{"id":2481,"date":"2012-05-04T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/marley-movie-review\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T20:36:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T02:36:38","slug":"marley-movie-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/marley-movie-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Marley Movie Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last night, the Socamom.com Meetup Group for Washington, DC met at the E Street Cinema (very cool date spot by the way) to watch \u201cMarley,\u201d an epic biography of the life of iconic reggae singer Bob Marley. \u00a0I have to admit that the first I heard of Bob Marley’s music was at an all white summer camp (there were two African American people there – myself and one other) in the mid 80’s when I was about 13. \u00a0The racial background of his early fans in the United States is discussed in the movie, and how I learned about him occurred to me as I watched. \u00a0I lived in a household where the Caribbean music that was played was Calypso like Shadow, Sparrow, Kitchener… when soca became popular, we had plenty of that, but reggae wasn’t a household music staple.<\/p>\n

First – if you are in your mid thirties, and you are feeling like you haven’t accomplished enough, this movie won’t make you feel any better about that. \u00a0He was able to do more for his family, his country, and the planet before his death at 36 than most of us can even dream about. \u00a0This beautiful documentary follows Bob Marley’s poor upbringing and stellar career through the eyes and stories of those who knew him best. \u00a0Mom, wife, kids, girlfriends, co-workers, producers, family, and friends all contribute stories. \u00a0Interviews with Bob Marley himself sheds light on the meanings of the lyrics of many of his songs, and shows the impact that music can have on people, nations, and the world.<\/p>\n

It is definitely a “must see”. \u00a0You can take children, but definitely 13 and over – many marijuana references, images, etc. \u00a0No overtly sexual material or images. \u00a0It is rated PG-13 (probably because of marijuana references), and for those of you with older children, with later bedtimes, this may be a good time to get out with your tweens and\/or teens and introduce them to a Caribbean icon (if you feel the subject matter is appropriate). \u00a0Check the website for showtimes: http:\/\/www.bobmarley.com\/marley_the_movie.php<\/a> | Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BobMarley<\/a> | Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobmarley<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is the trailer if you haven’t seen it yet…<\/p>\n