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CNS/USCCB (K. Jensen) review
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A Star is Born [2018] (directed and screenplay cowritten by Bradley Cooper along with Eric Roth and Will Fetters based on the 1954 and 1976 screenplays by Moss Hart and John Gregory Donne, Joan Didion and Frank Pierson respectively, based on the story by William A. Wellman and Robert Carson) continues and IMPROVES UPON a Hollywood-spun Cinderella story where where "the Prince" who lifts her up is tragically flawed and yet, does something right.
So here country music but hard drinking superstar Jackson Maine (played wonderfully by Bradley Cooper himself) stumbles upon a sweet if utter unconfident singer named Ally (played by Lady Gaga who proves here THAT SHE CAN ACT) and lifts her up to Grammy-level stardom.
As a Christian, indeed CATHOLIC, how can I not love this story? It reminds us that ALL OF US are more than just our sins (even though those sins exist, and yes, WE PAY FOR THEM). Still, all of us are capable of doing something good, and leaving a legacy that is kind.
And so even as we, along with Jack's friends watch him tragically self-destruct, we also see Ally literally GAIN HER VOICE and succeed. And in her kindness she does understand all along that it was Jackson who first believed in her even when she didn't yet believe in herself.
What a story / film at a time when perhaps in a new way we're being told that _the only way_ to "the top" is "by our own bootstraps." No. All of us owe a lot to those who surround us.
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