Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy

The documentary is well-produced and emotionally impactful, but it lacks objectivity and balance. It fails to fully investigate systemic responsibility and instead fixates too much on Travis Scott's persona, undermining its own stated conclusions. The editing choices from the ominous music to the lingering shots of distressed fans feel crafted to steer emotion rather than inform. By leaning heavily into aesthetic mood and symbolic blame, Trainwreck misses an opportunity to ask deeper, harder questions about Live Nation, security protocols, city planning, and crowd control. Instead, it subtly nudges viewers toward a singular emotional conclusion, even while claiming neutrality. That disconnect is why it doesn't fully succeed as a documentary.

I have no formal training in how to rate a documentary. I can only give my opinion.

Honestly, I appreciated this one. This event is of significant interest to me because I am from Houston, and remember hearing about this on the news. Travis Scott, in my opinion, brought disgrace to Houston. The fact that he gets to carry on with his life of luxury and others don't is disgusting.

However, while I initially solely blamed Travis Scott, after watching, I have an entirely new perspective. So, learned something, which is why I watch documentaries to begin with.

How Live Nation skirted the blame is beyond me. Perhaps we don't have all of the information? IDK, but those text messages between the producers and sound engineer tell me everything I need to know. I wish I had received my jury summons for that day. They 100% should have been sued for the $750 million dollars, and the people should have won. Maybe things would actually change if they were hit where it hurts- their greed.

This documentary won't bring back the people that were lost, but I'm glad someone was able to share their perspective, so it's definitely worth the watch. I don't know how the people at Live Nation sleep at night...so sad this tragedy could have been avoided.

This was really heartbreaking and scary to watch. Most people go to a concert and never think this could or would happen. I'm shocked that the planning was so poor, considering Live Nation is the biggest concert organizer in the world.

The lack of safety and planning is absolutely atrocious. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. This was just awful and devastating, but something everyone needs to watch. Large crowds are not safe. You really never know what will transpire attending something like this.

If you find yourself in this position, please get out ASAP if you're able to.

I just finished watching this documentary, and I must say, I'm both impressed and massively devastated. It's hard to comment on the filmmaking when the subject matter is so reprehensible, but I need to give props to the documentarians for weaving together an emotionally engaging, yet fair and balanced narrative drawn from numerous first-hand accounts. I particularly liked the input from the gentleman working for the company that performed the investigation, calling the concert promoters and artists to task by revealing the many blatant planning and safety transgressions leading to all those pointless deaths. Shame be upon them and their misguided greed. I hope they've learned from their grievous humanitarian error, thus enabling them to put their shame in the rearview.

Absolutely shook after watching Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy on Netflix. I couldn't breathe just watching this - my chest was tight the entire time. This isn't just a documentary; it's a gut-punching, meticulously laid-out exposé of everything that went wrong that night.

From the very first few minutes, you know you're in for something heavy. The way they interweave real crowd footage, survivor interviews, and expert analysis creates this unrelenting sense of dread. You already know what happens, but watching it unfold - watching the warning signs be ignored in real-time - is nothing short of harrowing.

What this documentary does so well is show how utterly systemic the failures were. It wasn't just one misstep. It was everything: overcrowding, poor infrastructure, a shockingly dangerous stage layout, totally inadequate security, and a horrifying lack of accountability. The festival was a pressure cooker, and no one stepped in to relieve it until it was far too late.

Shame on you, Travis Scott. The documentary doesn't sensationalise - it lays it all out, fact by fact. You see the crowd screaming for help. You see people trying to stop the show. And yet the music kept going. The lights kept flashing. The hype machine didn't stop - even as lives were being crushed right beneath the stage.

It's painful. It's infuriating. But it's essential viewing. If you care about live music, about public safety, or about basic human decency, Trainwreck is a must-watch. It's more than just a documentary. It's a demand for accountability.