Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025)
Genre: Documentary / Music
Duration: 121 minuten
Alternative title: Introducing Led Zeppelin
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Bernard MacMahon
Stars: Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham
IMDb score:
7,7 (3.096)
Releasedate: 2 September 2021
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mjk87 (moderator films)
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- 13973 messages
- 4240 votes
The best part is the razor-sharp image in large format, only then do you see how young those guys were in the late 1960s.
Typical documentary with some talking heads and archive footage, preferably mixed with some images of society at the time to create a picture of the times. Really nothing special. But this one clearly rises above many of its kind for two reasons: fun and focus.
The focus is mainly that the documentary only focuses on the first years: the youth, the formation of the group and the first success. No pieces of decay and dealing with fame and heroin but mainly focused on making music and producing by Page. That is fascinating, especially because there is enough interesting stuff to tell. For example about the chemistry between drummer and bassist and how their songs came about that way. And that is supported by images and especially sound of those songs.
But the focus is also on the fact that only the three artists (and Bonham via an old recording) are allowed to speak and they clearly enjoy talking about the past. So no burned-out or uninspiring people who are allowed to talk about a band and their own role there, but just the musicians themselves who mainly talk about music. And all three clearly enjoyed it. That makes this just a nice documentary to watch.
The pacing is also great with a good mix of documentary and just great music, making those 120 minutes fly by. 3.5*.
james_cameron
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- 6555 messages
- 9471 votes
The title says it all; this documentary does not create a comprehensive picture of the legendary rock band but mainly gives a detailed look at the early years, from origins to the first success. It could have been edited a bit tighter, certain musical parts nag on for too long in my opinion, but then again, I am not a real fan. The nice interviews with the surviving band members of the first hour make up for a lot. Also clever how the interview with drummer John Bonham, who died in 1980, is incorporated into the documentary. This actually provides a nice emotional moment towards the end.
mrklm
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- 10117 messages
- 9247 votes
The album 'Led Zeppelin II', released in October 1969, meant the definitive breakthrough for Led Zeppelin. Guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones, frontman Robert Plant and audio recordings of drummer John Bonham, who died in 1980 (and who rarely gave interviews anyway) tell the individual history of the band members and the musical journey that Led Zeppelin has made since The Yardbirds (of which Page was guitarist) decided to call it quits. In terms of design and visual style, it has been reminiscent of an episode of 'Behind The Music' for a long time, but unique footage and (especially) registrations of live performances make this a treat for fans and make it clear to the uninitiated (regardless of taste or preference) how virtuoso and progressive this legendary group already was. So see this in the cinema or with a decent sound system.
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