gumzy3000 6,447 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I wish the film had a bit more diversity, knowing what Gaga stands for and all. I know this is a controversial topic but it didnāt feel like David Chapelle's character or the drag queens contributed much to the story. It literally felt like they were added in just so the film can barely pass as being not all white and cis. They felt like token characters to me. The fact that they advertised David Chapelleās character a lot in the trailers made it seem he would have a more pivotal role but I just didnāt get that character development I wanted from his character.Ā Ā trolly troll troll Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume Hamon 5,563 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I found the "argument in the bathtub" scene a tad under the rest of the movie in term of acting. That's the only small downsideĀ I see. Ā Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 87,365 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I feel like they say all the time Ally is super famous but it never really feels like that, it feels like she posted a video on YouTube, her video got some views, a week later she dropped an album and then next week got a GrammyĀ If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlash 14,539 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Ally's Grammys dress Ā . AlsoĀ the lighting of the Shallow performance. When we first see her performing it, it is pretty dark - both in the audience and on stage. But when you see these old guys watching a video of it, it looks like the middle of the day Ā Ew, David! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLa 18,565 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, Defmix100 said: And the thing thatļ»æ bothered me the most was the montage where they goļ»æ touriļ»æng felt a bit off in the edit when it transitions between songs then suddenly enļ»ædļ»æsļ»æ I found the touring montage was one of the things that benefited the most from the ASIB:Ā Encore edit. It felt much better paced and like a better representation of how much time was supposed to be passing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
babymonster 127 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 The absence of tears when Jackson fake cried in rehabĀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defmix100 5,553 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, Red said: I feel like they say all the time Ally is super famous but it never really feels like that, it feels like she posted a video on YouTube, her video got some views, a week later she dropped an album and then next week got a GrammyĀ do we know how long the time period was? I was guessing a year but I don't really know. I think they used the dog getting bigger as one of the visuals to show the passage of time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan 2,051 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 31 minutes ago, Red said: I feel like they say all the time Ally is super famous but it never really feels like that, it feels like she posted a video on YouTube, her video got some views, a week later she dropped an album and then next week got a GrammyĀ The movie time skips, itās not really a week. Itās more like months. Itās probably a year to a year and a half by the end of the film.Ā Ā The movie is shown in an unconventional way almost of story telling, almost like every scene is a specific memory ally remembers. Itās more of a memory-scrapbook collage of scenes in its storytelling rather than a conventional linear third person point of view.Ā Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 87,365 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 17 minutes ago, Defmix100 said: do we know how long the time period was? I was guessing a year but I don't really know. I think they used the dog getting bigger as one of the visuals to show the passage of time Ā 5 minutes ago, Ethan said: The movie time skips, itās not really a week. Itās more like months. Itās probably a year to a year and a half by the end of the film.Ā Ā The movie is shown in an unconventional way almost of story telling, almost like every scene is a specific memory ally remembers. Itās more of a memory-scrapbook collage of scenes in its storytelling rather than a conventional linear third person point of view.Ā I know it's several months, my point is that Ally's fame feels very sudden and meteoric, also at the same time it feels like she is not famous at all cause she never meets a fan, or goes to an interview, we don't know how much she sold, we know that she went viral and won a Grammy, das it.Ā If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtahere12428 2,850 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 That pop music is the villain of it all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoni 5,332 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Woohoo said: that there's no interview scene / interaction with fans / scene where she's producing an instrumental with some cameos of herĀ producers Wow, I never thought about this. Considering this is about a rise to stardom, I'd love to see what it's like behind the scenes before and after an artist's first big interview and the first time they can't Ā leave their hotelĀ because fans are surrounding it lolĀ My name isn't Timmers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glamourpuss 29,062 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Woohoo said: that there's no interview scene / interaction with fans / scene where she's producing an instrumental with some cameos of herĀ producers I thought that was a good thing though. Even though the movie is called A Star is Born and is about the rise of a star, I liked how the focus was on the relationship and not the fame and everything else that makes a star because she wasn't truly a star until the song at the end. Not only that but it would have taken away the magic of fame and becoming a star if we saw all the tedious behind the scenes stuff. I feel that it would have been irrelevant to the story overall.Ā Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson123 31,103 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 āWhy Did You Do That?ā Should have never been part of the movie. What a horrible song.Ā Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gag 22,449 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 29 minutes ago, Ethan said: The movie time skips, itās not really a week. Itās more like months. Itās probably a year to a year and a half by the end of the film.Ā Ā The movie is shown in an unconventional way almost of story telling, almost like every scene is a specific memory ally remembers. Itās more of a memory-scrapbook collage of scenes in its storytelling rather than a conventional linear third person point of view.Ā This is it. Iāve always felt that this was very intentional. When youāre in love/experiencing the heights and depths of a relationship, time feels secondary. We have NO real concept of how much time elapsed between them meeting and the ending, but it doesnāt matter ā just their love does. headspin, happiness, DEĢ¤Ģ£AĢ¢ĢÆĶĢTĶĶĢĢĢ«HĶ”Ķ ĢĢ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gag 22,449 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Iāve alwaysĀ disliked Allyās character. I felt she was unreasonable a lot of the time (e.g. making fun of Jackās fatherās alcoholism and death but then getting offended that he called her ugly in the bathtub scene āĀ and then not apologising after Jack apologises). Not really a fault of the movie as good characters have flaws but I donāt really see anyone express this opinion.Ā I also thought Daveās part leanedĀ on the āmagical negroā trope a tad too muchĀ but any character outside of Ally and JackĀ were so inconsequential that the same thing could be said about any side characters. headspin, happiness, DEĢ¤Ģ£AĢ¢ĢÆĶĢTĶĶĢĢĢ«HĶ”Ķ ĢĢ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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