I am a student in Southampton and i enjoy most things, although I can't think of anything better tha...
I am a student in Southampton and i enjoy most things, although I can't think of anything better than sitting back and listening to a bit of good music, and if you want to know what I consider good music, then check out the reviews to find out.
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As you may have seen from some of my other reviews, i am a huge fan of Bob Dylan's work, and as such this is the film for someone like me, but then even if you are just getting into him, or simply want to find out about the sixties and how his career started then take a look at this.
The film documents Dylan's rise from student to rock icon, beginning in the 1950s and continuing up until his motorcycle accident in 1966, which may seem quite a short period of time, but in the life of Bob Dylan, this is simply one small part of it. The story of this part fo his early career is told through his music, along with others, and interviews with both Dylan himself and some of the people that knew him from that era, such as Joan Baez, Suze Rotolo and Allen Ginsberg. They each provide an interesting take on his life and the man he was, often telling of different sides of his character and providing often conflicting opions and nuances about certain events, which allows the viewer to devlop a better picture of the events.
Much of the information of his early life will be nuggets that have been known for years by hardcore Dylan fans, but some of the glimses and looks at his life by those who knew him best provide a more detailed insight than that which was already known. The way in which it is portrayed, with transistions between videos of performances and talking heads, is well done, and it never feels slow-going or poorly put together, with Martin Scorsese outdoing himself on this one.
The bonus performances that are also provided, which includes live versions of Blowin' In The Wind, Girl Of The North Country and Like A Rolling Stone (From the 'Albert Hall' show), and spectacular footage of left out material from Don't Look Back, a Dylan biopic from 1965, of Love Minus Zero/ No Limit and Does She Need Me (I Can't Leave Her Behind), a recording of Dylan trying out a new song in his hotel room, the full performance of which can be found on the Genuine Bootleg Series Volume 2, and some other bootleg disks.
Comparing this to the likes of Don't Look Back, this is more of a biography and focuses less on what Dylan did, and looking instead at how he developed as a musician and how he dealt with certain situations. This is also a cram-packed biography, packing in almost three and a half hours to cover the period of about 10 years.
Ultimately, this is the era of Dylan that is often the most fascinating and is when his fame was at its peak, although i would implore anyone that likes it to explore other albums outside the 60s, although the majority of material from that era is spectacular in itself. This is a great 2 DVD set that provides one of the best Dylan documentaries ever made, with the CD set that goes with it making a great additon and look at some of the other facets of the great man. If you like Dylan, then you will love this, but even if you don't give it a try and you just may begin to like him yourself.
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