Music and love, dream and reality, time-proven classic elements are timeless. Today's canned is such a timeless story, which has been remade several times in the 84 years since its birth, capturing the hearts of four generations with simplicity and romance .
"A Star Is Born (2018)" is a musical romance directed by Bradley Cooper , a remake of the classic of the same name. The young girl Ellie ( Lady Gaga ) met and fell in love, and took her on the road to superstardom to realize the story of her musical dream together.
Since its release, the film has swept through major awards competitions, and has won seven nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress in a row at the 91st Academy Awards. The film's theme song "Shallow" finally won the best . Original Song Laureate.
The film, as its name says, takes Ellie's struggle to realize her dream of music throughout, and draws an inspirational and romantic picture through the story of her and Jackson's encounter and love, mutual support, and finally separation because of love.
Dreams and love are the eternal themes of human pursuit and the core of this work .
Ellie, who was underappreciated, gradually lost her confidence in creation in the cruel reality. Only when she performed part-time in a bar was she able to enjoy a moment of sparkle in the music world.
For Ellie, whether it is a dream or love, it is so ethereal and vulnerable in front of bread.
But an unexpected encounter with star Jackson not only rekindled her desire for love, but also found confidence in her acting career.
For Jackson, he seemed to be sitting on everything, but he was already overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of life. Ellie may have nothing, but she gave her most precious gift - true and deep love.
Jackson leads Ellie into the spotlight, while Ellie accompanies him in his dark moments.
Her love gave him a new life, so he spent the rest of his life fulfilling her dream .
This romantic and crazy dream-chasing journey may have written the ending from the very beginning.
As the work that won the Oscar for best original song, the music part of this film is very eye-catching. The recording work is Steve Morrow, who was nominated for the Oscar for best sound effects for "La La Land" .
The film contains a large number of musical performance scenes as it tells about the acting process of the two singers.
Lady Gaga, who plays Ellie, is a talented singing artist herself, and her requirements for music presentation are also very strict.
So the starring team went to a number of music festivals and even Lady Gaga's own concert tour to perform and film on the spot, and the songs involved in the play were all included in these performances .
This work is a huge challenge for the entire shooting team. Another star, Bradley Cooper, as a non-professional singer, spent two and a half years in advance to polish his musical skills to ensure the shooting standard. .
In addition to music, the film is also good at expressing emotional communication with subtle movements on the screen.
When Ellie told her that she was always rejected by music companies because her nose was too ugly, Jackson touched her nose affectionately.
The simple interaction between the two made the whole scene filled with hormones. While touching Ellie's heartstrings, it also made this scene a classic in many people's hearts.
Here, all the background is specially blurred, combined with the ambiguous lighting to create a silent but full of tension picture.
The two souls attracted to each other were tentatively approaching, the surrounding noise suddenly lost its sense of existence, and drowning in the crowd gained a moment of peace .
Back to the characterization itself, as an enduring IP, "A Star Is Born" has had three versions before , and the heroine's character settings are also different.
From the Dream Girl ( Jenny Gaynor ) in the 1937 version to the Hollywood actor ( Judy Garland ) in the 1954 version , this character carries the dream of becoming an actor superstar.
In the 1976 version, the heroine was changed to a singer ( Barbra Streisand ) who sang in a nightclub for the first time, which was closely related to the booming era of rock music in the United States at that time. The setting of Ellie played by Lady Gaga followed this. a version.
I have to say that the first three generations of leading actors are all actors with first-class performance standards, and Lady Gaga's acting skills as a singer are not inferior, which is really commendable.
But compared to the previous work, the role of Ellie in the 2018 version is slightly weaker, which has a certain relationship with Bradley Cooper, who is also director, producer, screenwriter and starring.
In this version, the details of the male protagonist Jackson's characters are greatly enriched, and more space is spent to describe his depraved struggle and the greatness of his sacrifice for love, which has weakened Ellie's tough and independent personality to a certain extent. , which is a shortcoming of this work.
But overall, Allie and Jackson's mutual redemption and sincere love can still move audiences.
At the end of the story, Jackson's star is gone forever, and he falls into the abyss of alcohol and drug addiction. Ellie's love has become the driving force for him to cheer up, but also the reason why he finally chooses to commit suicide to fulfill her star .
The film finally came to an end when Ellie, who became a Grammy superstar, sang the love song written by her late husband on stage .
As written in the theme song "Shallow", whether it is Ellie, who has become famous, or Jackson, who has disappeared, it is difficult to return to the good times when they first met, even if they are closely related:
Crash through the surface
fall under the water
where they can't hurt us
The place where others can't hurt you and me
We're far from the shallow now
We've drifted away from that shoal
Finally, let's end with what Jackson said to Ellie on the night when the two first met. I hope everyone can fight for their dreams and fiery love :
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