Maestro is not a pean to its protagonist, it’s a hard, strong unwavering exploration of the bad that lies within the good and vice versa. SUBSCRIBE to the channel here - https://bit.ly/35NEDO7 Maestro Movie Review by Sucharita Tyagi - A tragic hero. A character flaw. Struggle of good vs evil within the protagonist. External conflict driving the plot. Mention of a ghost. Bradley Cooper’s Maestro is a straight-up Shakespearean tragedy. Bradley Cooper, who has co-written the screenplay with Josh Singer then presents a boisterous portrait of a man who lived life king size, seemingly the only way he knew how, and yet treads carefully in an attempt to not turn his telling of the story of the legend of Leonard Bernstein into empty idol worship. For a lot of folks especially us Indian audience, this film is likely the first time we’d be introduced to the extended work of Leonard Bernstein, if not the very time you hear the name. As such, the film could have easily been about his various achievements in music, his philanthropic work, his stance on civic issues, in short all things that make him “great” in American history. Instead, Bradley Cooper’s portrayal of Maestro is that of a man far too fast and reckless, a self-fashioned modern day emperor of sorts, who craved wins and victories, but was equipped to only feel the satisfaction of success momentarily, before digging himself further into a hole of his own making. Attributing his success to equal parts luck, talent and determination, Leonard Bernstein questions his own relevance in various parts of the movie, most strikingly while in conversation with journalist John Gruen. He’s telling the man sitting in front of him, as much he is telling himself, about man falling into self-designed traps. He is also seen smoking throughout the film, I doubt there’s a single scene without a cigarette in Bradley’s Cooper’s hand. A physical, visible timer leading him to an early death brought on by excessive smoking. The film spans from 1943 to the late 80, with Bernstein in a GREAT rush in both his opening and closing sequences. In the 80s, he is seen brashly, rudely driving into a compound, parking his convertible bright red car with the number plate emblazoned with Maestro1 on the grass ruining a perfectly manicured garden, and then runs inside the building. Soon after you cut to him dancing at a club, shirt half open, sweating profusely, flirting with a young man, laughing uproariously as the REM song “it's the end of the world as we know it (and i feel fine)”, plays in the background, a song that references leonard Bernstein in the lyrics, the moment perfectly feeding into his megalomania. This giant of a film unfortunately probably won't be available to watch on a big screen in India, but do watch it on Netflix starting 20th of December. #Maestro #BradleyCooper #CareyMulligan #Netflix #SucharitaTyagi #MovieReview Maestro is a 2023 American biographical drama film that centers on the relationship between American composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre. It was directed by Bradley Cooper, from a screenplay he wrote with Josh Singer. It was produced by Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Fred Berner and Amy Durning. The film stars Carey Mulligan as Montealegre alongside Cooper as Bernstein; Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, and Sarah Silverman appear in supporting roles. Join me! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/su4ita/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Su4ita Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sucharitakapage Producer - Maitri Dharod Video editor – +919323003333 https://www.instagram.com/darkreationz/ Be decent people, Sucharita

• published: 19 Dec 2023
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