Marley

Bob Marley. A man and a legend who preached peace, love, and harmony above everything. Quoted as saying that his life isn't important unless he helps other people. An incredible man with a musical talent everyone could see and feel even when he was young.

Marley is a testament to his life. It takes us from his birth, through his life, and finally to his death and legacy. Being a documentary this could have easily fallen into a trap of only having "talking heads" on the screen, never turning to the man this film was about, but thankfully it didn't. Kevin Macdonald made this movie the way I think Bob would have wanted it. Leaving it open to public opinion. Should Bob do this concert? Should he skip it? He didn't care. He just wanted to play his music

Filled with music and incredible archive footage of Bob Marley himself, this movie has everything. A glorious life story to tell, fantastic music, and smart editing make this a documentary you can't miss!

Starting where he was born we get to see how Bob grew up. The groups he was a part of growing up and the music he created with those groups. I didn't know all the music he created when he was younger and that he started with Ska. The group he was a part of started out by copying white groups of similar sounds and then put a Jamaican twist usually with ska in the background. It was just great seeing him grow.

And learning all the influence he had all over the world. His country was in political turmoil so he went to London to keep trying his luck at playing his music all over the world. The people of Jamaica asked him to come back and perform. And he did just that! His style, Reggae, is one genre of music that can unify everyone. It's incredible and it's shown throughout the movie.

One of my favorite parts of this movie was the archive footage. I obviously had never seen Bob Marley live before. I hadn't even seen footage of him live, even though I know now that I could have found it pretty easily. He was a great performer and the spliced in footage is proof of that. A man who died too young due to a lack of medical checkups and staff on tour, his legacy lives on in his music and now in this documentary

If you love his music and what he stood for, even if you just like his music and don't know everything he accomplished see this movie. It's a documentary you must see!

8/10