Hippie_Shawn

This movie was so awful, and anyone that enjoyed it is not a real and true Bob Marley fan. This movie best serves as a movie that you don’t actually watch, and just have it playing in the background. If you actually care to learn about his life from birth to death, and you want to understand the significance of his career, then I strongly suggest and recommend that you watch a documentary called “Marley”, which came out in 2012. This is arguably the best place to go learn in depth about who Bob Marley was, and why he was incredibly special. My main issues and problems with this movie is that there was not a whole lot that was discussed. There were significant portions of his life that either were not talked about, or they were skimmed over quickly. This movie only talked about 1 single album, and even this was lacking.I saw this in theatres with no subtitles, and the accents were so thick that I almost never knew what was being said, or what was happening. I got lost and had no idea what was going on. Most of the time, the movie just felt like it was footage of the actor in a studio with Bob’s voice dubbed over. There was too much singing, and not enough content. I truly am so confused on what the point of this movie was. I am a huge Marley fan, and this movie made me feel confused, I did not learn anything new, and it felt embarrassing how little they covered on his life. I felt devastatingly disappointed on how botched this was. It felt more like a cash money grab. If you are genuinely curious about his life and are just starting to get into him or want to learn more, this abomination of a film is the worst place to start. Don’t waste your time or money.