A masterpiece that moved me

Rating: 10/10 (14 October 2018)

I am not a person who is emotionally moved, especially by movies, but thus one has stuck with me for days. I saw it opening weekend just out of curiosity and did not expect at all to be so blown away.
The themes of the movie are overpowering and will leave you just thinking about it for days. Love, addiction, ambition, abandonment. I'm still finding new layers.
The love story was believable and breathtaking. I'd watch this 100 times more just to watch them fall in love again in front of me. The directing and camera work really makes you feel like you're a part of that process. And the music keeps you right there. The soundtrack and score is perfection.
One thing I've found interesting is the reviews talking about jealousy- Jackson jealous of Ally's rising stardom. I didn't take this at all but what I felt was that Cooper really portrayed jack's escalating downward spiral as a result of feeling abandoned by Ally. Once the manager entered the picture he lost his partner, his muse, and his rediscovered joy in his art. And for what? For her to relinquish her art to the pop machine.
The ending was tough. So beautifully tragic. Go see it. You won't regret it. Oscars all around!