You may be wondering with me why Hollywood filmmakers have reintroduced the same idea five times over the course of nearly a century. The star was first born in 1932 in What Price Hollywood and then reborn four times after that in films bearing the same name as our film. The topic of discussion today is A Star Is Born in 1937, 1954, 1967 and finally in 2018, and every time the film succeeds, it meets the admiration of the audience and is nominated for awards as well.
Perhaps the reason is the simplicity of the idea and its validity for all ages, in addition to being a dream that flirts with the viewer's imagination. Those of us do not have any passion and need a supportive hand that accompanies them in their first steps and paves the way for them, as happened here with “Ali” who has a great talent for singing and writing songs that She did not find a way to reach her goals until after her meeting with "Jackson Mine", the famous singer and songwriter, to begin the well-known classic story.
The film opens with a scene very loud to the point of inconvenience, for a full-fledged concert, the excessive loudness pushed me to close the film when I saw it for the first time, then I put myself in front of myself and turned it on again, only to discover that this disturbing noise was the first feature of the film, because that noise that my good ear could not bear made me I sympathize with Jackson Main, who suffers from a problem of tinnitus that is getting more and more difficult due to the noisy atmosphere in which he works all the time.
The film was also distinguished by its focus on the psychological dimensions of the heroes, the backgrounds and the reasons that made them the characters that we see now, as this time it is justified, unlike what was in the previous versions of the story. In the older films, the hero appeared as an alcoholic without specifying the reason for that. However, here in the latest and most distinctive version of the film, we can know the reasons that led Jackson Mine to addiction, by revealing the mysteries of his past and his relationship with his father.
In addition to the well-known story of the rising star's brilliance and the corresponding decline and dimming of the star of our main hero here, the film also provided us with a hearty human meal by shedding light on the complex relationship between Jackson Mayne and his brother, as well as the relationship between him and Ali and all its transformations and influencing stations. In addition to all of the above, the newer version of the film is considered the best due to the more space that the new scenario gave to the female lead in the film.
About the film's songs, they were completely consistent and complementary to its events, adding to the film very influential glimpses, unlike previous films in which songs or lyrical reviews were inserted and without clear necessity or meaning, and did not provide any addition to the film, but perhaps it was better not to have them in the first place.
It remains for us now to talk about "Bradley Cooper" and "Lady Gaga", and let us start by choosing the latter to play the role of "Ali" in her first acting experience, which is a very special choice. In addition to her outstanding performance and dazzling singing, her presence gave her great credibility and weight to work. Because there is a great similarity between her and the character "Aly", which she embodies in the movie, according to what was stated in her interview with the Washington Post, where she mentioned the similarity between her beginnings in which she was bullied and lost her self-confidence, but her determination and talent were greater than that, which made her She clings to her dream and takes her first steps on the road to art.
As for "Bradley Cooper" in his first directorial experience, we can say that he succeeded badly and wrote in it a birth certificate for a director who is coming strongly in the coming days. As for his acting performance of the role of "Jackson Mine", he was brilliant, but the thing that surprised everyone was his appearance as a singer who could compete with "Lady Gaga" in her amazing performance on stage. This is in addition to the participation of "Bradley Cooper" in writing the script, writing and composing some of the film's songs, and his participation in the production of the film as well, which shows us the extent of his interest in the film and his insistence on its appearance in the best way, which is what really happened. The film achieved great success and huge revenues, and also won many Among the awards, in addition to being nominated for a large number of Oscars, among them is Best Picture.
The film stars Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, screenplay and dialogue by Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper and Will Vatter, and is directed by Bradley Cooper. The duration of the film is 2 hours and 16 minutes.