Produced by the USA and Germany, this documentary highlights the career and life of the legendary British superstar David Bowie. The film mostly focusses on the time period from the early 1970s up until the early 1990s.
As the film begins by recalling the early 1970s, what a truly psychedelic vibe it creates. The era is greatly reflected with a superb mix of animated footage, actual footage (including live concerts) and song recordings. And of course, those special fashions of the early 70s! The unique mixing style continues throughout the film in later time periods and includes excerpts from classic movies.
The scenes of Bowie's musings of life are often fascinating though some of them could have been edited. During one scene, he seems to be encouraging how life should be for people. From today's perspective, this might seem inappropriate as it is coming from someone with great advantages and privileges; the average person could never be anywhere close to the life he was living. But it's important to keep in mind that this was expressed during an era when there was much less distance among the socioeconomic classes than there is now. So, the philosophy seems right for its time period.
In the end, the film seems perhaps a bit long but with its focus on such a fascinating subject, this seems to matter little. - dbamateurcritic.
As the film begins by recalling the early 1970s, what a truly psychedelic vibe it creates. The era is greatly reflected with a superb mix of animated footage, actual footage (including live concerts) and song recordings. And of course, those special fashions of the early 70s! The unique mixing style continues throughout the film in later time periods and includes excerpts from classic movies.
The scenes of Bowie's musings of life are often fascinating though some of them could have been edited. During one scene, he seems to be encouraging how life should be for people. From today's perspective, this might seem inappropriate as it is coming from someone with great advantages and privileges; the average person could never be anywhere close to the life he was living. But it's important to keep in mind that this was expressed during an era when there was much less distance among the socioeconomic classes than there is now. So, the philosophy seems right for its time period.
In the end, the film seems perhaps a bit long but with its focus on such a fascinating subject, this seems to matter little. - dbamateurcritic.