The death of Amy Winehouse is already four years ago, and yet the spirit of British Croonerin is currently present than in recent years for this day. The “Amy” -doku is currently running in theaters in the world and presents us with a true intimate, but very critical view of the life of a talented jazz singer.
“The more they see of me, the more they will realize that the only thing I’m good at, making music is. (…) Leave me alone”, explains the British singer Amy Winehouse at one point in the documentary “Amy” by Asif Kapadia. Tom Barnes from the online magazine Mic but the cinematic representation Amy sees as a complete contrast to this statement. He criticizes the film, expose a double standard that he observed increasingly in the representation of female musicians. Where “degenerates whose artistic contribution to a mere footnote in the drama of their lives.” And yes, “Amy” is seemingly less a classic Ikonisierungsdoku, but just what makes it so interesting and to a critique of our modern Display Types of Stars.
“Amy” is a documentary for the “YouTube generation”
Director Asif Kapadia was commissioned by Amy’s manager and long-time friend Nick Shymansky personally, the by all amateur photographs and Youtube clips to work that have been made available to him. Kapadia turned no additional scenes, down to a few geographical drone recordings. Commenting voices of friends and companions come from the off and when songs resound, and the lyrics are displayed, which are very personal.
At least here it becomes clear how very indicative Kapadia on a reception of Stars on Youtube videos. Cell recordings of concerts, Selfie videos, lyric videos, old photographs, TMZ – all shapes our opinion on Stars. Amateurism shake videos are therefore not just a means to increase the intimacy of the film, but also at the same time a critique.
What really reveals “Amy” Amy?
“Amy” admits the time until the release of their first album “Frank” in 2003 and thus become their talents and ambition, a real jazz singer, a large part a. This provides many who know the Croonerin from Southgate, London primarily by their hit album “Back To Black”, a real added value. Your personal problems after the separation of their parents, they compensated even with medication, but mainly making music. “I’m not completely broken person. There are a lot of people who have depression and not find the valve. They can not just play the guitar for ‘half an hour and feel better”, she said.
But the loving, relaxed, witty Amy, we get to know at the beginning of the film, is changing under increasing Strobo-terror of the paparazzi in an unsafe, drug addicts, which is himself and his artistic ambition in the way , And those who look closely, recognizes the criticism that hides behind the focus on the drama. The talent of Amy Winehouse is not here to “footnote of this drama” , as Barnes says. The film shows how to make both the pressure and the lack of regular contact with friends and the increased drug use related and bulimia from her an insecure artist. The drama is less footnote, but simply chapters of their lives
Amy Winwhouse -. One of the most talented artists of our time
Today, everyone remembers different about Amy Winehouse. When we see how Amy in small bars with her jazz combo plays or spontaneously reaches for the guitar, the movie shows a level of their talent, which remained many previously closed. The power of her voice is not a technical effect, but part of a self-confident artist. But to concentrate in a documentary exclusively on the positive aspects of their lives, would be distortion of reality. The lack of lightning conductors in Paprazzi thunderstorm and missing friends they wake and are with her; a father, near primarily by showing that he zooms in with his Handycam closer to the daughter; These are all explanations and interpreted correctly, they function as Warning signs.
For the fourth anniversary of the death of Amy Jade Winehouse was born on 14 September 1983 in Southgate, London and died on July 23, 2011 in Camden, London, we should remember the distinctive soul voice that impressed greatly even stars like Tony Bennett; the typical Beehive hairdo and eyeliner; the numerous charities to which they donated and to the talented artist, who only wanted to make music.
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