylor Kinney inspired some of the songs in her new album "Joanne", but she has obviously not been able to get out of the gloom of this relationship. In addition, Lady Gaga suffered a torn right hip in the world tour of "Born to Perfect" three years ago. Since then, she has been suffering from injuries.
Although she often insisted on working with illness, Gaga could barely move at some moments. She described the illness as a "rope of pain" binding her body. This also triggered the most absurd and interesting moment in the film-Gaga is undergoing a physical examination and undergoing one of the treatments, and her makeup artist is also helping her groom her for the next event.
As one of the producers, Gaga could have chosen to turn off the camera or wait for the treatment to end before putting on makeup, but the film would not be able to achieve the same effect. There are many similar examples throughout the film, and it is not difficult for viewers to find that even the most trivial and ordinary fragments have been carefully processed to create the best effect.
In one of the shots, Gaga and his fashion consultant had a meeting by the pool to discuss attending a promotional event for the new album "Joanne" in a simple style. If it weren't for Gaga's naked upper body in the entire scene, this shot might not have attracted any attention, and might even have been cut out. However, there are certain segments in the movie that are interesting because they are not performed in accordance with the established script.
Gaga's new album is written to commemorate the young aunt Joanne who passed away in her youth. The aunt, who loved to paint since she was a child, unfortunately changed into lupus at the age of 19. In order to save her life, the doctor recommended sawing off the killer. But her grandmother chose to give up treatment because she didn't want the artist-like Joanne to feel that she had no hands in the last days of her life.
Take my hand ,stay Joanne
Heaven's not ready for you
Girl ,Where do you think you're goin'?
Where do you think you're goin' ,girl?
-"Joanne"
In the film, Gaga played the song grandmother to his elderly grandmother. This scene is obviously choreographed to vent emotions, but the final picture is quieter and plain, and unexpectedly touching. Under another set of shots, the filming team followed Gaga into the Wal-Mart supermarket. After trying to check the placement of his album, Gaga took the initiative to ask others, but the shop assistants and guards did not recognize her at first.
If the protagonist of "Qua Ga: Five Feet Two Inches" is other popular superstars today, the final production may be a self-indulgent autobiographical film of more than 100 minutes, which is meaningless to people other than loyal fans. Gaga's inspiring and dedicated performance is the key to the success of this documentary. It is true that she is clearly aware that the shooting is in progress all the time, but at the same time, her performance still exudes an unpretentious sense of integrity and human touch, which can easily resonate with people.
When she interacts with loyal fans, the audience can feel the close connection between them, which can neither be ignored nor disguised. When she talked about hoping to unite all walks of life through the Super Bowl halftime show, you know that this is her heartfelt words rather than rhetoric public relations platitudes. When she talks about the pain caused by illness over the years, you will truly empathize, and hope to give comfort, just as her music has brought comfort to countless people in the past few years.
When GaGa gradually abandoned her past self, the artist's light on her shining even more. While we look forward to her surpassing on the stage, she is also constantly struggling with her own pain and pain.
Born this way. May you continue to be brave, dearest lady Stephanie.
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