The montage of Ally on tour with Jackson now includes a scene of them writing a song together (“Clover”) as well as several additional shots of them living and touring together set to a cover of “Midnight Special.” In the extended cut, the time between these two performances is almost doubled. This crescendos, a bit too quickly, with her performance of Always Remember Us This Way. In the original cut of the film, we see a short montage of Ally on the road performing with Jackson.
Speaking of moments that shouldn’t have been cut from the movie, one of the most substantive additions included in the extended cut of A Star Is Born follows the performance of Shallow. In a film that smartly uses songs as a textual component of the narrative, it’s a real shame that a song so integral to understanding Ally’s love for Jackson was cut from the theatrical cut. Ally dedicates and performs the song for Jackson at their wedding reception in one of the most beautiful moments in the film. The extra footage is set against the backdrop of Ally and Jackson’s wedding party. 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.Not only is “Is That Alright?” one of the best songs to come out of the 2018 version of A Star Is Born, but its inclusion helps bring greater depth to the central romance. 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.
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