A Star Is Born (2018)
Figures
Form & technique
- The film's sonic landscape, particularly the diegetic music and Jackson's tinnitus
- The ideological conflict between Jackson's "Americana rock" and Ally's mainstream pop music
Tropes
- Bradley Cooper's dual role as director and lead actor (Jackson Maine)
- Ally's transformation from "natural" songwriter to pop star → The Intertextual Star Persona
- The 2018 film as the fourth major cinematic version of the story
- Jackson Maine's characterization as a vulnerable, substance-abusing artist → The Fragile Alpha
- The metaphorical and physical role of the characters' voices
- The romantic relationship between Jackson and Ally
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