A tragic love story, the film follows Jack Main, a high-profile country rock star, who discovers the talented diva Avery in a bar. The two talked about improvisation all night long, and performed on the same stage to cause a sensation. With the help of Jack all the way, Avery embarked on the road of superstar, at the same time the two fell in love and became husband and wife. While Avery's singing career was on the rise, Jack was completely out of breath due to hearing impairment and alcoholism.
Avery sings at a fake girl nightclub, and she is the only female singer here who doesn't have to wear fake breasts. Before going to work, she had to go to the restaurant to do part-time work, which gave her a lot of headaches. Meanwhile, Jack has just finished a show, and being chased by flashlights is a common sight. He crashed into a pseudonym nightclub because of an alcohol addiction, and was inadvertently attracted by Avery's singing.
After the performance, Jack took the initiative to send an invitation, and the two came to the Tiaozi bar and chatted about music and dreams. Avery never sang the songs she wrote because the musicians she knew said her nose was too big to be a star. Whenever she finished singing, the men would say, "You sing well, but you don't look good."
As a gentleman, Jack naturally wouldn't dislike Eli's nose, and even encouraged that it was a symbol of beauty. An arc drawn from the nose will become a sign of emotional communication between the two in the future. At this moment, someone suddenly rushed out and asked Jack for a photo in a provocative tone. Ellie greeted the man in the face without saying a word.
Fortunately, the conversation between the two was not interrupted by this, but became more familiar and affectionate. They talked to each other about family background and music creation at the supermarket door, and Avery sang an impromptu ballad that she was still writing. Soon, Jack invites Avery as a concert guest. The song they sang together was the one that Ellie sang a cappella.
Jack suffered from hearing impairment due to the roar of the performance for a long time, which heralded the end of his career. His brother, who is also his manager, asked him to wear earplugs during performances to prevent his condition from getting worse. But he insisted and refused decisively. The reason is that he believes that music without soul is not music, and he wants to "visit the scene" during the performance. It can be seen that Jack has a persistent pursuit of true expression, and even pays the price.
His career is declining like his hearing. Helplessness and loss of control are exchanged for helplessness and sadness, so he falls in love with alcohol and drugs.
After a gig with Jack, Avery was tapped again and signed to Universal Music. Since I had no recording experience when I released the record, I had to play and sing before I could record it normally. Fortunately, with the help of Jack, it was successfully completed. During the performance, she did not want to dye her blonde hair or bring a dancer by her side, because of various resistances and disputes with her manager, but she still couldn't escape the combination of singing and dancing on the stage afterwards.
Jack takes Ellie's first steps and shapes her all the time. At first he said to Avery that being a big star requires saying what people want to hear; then, looking at the "Avery" billboard, he said that they are still listening, but not forever. These words may sound difficult to understand at first, but in fact they are telling Avery that no matter how successful his career is, he must insist on expressing his heart.
In career, Jack undoubtedly gave Avery the most precious guidance, but in love life, it was confusing from beginning to end. After Avery signed the contract, he told Jack the good news that he took the cake and kept smearing it on Avery's cheek under the influence of alcohol. Damn, getting married is a romantic thing. After he woke up drunk, he used a guitar string to form a ring, put his fingertips on Ellie in the presence of friends, and held a wedding on the same day.
Married life didn't change much, Avery continued her career and Jack remained alcoholic. In the marriage, one person is thriving and the other is broken, but the two have the same goal.
Finally, Avery was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and Jack has been reduced to the "best" guitarist. The award ceremony, like the handover ceremony of the role reversal of the two, put a cruel brand on the fate of the two. Avery excitedly said his acceptance speech. Seeing that his career took off, Jack, who staggered to the stage, actually wet his pants in front of everyone. This is a heavy blow to both marriage and career. Obviously, there is a choice between love and career.
Avery chooses to forgive Jake, what she considers a painful illness that requires companionship and treatment, and is even willing to give up a rare European tour. Jack lived up to expectations and entered the treatment center to stop drinking. But the treatment was unsuccessful, and in the end, full of guilt, he took his own life.
He told a story in the treatment center. When he was thirteen years old, he tried to hang himself with an electric fan, but the fan fell and hurt his head. His father didn't know about it because he was drunk and the electric fan The fan lay on the ground for half a year.
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