Movie #1691 "Vox Lux" --- I wanted to see this movie because I am a big fan of Natalie Portman --- ever since I saw her in the small film "Beautiful Girls," and she shared screen time with another favorite Timothy Hutton --- she was his very young neighbor that he was enchanted with because she seemed so worldly in her thinking. I remember being so excited about this young girl's acting that I rented the film to show Dave how good she was, and we sat down and watched just her scenes because we were so impressed. So it's no wonder that she has become a top actress in hollywood. I had heard this film was "out there: and after the first disturbing scene, I was about to turn it off, but I kept watching and I'm glad I did, because I found it very entertaining. I felt this was the story of someone suffering from PTSD at a very young age who then has to deal with fame in the music industry at an equally young age. The audience is up front to experience just how difficult making music, being famous, and dealing with PTSD is, through the eyes of celeste. Young Celeste is played very well by Raffey Cassidy, and then when Portman shows up to play older Celeste about halfway through the film , Raffey slides into the party of Celeste's daughter, and she becomes a different character. But it's hard to watch anyone else with Portman's "out there" performance --- you may like it, you may not --- it took me a while to settle into it --- it's so difficult of a character to watch and like ---- by the end of the film we are treated to a mini concert of Vox Lux and we finally see what she is like in a performance --- what all the sturm and drang was all about! And it was quite impressive with Portman singing and dancing & make upped and costumed as the character. I liked it , but it isn't for everybody. And it takes a while to get into it. I would be anxious to hear from others who have seen the film. When it came out, it was touted for possible awards, and then after a week, the excitement died down --- now that I saw it, I was thinking Portman could have been honored with a nomination because it is a strong performance, but maybe it came out too late, and the Academy didn't know what to do with a performance that only is seen part time in the movie...... I give this a 4 out of 5.
"VOX LUX" 2018 118 minutes R rated
Vox Lux begins in 1999 when teenage sisters Celeste and Eleanor survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe — while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, the now 31-year-old Celeste (Natalie Portman) is mother to a teenage daughter of her own and struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention.
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