As planned on my facebook the other day, I finally had the chance to watch the movie “A Star Is Born” before it’d be off the screen at the end of this months.
Here’s my facebook entry I wrote the other day that was talking about it.
My schedule these days tends to be unpredictable because of things such as my dogs, my broken pelvis (which has almost recovered), and the condition of my father, and with only a few days left, I was not sure if I could make it. But now I’m happy that I was barely in time! As usual, I went to see it by myself. (I asked my daughter to come with me, but she didn’t because there were not many films that interested her. I wouldn’t mind going alone because I’m kind of a loner.)
Since I watch it on a midnight showing (which started at 8:30 pm and ended at 11), and the movie was going to finish its run in a few days, the place was almost empty – there were only 5 audience including me, and I was the first one to enter the room.
Being all by myself in such a dark spacey room with some pop corn and a coke (it was called a “pop corn special” which cost as expensive as 680 yen!) with my hand, not knowing how long I’d have to be there alone like this almost scared me to death.
I felt as if I was standing in the middle of a huge desert waiting for a horrible storm to be about to come. Just being there almost drove me crazy, so, I dashed out from the room, and waited in the hall for other people (even one) to come in. Good grief, there came a woman walking toward where I was with some pop corn and a drink with her, too (probably the same “pop corn special” I guess?), and when I was sure she was coming into the same room, I just followed her like a shadow pretending I’d just decide to go in after taking a little break or coming from the restroom.
Anyway, before watching the movie, I almost knew nothing about the story except that Lady Gaga plays one of the leading roles who wants to become a famous singer. As for the other leading role, Bradley Cooper, I was not very interested in him because he was not my type (I don’t care for handsome guys, so he was not what made the movie appealing to me at least.) That means I didn’t expect about the story very much, but I just wanted to see how Lady Gaga would be playing as an up-and-coming singer. I also wanted to hear her singing in it.
Even feeling still uneasy in the pitch-dark theater room at the beginning of the movie with nobody else sitting in the same very back row (it was the best section anyway because I’d have no chance to be “attacked” from behind by ghost or whatsoever…lol), I was engrossed in the movie so much as the story went on that I totally forgot about the daunting situation I was in. That was relieving.
It was a sad story – to make a long story short. That’s at least what I found it. But it was a very beautiful one – a fragile love story. At first, I thought the movie would cover more about how Ally would struggle to be famous. However, it seemed in fact quite easy for her to become well-known with the help of Jack (played by Bradley Cooper). Here, it was already a Cinderella story as she happened to be discovered by Jack when he stopped by the bar where she was going to sing. (Besides, they fell in love….HOW R-O-M-A-N-T-I-C!! ..sigh..) She wouldn’t have been found if she hadn’t been that talented in the first place though. Jack found her, and asked her to sing with him. She did, and at one point, they both must have been happy because they realized what they wanted.
Well, it was supposed to be a happy ending, huh?
No, life is not that easy.
It comes with twists and turns. People can’t stay the same. People’s feelings can’t stay the same, either. They get bored. They get jealous, too. They want more. They crave for change. So did Jack and Ally – especially Jack, the vulnerable lonely guy. Although he wanted Ally to be an acclaimed singer, the more famous she became, the more it shadowed his career, thus the more depressed it made him. Gee, how come life is not that easy? It’s so sad that her making her own long-cherished dream come true made him even more lonely. I found Ally a considerate, loving woman. She wanted to make big, but she also deeply loved him. Why couldn’t she take both? Why couldn’t having her with him help him?As Jack’s older half-brother, Bobby (played by Sam Elliott) says in the end of the story after all, nobody could’ve helped Jack, but only himself. Although it’s sad that Jack was actually becoming a burden for Ally, that was him who could’ve and should’ve changed the attitude of his life. But what he chose was to get away from it – to kill himself.
He’s so pathetic.
Would she have had to give up on her love life as a woman in exchange for fame?
It’s so helpless…
By the way, what I was looking forward to seeing the most before seeing the movie was Lady Gaga’s “real” no-makeup face. I was impressed how beautiful she was with no make-up on. I’m sure she has an aura of a superstar, but also has natural beauty. I couldn’t believe Lady Gaga and Ally were the same person (of course not, because she acted as Ally, though). That’s probably because Lady Gaga I’ve known of is someone with her own “armor” – extravagant costumes and elaborate makeup, and Ally essentially was opposite. I loved Ally because she was charming and true to herself. I don’t know much about Lady Gaga, but I always found her to be a down-to-earth person, and that’s what made me feel both of them had some basic characters in common.
I’m glad I was able to see this movie at a movie theater (although I could’ve escaped if there had been no other audience XD) I loved a lot of songs in it. They were all beautiful. I learned that all of them were created by both Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. How talented they are! I’ve already ordered the soundtrack CD of it. I’d love to sing some songs along when I get it. Oh, I can’t wait 🙂
Here’s the moral of this story :
If you are scared to be alone in a movie theater, you shouldn’t go to movies that are about to be off the screen, especially on a midnight showing 😱
As for English, Lady Gaga speaks very clearly, and it’s easy to catch and understand.
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