( This actor does not look like Marley , brother Bob had a pronounced elongated jaw line and narrower cheek bones . )

I saw Oppenheimer and it made me want to read the book. The book won a pulitzer. I just finished the book and it was so rich and dense that I can't even remember the movie. I have to watch it again. I am always a little suspicious of biopics trying to do too much in too few hours and sometimes caricaturing their subjects. I will see this. I may end up reading more about Bob. It wouldn't be the worst thing.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

JB : If you want a good read : https://www.walmart.com/ip/Catch-a-Fire-The-Life-of-Bob-Marley-Pre-Owned-Paperback-0805011528-9780805011524-Timothy-White/123355841?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1719&adid=22222222227123355841_1719_166119112268_20917425789&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=687072903993&wl4=pla-2269075335039&wl5=9011829&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=131366457&wl11=online&wl12=123355841_1719&veh=sem&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5MHypofogwMV3Z5aBR3xyA_1EAQYByABEgJelfD_BwE

Brother Slimy : I saw his entire gig inadvertentably after scoring tickets at the last minute on the " Babylon by bus " Tour in Boston in 1978 .Same tour , different venue. ( And Thank you . ever so much for the propper book link ! )

Edited: 01/24/2024 at 07:33 PM by JOESTRUMMER

The actors portrayal is a tad too angry for me, at least in the long preview I saw.

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I was right.

I'm very suspicious of a Hollywood interpretation of someone as complex as Marley. In the low information age, however they present him will become factual in the minds of the lazy consumer.

Timothy White or Stephen Davis' books referenced above are a very good place to learn about the real Marley.

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“It is the heart of US policy to use fascism to preserve capitalism while claiming to be saving democracy from communism “ - Michael Parenti

Your welcome Joe.

Someone told me to get rid of the S in the https to get it



Edited: 02/02/2024 at 09:16 PM by SlimyBritches

Someone told me to get rid of the S in the https to get it ( Thanks for the info ! )

Edited: 02/04/2024 at 09:36 PM by JOESTRUMMER

Aston Barrett, bassist for Bob Marley & The Wailers, dies at 77
Story by Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY . 20h

Barrett Jr. played his father in the upcoming biopic "Bob Marley: One Love," to be released Feb. 14.

The younger Barrett has continued his father's legacy, leading and playing drums for the Wailers, currently on tour. The older Barrett stopped performing in 2018.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/musi...dies-at-77/ar-BB1hLwc4

I'm going to see the movie on Monday. Review tomorrow.

Movie was really good. I'd recommend seeing it on the big screen. No complaints on the movie in my opinion. Well done.

Interesting article:

alking Bob Marley at GoldenEye, Jamaica's Crown Jewel, With the Music Legend Who Introduced Him to the World
BY COREY SEYMOUR

February 21, 2024

https://www.vogue.com/article/...l-bob-marley-interview