This month Verve’s star teen streaming reviewer, Lucy Kennedy, takes a look at the Starman himself, David Bowie, as he narrates his life story in the movie Moonage Daydream.
Moonage Daydream
PG13
This film is a technicolour wonder following the life of David Bowie, narrated solely by him through carefully curated audio clips. Watching Moonage Daydream feels like glimpsing inside Bowie’s head, peering through his glittery personas, and seeing him as the artist he was. It shows how we idolise rock stars to the point of godliness, and how it feels to be the centre of such an insane amount of adoration and fan-hysteria while striving to be true to your own artistic vision. Uncovered footage from Bowie’s personal archive is accompanied by videos of his flamboyant concerts, interviews, excerpts from his acting career, and his own art… it truly is an homage to Bowie and his artistic range.
Moonage Daydream differs from other biopics, less heavy on storytelling and characterisation, and more a piece of art. Colourised clips of black and white films flash across the screen, a rumbling moon rolls through a sky littered with stars, thousands of cheering faces with hands stretched out as far as the eye can see, and at the centre of it all is David Bowie. But I do think you have to be a Bowie fan to really appreciate this film, as it goes in depth in its task of tracing his life, with a run-time of 140 minutes.
5/5 stars
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