SummaryCelebrating the life of Tupac Shakur, one off the top-selling hip-hop artists of all time, this film explores Shakur's life viscerally and dramatically through his own words and music. (Paramount Pictures)
Directed By:Lauren Lazin
Tupac: Resurrection
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66
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8.7
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Resurrection is a revelation.
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The result isn't a fragmentary experience so much as an evocative collage.
75
If you've never heard his voice, this is your chance, and you should take it.
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This fine, persuasive movie will have to serve as his testament, and it's a fitting one. How many men can say they wrote their own epitaphs in their own blood?
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It borders on deification. Yet Tupac: Resurrection is still a strong film, with some genuinely revealing insights into the life of its charismatic and paradoxical subject.
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Doesn't pretend to be objective, and the film derives much of its power from the way it invites audiences to look at the rapper's life and times through his own soulful, animated eyes. It doesn't always succeed, and there are times when it feels terribly strained.
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MTV offers an airbrushed portrait that does nothing but perpetuate the myth of an "angelic" hoodlum.
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8.7
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Apr 24, 2012
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One of the greatest documentaries I have ever seen. What separates this from the rest is the fact that Tupac himself (who died seven years before this was released) narrates his life story and takes us on a powerful journey. From his early days of poverty in Brooklyn all the way to his fatal shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. Loyal Pac fans will love this and those that didn't know too much about the slain rapper will be introduced into a musician many believe to be the greatest of all time.
Production Company:
- Amaru Entertainment Inc.
- MTV Films
Release Date:Nov 14, 2003
Duration:1 h 52 m
Rating:R
Tagline:In his own words
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Black Reel Awards
• 3 Nominations
International Documentary Association
• 1 Nomination
