Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World

I'm a die-hard Bowie fan from before Ziggy Stardust. This new release confirmed my hopes & desires to see something different about Mr. Jones so I was pleasantly surprised. It may not be especially interesting to casual fans, but Bowie zealots will treasure these new interviews with friends who document the making of an icon. It examines how Bowie was responsible for pioneering the most groundbreaking fashion trends of the twentieth century. How he refused to conform to 'masculine' expectations and ended up changing the face of music. His shifting identities served a purpose, but even when all the "confusion" is stripped away, he still retained an enigmatic mystique. Sadly, there's no Bowie music in this, but it's well constructed and overall, the movie serves to help illuminate to Bowie fans on who the man really was.

Not enough real info about his music, writing process, inspiration, and how he created his music. Too much info about inconsequential things. The entire production was marred by a horrible sound mix that was constantly loud then soft with no consistency. The music that they put in made it sound like a cheap expose from TMZ, and it had no relationship to the wonderful music that he wrote.

If it hadn't been for a few good interviews with David, seemingly made by others in different times (plus an odd phone video that is nevertheless quite interesting) this almost tabloid style tale of David Bowie's life wouldn't have been worth watching and certainly isn't worthy for such a great and unique artist like David Bowie.

Some people from Bowie's life tell a few stories, but the life story that this film attempts to illuminate is sketchy and jumpy, which is only underlined by the interspersed still photos typically from the wrong era and usually the wrong video material for the events being presented and multiple times also being repeated for seemingly no good reason. It's like a film school project and I'm not sure Andersson is passing the exam either.

I hadn't seen much of this before, so found it somewhat interesting nevertheless, but the absence of any Bowie music made the experience very odd and the editing, well, it's not very good, is it?

"The Man Who Changed The World" is yet another celebrity-documentary to be released in the wake of the tragic death of pop-idol, David Bowie in 2016.

There can be no denying that at the very pinnacle of his popularity - Bowie had a phenomenal influence (as had Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson) on the direction of pop music and on the contemporary fashions of his generation.

Through stills, interviews, and film clips (from various stages in Bowie's career) - "The Man Who Changed The World" offers the viewer a fond reminiscence of a dynamic individual who was greatly admired, emulated, and respected by millions of adoring fans from all across the face of this planet.

The content was interesting and highlights how Bowie was always ahead of the trends in music creativity, fashion, and the ways in which the music industry operated, which explains how he got his reputation as a music genius and legend.

Do not watch this if you want to hear any of his recordings or see concert footage as there isn't any. Either the producers didn't want to fork out for the licensing fees or Bowie's estate did not give permission for their use.

The sound editing is pathetic with massive changes in volume throughout which is quite annoying.

It is these last two points that resulted in me only rating this documentary 5/10.