A Star is Born

Moriah 2022-02-02 08:08:15

A man who is someone finds a girl who is talented and ambitious at the same time. The girl reaches the peak with the help of the man. At this time, the once tall man has declined by comparison.

This is a favorite theme for a class of literary works. I read such a story in Pirandello's Lemons of Sicily. Doris Day's love me or leave me repeats such a story, while Judy Garland and her daughter Lisa Minnelli, respectively, A Star is Born and New York, New York, which constantly deduces this story.

Stories like this are always sad, in which you can read the cold and warm nature of the world and the cruelty of human nature, but the helplessness of the changing world is the final tone of this story, like a star fading and another new star born, or a daughter When I grew up, my father was old, and thousands of sails passed by the side of the sunken ship. The cruelty and helplessness of the rotation of old and new gave this kind of story an eternal charm.

But A Star is Born is the sweetest and saddest movie of its kind I've ever seen. New york, New york has the calmness and restraint of adults. Although Love me or Leave me also contains understanding and tolerance for people, Doris Day is always more mature and colder than Judy Garland. The Sicilian lemon, on the other hand, is a ruthless critique of human selfishness. But there is no ungrateful, or a female star in a dilemma between career and family in A Star is Born. Judy Garland has always been the kind and gentle little girl that people are familiar with, who knows how to think about others and bring joy to people. Even at the height of her career, she never forgot who made her what she is today. She always cares about her husband, respects him, loves him, makes him happy, and the two "I just want to take a good look at you again" scene at the beginning and end, Judy Garland in James Mason's slightly overhead subjective point of view , always presented as a daddy's little girl. Because of Judy Garland, this film is very touching and sentimental.

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  • Maiya 2022-03-27 09:01:21

    The three-hour sky-defying film took three days to finish, so I think that's what happened. When the Gaga version came out, many film critics said that Judy Garland's version was still the best. Since then, I have been looking forward to watching it, and I didn't find resources until an online classic film festival organized by TCM recently. The biggest difference between this version and the Gaga version is that it uses Garland's identity as a musical star. Although it was also recognized by the male protagonist because of a bar song, the male protagonist himself is a movie star and helped her become the most popular song and dance. movie star. In addition to the lengthy and procrastinating rhythm of this film, the biggest flaw in this film is why Garland fell in love with the male protagonist for no apparent reason. Because this important plot is not clearly explained, it cannot be empathetic. Therefore, although Garland's performance is extremely powerful, it is still difficult to escape the sense of sight of the Virgin B, which is extremely uncomfortable. Especially the last scene, when she said, I'm not XXX, but XXX (male protagonist's name) wife, it's really outdated.

  • Madyson 2022-04-21 09:03:45

    The song and dance in the movie where the heroine became famous was a bit blunt. In fact, I think that even if there are no singing and dancing clips and it is made into a drama, Judy will completely hold it. The hero and heroine acted so well. James Mason's character lacks context, and the character feels a little incomplete, but he's just too charismatic in it. Judy Garland teaches you to act every second, and the acting blows. And I feel that Judy Garland has a rustic texture in it that doesn't belong to the female stars of that era. This character always makes me feel very funny and cute in the country and embarrassment. If Judy lived in modern times, any young man in a big American city who was a little dorky could be played perfectly by her. Watching her act in it is amazing.

A Star Is Born quotes

  • Norman Maine: Of course you're scared! We all are! What makes you think you wouldn't be?

  • Vicki Lester: He's in a sanitarium. He really wants to stop drinking, Oliver. He's trying very hard. I know he is. What is it? What is it that makes him want to destroy himself? You've known him longer than anyone else. Tell me what it is. Please. I don't care but just tell me.

    Oliver Niles: Don't you think I've tried through the years to know why, to help him? I don't know, Esther. I don't know what the answer is.

    Vicki Lester: Well, I've got to find the answer. You don't know what it's like to watch somebody you love just crumble away bit by bit and day by day in front of your eyes and stand there helpless. Love isn't enough. I thought it was. I thought I was the answer for Norman. But love isn't enough for him. And I'm afraid of what's beginning to happen within me... because... sometimes I hate him. I hate his promises to stop and then the watching and waiting to see it begin again. I hate to go home to him at night and listen to his lies. My heart goes out to him because he tries - he does try. But I hate him for failing. I hate me, too. I hate me cause I've failed, too. I have. I don't know what's going to happen to us, Oliver. No matter how much you love somebody... how do you live out the days?