Only thirty-six at the time of his death from cancer in 1981, many of his fans weren’t even born when he died, but that hasn’t stopped a generation from connecting to the message of musician Bob Marley. Marley has basically become the kind of icon to today’s youth that Jim Morrison was a couple of decades ago. They wear T shirts and backpacks which feature Marley smoking a ridiculously exaggerated joint that unfortunately now forms the basis of his cultural significance rather than his music, but the new documentary Marley remedies that, giving us an in-depth portrait of the man behind the image. Bob Marley’s many fans all over the world should appreciate this long and thorough documentary that’s the final word on the pioneering reggae artist. Marley is an exhaustive parade of concert and candid footage, rare photos, and interviews with contemporaries, family members, former...
- 4/20/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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