If there is one artists who had a huge impact on a specific music genre than James Brown fits the bill. A quick look at the “Rap Sample FAQ” shows a long lists of artists who have sampled his music. James Brown had a long and very successful career with some ups and downs. Just like biopics about other artists (think Walk the Line and Ray) Get On Up tries to tell his life story. Continue reading
Lately I have seen a couple of biopics, which obviously are based on real people and events. I saw the TLC story last week (review will be up later this week) and recently also The Butler, jOBS, Zero Dark Thirty and Fruitvale Station. These movies try to stick to the facts, but if you do a quick Google after having seen the movie you quickly realise that some facts are missing or completely changed. It can diminish your appreciation of a movie, but on the other hand a movie has to be kept interesting to the viewer.
I’m interested in your thoughts on the subject:
Do you think biopics are woth watching and how closely should they adhere to real life?