I honestly do believe that if you have a documentary about a famous, beloved singer that tells you so much about the subject, with intimate footage and how they practice their craft and the eventual downfall of of the celebrity, while reminding us that they are human, a fun biopic is not what is needed.
In the same vein as the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, this is not only extraordinarily sanitized, having the family stamp of approval (something the Asif Kapadia film did not have) but portraying them as blameless saints when in actuality they were far from perfect. The same as the Whitney film, when you have powerful people still working in the industry who want to protect their image, they will tell lies to in order to make themselves look great.
The fact is, both Houston and Winehouse were taken advantage of by the music industry, and by the men around them. And while it wasn't entirely on those two factors that the singers ended up where they did, it certainly contributed to it. Addicts don't just become addicts. There is always a inciting incident that starts it.
Any Winehouse was very clear in her words about music and the fame. She wanted people to feel the raw vulnerability in her songwriting. She didn't want packed stadiums as she was an old school jazz musician. And what flipped her over the edge was being forced to do things she didn't want to do when she was in a vulnerable state.
The movie does the complete opposite of what Amy really felt like, what happened to her and what she said. The lead actress Marisa Abela was really great as Amy, but this jumbled up so many things that made Amy the complex, yet once in a lifetime phenomenal talent that she was, it is not worth watching.
Want to find out about the real Amy? Watch the 2015 documentary or just sit back and listen to her music.
In the same vein as the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, this is not only extraordinarily sanitized, having the family stamp of approval (something the Asif Kapadia film did not have) but portraying them as blameless saints when in actuality they were far from perfect. The same as the Whitney film, when you have powerful people still working in the industry who want to protect their image, they will tell lies to in order to make themselves look great.
The fact is, both Houston and Winehouse were taken advantage of by the music industry, and by the men around them. And while it wasn't entirely on those two factors that the singers ended up where they did, it certainly contributed to it. Addicts don't just become addicts. There is always a inciting incident that starts it.
Any Winehouse was very clear in her words about music and the fame. She wanted people to feel the raw vulnerability in her songwriting. She didn't want packed stadiums as she was an old school jazz musician. And what flipped her over the edge was being forced to do things she didn't want to do when she was in a vulnerable state.
The movie does the complete opposite of what Amy really felt like, what happened to her and what she said. The lead actress Marisa Abela was really great as Amy, but this jumbled up so many things that made Amy the complex, yet once in a lifetime phenomenal talent that she was, it is not worth watching.
Want to find out about the real Amy? Watch the 2015 documentary or just sit back and listen to her music.
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