A STAR IS BORN (2018)

Released:  2018

Director:     Bradley Cooper

Writers:      Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters

Actors:       Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott

Honestly, when this first came out, I had no interest in watching yet another remake of this movie.  Then I heard rumors that it would be up for Academy nominations.  So.  Okay, what the hell!

I watched it and…WOW!  I’m not a fan of Lady Gaga.  Or, that is, I wasn’t a fan of Lady Gaga.  Her extreme costumes, hair and makeup were a little too much for me.  They were like a cocoon covering her true self. 

Then I watched this movie, and… WOW!  Out of her cocoon, she is a true beauty.  It’s the type of beauty which emerges with HONEST revelation.  She is vulnerable, courageous and true;  her rendition of La Vie En Rose played my heart strings and touched my soul with easy mastery.

As for Bradley Cooper, this movie affirms he’s not just a pretty actor.  Knowing that he also co-wrote and directed this movie forced me to view him as a master artist.

So, all right… I guess you can say I loved this movie remake.  I also loved the other versions, but life replays its classic patterns again and again, and each replay has its own validity. 

This version has a new canvas, new colors, new models and a style different from previous artists, and it works.  It wasn’t perfect.  It had a few scenes which slowed the pace by trying to establish the mechanics (which had already been established) of the relationship between the two stars.  And if Sam Elliott doesn’t get a nomination for Best Supporting Actor, I will be sorely disappointed.  His acting is raw, real and a testament of unfettered emotional power.

This version is a work of art.  I think it will receive nominations for Best Actress, Actor and Picture.

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TAGS:  A Star is Born, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott, Eric Roth, Will Fetters