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In all honesty, Cooper has quite the challenge in making his audience develop the same level of passion and admiration as Jackson does for struggling, aspiring nightclub singer Ally (Lady Gaga in her first leading role). The story maintains focus on the folktale-like journey of two lonely people on contrary paths of their careers brought together by their passion for music and each other. Although the production only credits the '54 musical with Judy Garland and the '76 drama with Barbra Streisand, this latest adaptation clearly takes inspiration from each of its three predecessors - insecurities about the female protagonist's nose from George Cukor's film or Cooper looking like a modernized version of Kris Kristofferson - while still adding a few new surprises. Wellman's 1937 classic, in which Cooper also stars as famous country musician battling substance abuse Jackson Maine. Making his directorial debut, Bradley Cooper demonstrates this in A Star Is Born, the fourth remake of William A. This really isn't the type of movie I'd normally be into, and honestly from the trailers I thought it looked like s***, but hey, when it works it work, and this works.Like the great masterpieces of literature, some stories are simply eternal and timeless, perfectly capturing the human condition in relatable themes for future generations to enjoy with fresh, contemporary eyes. It's an over-the-top and melodramatic story, but somehow he directs it in a way that never feels that way, which is honestly a work of magic on his part. I think a big part of that is Bradley Cooper's direction, he makes the whole thing feel real and grounded and keeps us with him. There's something about A Star is Born that feels much more genuine in its motivations.

It doesn't have the same sense of grotesque self-importance that something like This is Us on TV or any number of Oscar bait movies past have had in their tear-porn intentions. However, I can't deny that the manipulation works and I was weirdly never bothered by the manipulation.

It's tear porn, and it's explicit and deliberate in is manipulative intentions. Here's the thing: this movie is manipulative as hell, don't try to deny it.