manicholic 3,694 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 "These false notes aside, the film accomplishes what Joanne couldnât: It peels away even the new, âauthenticâ persona to give us a glimpse of what remains when Stefani Germanotta steps out of her Lady Gaga drag. She appears to be a smart, funny, sincere, and hard-working woman, as well as the same kind of anxiety-ridden control freak some of us will recognize from our own bathroom mirrors. Many of her fans miss the old, weird Gaga, clad in 18-inch platforms. I do, too. But if Stefani is here to stay, she might consider letting the person we meet in Five Foot Two sing on her next album." There's nothing harder for people to do than admit they were fooled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGa 14,348 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/netflixs-new-lady-gaga-documentary-five-foot-two-review/?mbid=social_facebook Lady Gaga used to wear impossibly high heels. In the music video for âBad Romance,â she famously crept across an empty room in a pair of ten-inch Alexander McQueen âArmadilloâ stilettos. âI dress like this all the time,â sheâd told a reporter, early in her career. âYouâre never gonna catch me at the grocery store in flip-flops.â Even daytime talk shows merited high-concept outfits with outrageous footwear to match. On âThe Viewâ in 2011, she wore 18-inch platforms. Six years later, her new Netflix documentary is called Gaga: Five Foot Two, and, true to its title, the film finds her several inches closer to earth. In an early scene, Gaga appears at home in a gray bodysuit, baggy sweatpants, and sneakers. Her bleached hair spills out of a loose bun, dark roots framing her face. As she pushes food around in a pan, Gaga reveals that sheâs fighting with her fiancĂ©, Taylor Kinney. (The couple eventually split.) âIâm in a different place in my life right now,â she tells the camera. âMy threshold for, like, bullshit with men is⊠I just donât have one anymore.â All pop-star documentaries whose subjects get a producer creditâwhich is to say, just about all pop-star documentaries in the 21st century, including Five Foot Twoâare works of propaganda. BeyoncĂ©âs HBO doc Life Is But a Dream presents an attractive, superficial portrait of a perfectionist. Justin Bieberâs 3D concert films, Never Say Never and Believe, frame him as a normal kid whoâs crazy about his fans. In The 1989 World Tour, Taylor Swift shares the stage with a parade of famous entertainers, as if to prove that all of those people really, truly like her. Compared with these nakedly promotional spectacles, Five Foot Twofeels intriguingly raw. Directed by Chris Moukarbel, who has also profiled Banksy and viral sensation Chris Crocker, the film is a vĂ©ritĂ©-style chronicle of Gagaâs life as she recorded, released, and promoted last yearâs Joanne, culminating with her Super Bowl Halftime Show performance in February. There are a few glamorous momentsâshe plays a stripped-down rendition of âBad Romanceâ at Tony Bennettâs 90th birthday gala, and she gathers an enormous crowd of fans in the desert for her âPerfect Illusionâ video. Performance footage is sparse. More often, we see Gaga working obsessively, hanging out with friends and family, and managing pain both physical and emotional. Five Foot Two is (among other things) a commercial, but itâs a commercial for Stefani Germanotta, the real person Lady Gaga spent nearly a decade hiding from public view. The film is a logical extension of Joanne, which Gaga named after an artistic aunt who died of lupus before she was born. In a departure from her three previous solo albums (and her 2014 detour into standards alongside Bennett), Gaga largely ditched dance-pop in favor of country-tinged power ballads. In public appearances, she dressed the way Bruce Springsteen might if he were contractually obligated to show some skin, in cropped T-shirts and tiny denim cutoffs with bandannas stuffed in the back pockets. Her Americana chic extended to a dive-bar tour sponsored by Bud Light and a track called âJohn Wayneâ that celebrates its subject as âblue collar and a red-state treasure.â After the Koonsian disappointment of her 2013 album ARTPOP, Joanne looked like an attempt to reintroduce Gaga as a relatable heartland gal who lusted over cowboys and drowned her sorrows over Pinot Grigio with her girlfriends. Moukarbelâs portrait of the real Stefani is comparatively light on Americana kitschâwhich makes sense, considering that she was born into a well-off family, raised in Manhattan, and has about as much in common with Middle American moms as she does with fantastical fame monsters. Instead, we get carefully measured, but often fascinating, snapshots of life as a 30-year-old star who wants to stop hiding behind the outsized persona she crafted a decade ago. Gaga has said that she only asked Moukarbel to turn off his camera a few times during production, and although that doesnât account for everything that must have gotten cut in editing, there are some open inclusions. We watch her lament the way her all-consuming career sabotages her romances, but she still makes time to keeps tabs on her friend and collaborator, Sonja Durham, who died of cancer this spring. Her chronic pain condition flares up, and she allows viewers to see her writhing on a couch, wondering aloud, âDo I look pathetic?â Thereâs a lot of crying, none of it melodramatic. As an artist, Gaga is revealed to be just as tireless and exacting as sheâs always seemed. Her relationship with collaborator Mark Ronson, whom she praises for being more respectful than other male producers, is warm and honest. They celebrate successful sessions and have productive arguments. She cries on his shoulder when sheâs worked herself ragged. On the set of âAmerican Horror Story,â whose cast she joined for seasons five and six, and in rehearsals for her Super Bowl set, she has minor breakdowns when decisions are made without her input, but quickly regains her composure. Before greeting her fans at the âPerfect Illusionâ shoot, she frets that theyâll be disappointed to see her without all the makeup and glitter. Her self-awareness is endearing. âI want to do the opposite of what everyone thinks Iâm going to do,â she announces in a meeting about the halftime show. âEverybody thinks Iâm gonna come out on a ****inâ throne, in a meat dress, with 90 shirtless men and unicorns.â Later, she shrugs off the inevitable analyses of the performance: âEveryoneâs gonna read into it what they want to read into it. Thatâs the way this goes.â Particularly for an artist who made her name dramatizing the ravages of fame, thatâs a surprisingly healthy attitude towards public scrutiny. The film isnât entirely free of contrived scenes. A lightly disguised Gaga makes a big show of buying Joanne at a Walmart. Moukarbel includes a conversation that seems calculated to generate headlines, where she vents about the way Madonna trashed her in the press: âThe only thing that really bothers me about her is that Iâm Italian and from New York, you know? So, like, if Iâve got a problem with somebody, Iâm gonna ****inâ tell you to your face⊠Telling me you think Iâm a piece of **** through the mediaâitâs like a guy passing me a note through his friend: âMy buddy thinks youâre hot.ââ Is it more mature to talk **** in a documentary you produced? These false notes aside, the film accomplishes what Joanne couldnât: It peels away even the new, âauthenticâ persona to give us a glimpse of what remains when Stefani Germanotta steps out of her Lady Gaga drag. She appears to be a smart, funny, sincere, and hard-working woman, as well as the same kind of anxiety-ridden control freak some of us will recognize from our own bathroom mirrors. Many of her fans miss the old, weird Gaga, clad in 18-inch platforms. I do, too. But if Stefani is here to stay, she might consider letting the person we meet in Five Foot Two sing on her next album. âGaga: Five Foot Twoâ streams on Netflix starting this Friday, September 22. 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Rat Boy 36,679 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I can't wait 2 here the real Stephanie spoke! Claudia Germanotter mis b so proud.  "dont trust this crooked manipulative rat!" - @NichuuB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loathereality 22,758 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 interesting... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ng 1,457 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 One more day  Gotta go sign up that free trial month right now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I. Am. So. Excited. For. This. âŻÍ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paw 62 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I just really appreciate that she decided to put a film out with Chris.. I know it's going to make a lot of connections for us.. everything is so great^_^ can't wait to hear she's back on stage.. the thing she loves the most! Paws up!!  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paw 62 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 13 minutes ago, Lee Ng said: One more day  Gotta go sign up that free trial month right now I was actually just thinking about this.. I wonder if there will be an increase in subscriptions..  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 59,929 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 why isnt it tomorrow yet Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddMeOnMYSPACE 1,815 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Pitchfork stanning? I can't wait to watch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 66,751 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 So many spoilers imo lol like damn w the quotes 2 excited to see it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gohan 15,114 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 It is RAW because Gaga is genuine in everything she does and she doesn't have to act in a documentary. Why can't people understand that tryna go ask Alice, tryna catch that rabbit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahkeenasitka 1,965 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Such a good review. Thrilled this documentary is coming out to be shared with us. I've been looking forward to this level of raw, authenticity from Gaga for so long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ng 1,457 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017  10 minutes ago, neptugne said: So many spoilers imo lol like damn w the quotes 2 excited to see it I have successfully avoided almost every spoiler related to the documentary except for the teaser ( not the trailer ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroon 49,685 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 @Satans Ex Wife merged your topic here  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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