![]() This is barely acknowledged by her team, and Celeste masks her fear throughout most of the second act of the film. Instead, everyone treats her as the pop persona - even her sister, who sends her out on a stage in front of thousands of people without thinking about how this could be another threat to Celeste's life. No one seems to think how a shooting connected to Celeste and her music may affect her. However, an underlying factor in Celeste's erratic behavior is a recent shooting in Croatia, in which those involved were wearing the sparkly, futuristic masks featured in Celeste's first music video. The older Celeste is clearly changed by fame and the industry as the character goes in a completely different direction. Even though it remains unspoken, the audience knows she is in shock, yet her circle remains unhelpful.įlashing forward to 2017, Portman takes over the character of Celeste as the adult version. The tragedy at the beginning of the film is barely talked about but rather ignored by everyone who is responsible for young Celeste. Viewers watch as Celeste seems to frequently leave her body and go through the motions for obvious reasons, as well as some other unknown explanation that viewers do not get until the end of the film. Moments and emotions that are unspoken are what Vox Lux do best. She is neither shocked nor excited, but rather numb, and rarely has anything to say about it. This is obvious whenever Young Celeste seems to get one career win after another without expressing any sort of emotion about it. Suddenly, everyone knows the 13-year-old's name, without her getting the chance to process what happened at her school. When it's over, you may not be sure what you've just seen, but you'll know you've definitely seen something.The film, as well as Celeste's success, takes off pretty quickly. ![]() The music by the moody genius Scott Walker, with pop songs written by the extremely talented Sia, crystallizes Vox Lux, making it sound serious and authentic. Corbet's camera smoothly glides behind her as she struts into some situations and staggers out of others though darker, the style here is weirdly similar to that of A Star Is Born. In the movie's second half, Portman gets to rage, cajole, break down, get high, be indignant, be fabulous, and be a star so big that she claims to be the "new testament." She adopts a tough New York accent and lots of swagger. But ultimately, when Celeste takes the stage in the movie's colorful final act, it's not entirely clear what the movie meant to say by all this. A gunshot wound kick-starts Celeste's career, and another violent attack launches her latest big show. The movie more or less places pop music side by side with brutal acts of terrorism. ![]() Written and directed by actor-turned-filmmaker Brady Corbet, Vox Lux is very much an anti- A Star Is Born it shows the dark side of showbiz, wherein virtually nothing is sacred. Still, Portman's nervy performance and the movie's dazzling cinematography and haunting music make it worth a look. This drama set in the pop music world has plenty to say, but its delivery of its message doesn't quite work. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. But it has enough flash and dazzle to make it worth a look. The movie's tone is downbeat, and its messages are rather vague. Other sexual moments are suggested or discussed. A man is shown in nongraphic sexual situations with an underage teen girl, and another teen girl is said to have lost her virginity. Language is strong, with uses of "f-k," "s-t," "bitch," and more. Teen drinking is strongly implied (a teen girl vomits after a night out) characters also use drugs (getting quite high) and drink, and there are many mentions of drugs. Celeste is said to have a bullet lodged in her spine, and there are other descriptions of violence. Automatic weapons are fired, and characters (many of them teens) get shot, bleed, and die. There are two sequences with graphic violence: the school shooting and a terrorist attack. Parents need to know that Vox Lux is a music-industry drama about a singer named Celeste who rises to stardom after surviving a school shooting.
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