A Star is Born an American Movie released in 2018. It is a Musical romantic drama film directed by hangover fame Bradley Cooper. The movie was his first venture into direction. The Screenplay for the movie is by Cooper, Eric Roth, and Will Fetters.
The movie has Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga as the main lead, with Dave Chappelle, Andrew Dice Clay, and Sam Eliott as the supporting characters. It is an adaptation of the original script by Moss Hart called A Star is Born(1954). The movie premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2018. The Theatrical release of this movie was on October 5, 2018.
It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie was a commercial hit. It grossed over $436 million worldwide. It was not only a commercial hit but also a critical hit too. The movie received many awards, including the academy awards and golden globe.
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What is the Plot of the Movie?
It is the story of Jackson, Maine, a forty-three-year-old country rock singer, and Ally, a thirty-one-year-old waitress at a drag bar. Jack is an alcohol and drug addict. He met Ally while she was performing a song dedicated to Edith Piaf.
When Jack heard her sing, he was totally blown by her performance. They talk to each other, and Jack realizes that she has had an unsuccessful music path. Jack then invites her to his concert and asks her to perform for his audience. She was reluctant at first but eventually got the courage and sang.
This was when people realized her talent. She soon becomes a part of his tour and eventually paves her way to a pop career. Her insane success was a blow to Jake’s Ego. He had to fight it in order to truly love her. This is a tragic romance between two musicians, one of them is a severe addict and battling a worse mental health disease.
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That is how their relationship starts. From then, it was a serious battle of love, ego, and drug addiction. The film received four Grammy Awards for its soundtrack and won the best original song for “Shallow” At the 76th Golden Globe and 91 st Academy Awards. Jack, played by Bradley Cooper, and Ally, played by Lady Gaga, also received many nominations for their roles.
Is this movie based on a true story?
This movie is a remake of the movie “A star is born,” which was released in 1937. Although it is not specifically based on a true story, the movie is based on hard Hollywood realities. It was heavily inspired by the silent film star Colleen Moore.
More than the new adaptation, the 1937 version took much more inspiration from Hollywood stars and their life. The film made several references and allusions to not only movie stars but Studio Moguls, fixers, and members of the press.
All these Hollywood references and allusions point out that it is heavily inspired by the life of Colleen Moore. It is also believed to be inspired by the life of Barbara Stanwyck; she married Vaudeville star, Frank Fay. She was just a choir girl when she met him, but she eventually rose to stardom. Meanwhile, Frank went into alcoholism.
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It is exactly difficult to pinpoint a single person whose life was inspired to make this movie. In fact, many Hollywood couples had to go through this difficult stage of navigating each other’s fame without losing their mind to alcohol and addiction.
The reason why the movie still gets adaptations and becomes successful is because of the relevance of the issue portrayed in the movie. Even now, many Hollywood actors struggle to deal with this.
It was for this very reason Bradley Cooper decided to make it his directorial debut, even though many of his friends warned him not to do this, that this was a risky project. According to Cooper, this movie ignited something deep in him.
He knew he was taking a risk by remaking a movie that had been remade three times before. But deep down, he felt like he had to do this. His intuitions did not go wrong. The movie was received well by both the audience and the critics.
