- Culture
- 02 Oct 17
Five Foot Two is not just a journalistic documentary, which can be seen on Netflix. It is also the diary of a woman who is an incredibly gifted musician, and socially relevant as a symbol for all those who do not want to adapt to what is perceived as normal. Gaga: Five Foot Two treats, singer-songwriter Lady Gaga’s life as being one split between glamor, fame and chronic illness.
"I do not want this movie to be an advertisement for me, why you should like me, and you think I'm perfect."
Offering a new scope on her private life, as never-seen-before, the documentary deals with Gaga's life in recent years, from the creation of her album 'Joanne' and her great Super Bowl performance to her struggles with anxiety, body pain, paranoia, drug and alcohol abuse. Gaga shows, with a certain naivety and simplicity how there is in fact life behind the whole glitter facade.
The 31-year-old admits her worst fears in front of the camera and reveals a new side to her identity. Speaking openly about her severe physical pain caused by the chronic fibromyalgia disease, in one heart-rending scene, the pop diva reveals her fear of not being able to have children because of illness and hip surgery.
In the opening scene of the documentary, Gaga is getting a massage in her Malibu home and explains to the camera that when she gets depressed, her body goes into a full-body spasm. "I just think about other people that have maybe something like this, that are struggling to figure out what it is, and they don't have the money to have somebody help them," she says while sobbing.
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The audience doesn´t really get close to Lady Gaga in this documentary, but that's not the goal either. It illustrates the efforts that are needed to not only compose hits like "Bad Romance" or to plan the Super Bowl half-time show, but to lead the life of an artistic figure – e.g. wild dancing in the desert, although suffering in pain due to her disease. Gaga - Five Foot Two will be an impressive message to all those who dream of being as famous as Mother Monster.
'Five Foot Two' is on Netflix since 22th September worldwide.