Moving, Magical, Marvelous

Rating: 10/10 (5 November 2018)

I saw A Star Is Born (2018) opening weekend, having never seen any of the other three adaptations. I had no idea what to expect, no idea what the story really WAS, I only knew I was excited for Bradley Cooper's directorial debut and Lady Gaga's acting debut. That, and I knew it was a film involving music and love - the two things that will always steal my heart. I watched it the one time and it has not left my mind since. It broke me but still somehow inspired me and set me on fire. This movie is about so much. It HOLDS so much. It's about love, it's about struggle, it's about pain, mental health, substance abuse, the tragedy that can come from those things. But also, the beauty. You can see and feel when watching this film that everyone involved poured their hearts into it. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga have the most authentic chemistry I may have ever seen on film, or perhaps even off. The respect and admiration they have for each other in real life carries through into their characters and their stories and makes this film so REAL. You will fall in love, you will laugh, you will cry. I can not recommend this movie enough. The music is incredible, the acting is phenomenal, the composition of this entire film is nothing short of a masterpiece and it will stay in my heart forever. Watch it and fall in love.