Moonage Daydream
A cinematic odyssey featuring never-before-seen footage exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Documentaries, Music
- Stars: David Bowie, Iman, Lou Reed, Tina Turner, Russell Harty, Dick Cavett, Bing Crosby, Elizabeth Taylor, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Max von Sydow, Charlie Chaplin, Max Schreck, Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder, Mick 'Woody' Woodmansey, Ken Fordham, Brian Wilshaw, Geoffrey MacCormack, John 'Hutch' Hutchinson, Mike Garson
- Director: Brett Morgen
Comments
- francescoiacono - 11 January 2023
Wasted opportunity
As much as I was excited to see Moonage Daydream, the documentary on David Bowie, I could not possibly immagine that the director could get this so utterly wrong. 2.15 hours with Bowie always on the screen, he is the only person talking (sometimes we are not the best at making sense of who/what we are and where we are going). The end result is utterly one-dimensional. Very little background is given on Bowie and how he ended up becoming who he was. Very little mention of what actually happened in his life, the people he met (very little on life in Berlin, not one mention for Lou Reed, Iggy Pop or even Mick Ronson). That little there is on private life is actually almost irritatingly edulcorated (no mention of first wife, of son who is an accomplished director, and nothing on young daughter). Very little new footage (I had seen many bits already). As a documentary is a failure. It does have some nice editing bits, and sound is (as expected) top notch. - originlove - 26 November 2022
A New Spin On The Documentary Apropos To Bowie
A must see for any fan of Bowie, rock and rollers or new converts waiting in the wings. This blend of his music, words, concerts, interviews are interwoven perfectly with a new spin on the documentary. It's an audio visual art experience with a philosophy that only David could articulate.
I wish I'd been able to see this in IMAX as it was originally released. If you're able to then at least have a quality sound system and I'd suggest turning off the lights in order to experience the kaleidoscope of colors.
David's arc of maturity is well expressed here. He was always authentically, and unabashedly, himself but we're allowed to travel along with him as he changes. And perhaps you may have your own metamorphosis during this experience.
There are moments where you feel like a spectator and some that are so personal that I felt as if he were speaking directly to me. It's bittersweet knowing I was interacting with a pieces of him that we never knew existed. Don't blink, listen well and stay until the VERY end or you'll miss a sliver of the Thin White Duke himself, which can equate to a mountain, at times.
