A masterfully and meticulously crafted SATIRE on the music industry. With incredibly powerful performances by Natalie Portman and Jude Law.
I spent this entire movie confused, lost and irritated until the final scene (the concert) when it all clicked into place and I literally laughed out loud.
I don't want to give too much away but understand that if something is bad or doesn't make sense (like the music/choreography for example), it is intended to be that way.
Don't focus too much on the terrorism, it's not a metaphor or a focal point of the movie, it's just a thing that happens to make the plot more interesting.
Probably a play on the Manchester bombing at the Ariana Grande concert. Which would make a lot of sense as they are clearly channeling many different pop stars throughout the film.
When she is an unstable, estranged mother, she's channeling Britney Spears. When she's dealing with the terrorist attack, it's Ariana Grande. When she's having her drugged out breakdown, she's Demi Lovato.
When she pulls through it all and goes out to perfectly perform a cheesy, not great performance to a crowd of roaring, brainwashed fans, the joke of it all finally comes together.
Having said all that, I can't say that I really LIKED the movie. But it not meant to be liked. It's meant to make a statement about the absurdity of the music industry and what it does to people.
I think people who feel that it was convoluted or didn't have a point, simply missed the point. In my opinion, every second of this film was 100% intentional and the point of it all was quite clear and well, poignant.
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