Is there something writer/director Brady Corbet wants to say about the transformation of tragedy into mass entertainment? The dulling effect of an entertainment industry to grind up human beings and re-purpose them into shiny, inauthentic, easily marketable figurines? I don't know. Vox Lux stars Natalie Portman as the adult Celeste, a survivor of a school shooting as a teen who became an international pop star in the months after. I don't know what this movie was trying to say about anything. Rating: R (Language|Drug Content|Some Strong Violence) Eighteen years later, Celeste now finds herself on the comeback trail when a scandal, personal struggles and the pitfalls of fame threaten her career. Guided by her sister and a talent manager, the young phenom transforms into a rising pop star with a promising future. Her talent shines through during the memorial service when she sings a song that touches the hearts of the mourners. The music performed by Celeste in the film has a much clearer origin than the character herself, as it was all written by pop star Sia specifically for the film, something that was especially exciting for Portman, who told Variety that she had been a "fan of Sia for a long time."Ĭeleste in Vox Lux isn't based on any particular person, but rather is made up of different parts borrowed from a number of pop stars including Kanye West, Sia, and perhaps a little Lady Gaga thrown in for good measure.Celeste is a 13-year-old music prodigy who survives a horrific school shooting in Staten Island, N.Y., in 1999. However, she added that her performance was "not inspired by a particular pop star." "I watched a lot of documentaries about various female pop stars before starting, and it was very helpful to kind of get of what that life is like on the road," Portman said. Hopefully he likes it."įrazer Harrison/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesĪs for Portman's portrayal, the actress told Variety that she watched several documentaries about female pop stars for inspiration - including films about Madonna and Lady Gaga, the latter of whom has drawn comparisons to Celeste. I don’t know what to take seriously or not, to be honest, so I don’t ever find anything he says to be particularly offensive. "If anything, I feel like the character’s closest to Kanye West," Corbet told Vulture. However, Corbet did namedrop one musician who may have inspired the character's creation more than anyone else: Kanye West. The character is a fictional character so I wouldn’t end up insulting anyone." "You never want people to take the comparison the wrong way. There are certain character traits or parts of the story that evoke real-life people," Corbet said. "The idea was that the character would be sort of an amalgamation of many, many, many, different real-life personages. Indeed, Corbet revealed to Vulture that Celeste is meant to be a combination of multiple famous people - though he didn't reveal which ones. A talent manager sees her potential and helps craft her into a pop superstar, who then attempts a comeback years later after many scandals and paying the high cost of fame.īut even though Celeste isn't a real person, that doesn't mean the character wasn't inspired by some actual celebrities. The tragedy inspires her and her sister to write a song, which Celeste performs at a memorial service on television and earns her 15 minutes of fame. The film was written by its director, Brady Corbet, and it tells the story of Celeste, who survives a school shooting at the age of 13. But is the film fictional like A Star Is Born, or a biopic like Bohemian Rhapsody? Is Celeste from Vox Lux based on a real person?Ĭeleste is a fully fictional character, and her story is also completely made up. Vox Lux, which stars Natalie Portman as pop star Celeste Montgomery, is already earning rave reviews and will be looking to make a big splash at the box office when it opens Dec. There's still one hard-hitting drama about a troubled singer on the way. Recent releases A Star Is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody both set the box office on fire and dominated the pop culture conversation for a period, but the season isn't over yet. For whatever reason, the fall of 2018 has been the season of big dramas about pop stars.
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