Bob Ross: Aucune ombre au tableau?

Incredible documentary. I would watch Bob Ross all the time when I was a young man, and eventually as an adult I'd tune in at night to help me fall asleep. He was so soft-spoken and kind, you couldn't help but be pulled into his show and comforted.

Though delving into interesting people's lives occasionally becomes quite the obsession for me (I love reading and watching biographies), I'd somehow never looked into Ross's life. All I knew for years and years was that he was an ex-military man who somehow ended up painting on television. I never felt like I needed to know more. We all have our trials and tribulations through life, absolutely, but Ross radiated this palpable sense of peace. It was even infectious. I think a lot of us just naively assumed that this guy's life was perfect; he had a true passion for something, and excelled in its field to a near-envious degree.

You'll feel just about every emotional reaction under the sun when watching this. You'll revel in his success and generosity, cry when things go wrong, and become furious when the "Betrayal & Greed" from the title make themselves known.

I hope the Kowalski's get their comeuppance one day. And I'm glad Steve, Bob's son, was able to find peace in the canvas.

Sometimes, there are documentaries that just get about everything right. The research on this one is so well done and the situations that are talked about in the documentary are happening as we watch it, so much that you can't deny there is something fishy going on. I loved watching the 'Joy of Painting with Bob Ross'-shows as much as anyone else, but I never fully understood the current operations by 'Bob Ross Inc', and all the irrelevant or subpar 'crap' they are selling nowadays with the Bob Ross-name slapped on it. Watch this documentary and find out how one couple called the Kowalski's succeeded in actually robbing a man's name while on his deathbed. It's sad, really. They did Steve dirty.

I have followed his extensive work for some time now (since 2014), whilst I never got to enjoy the experience of a new episode, I know he brought inspiration and joy to generations he wouldn't have ever expected to know his work.

I found this documentary hard to watch at points, whilst he had his flaws like most people, even when he was beaten by life, he tried to bring joy to others. It was shameful what was done before and after his death by those around him.

If you like or care about Bob Ross at all then this is definitely worth a watch. It is pretty slow in places, but it is all part of the story.

This is one of the most emotional documentaries I've seen in a long while, telling a side of Bob's story that I never knew. Not only is the drama of Bov's life told beautifully but it is accompanied by gorgeous shots of landscapes in reference to the subject of many of his paintings. This alongside truly magnificent dramatical painting used to illustrate parts of the story that were not visually documented creates a truly engaging experience of truth. My eyes have seen a new vision of Bob Ross Inc. That will surely shape how I spend my money in the future, but also a new appreciation of Ross and his work.

Bob loved to make people feel happy and he wanted that to be his legacy. He also wanted his son to not have to worry about money in life. Its that simple.

This was a great watch and really struck me how greedy people are. How far they are willing to go in order to make money. Is so gross and disgusting and i would think, against everything Bob taught.

If you watch this and come out thinking that Steve Ross does not deserve any part of his father legacy, you are wrong.

Do what makes you happy as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. Enjoy life, take up painting.

Thank you Bob, Steve, Dana and all the others who have re-ignited the the joy of painting in many people like myself.