Guess I'll add this in as media, but for those wondering, this is one of the movie and show reviews that are a perk of the S28 Charity event! As the first to donate, I have already gotten one of these reviews down and hope that by seeing the work that possibly others will be willing to donate.
The first movie is a request by @Voltaqe and he has chosen the 2011 hit movie, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never as a form of punishment? I'm not sure why this was the movie that came to his mind first. Either way, I am obligated to review the movie and I promise to be as objective as possible through any of these reviews. Hopefully I can make it through all of these reviews without my brain breaking.
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The Plot
The movie obviously is about Justin Bieber and the Never Say Never tour he did all the way back in 2011. If you managed to miss pop music in the early 2010s or have not listened to a song since Kiss was rocking the faces off of every conservative parent, Justin Bieber is without a doubt the most famous YouTube to real world star that anyone could name. The movie shows the behind the scenes turn of Justin as just some kid that got a drum set to becoming a kid that sold out Madison Square Garden in an extremely quick amount of time of only about eight years. For anyone keeping tabs at home, the movie does not have a lot of ground to cover due to that fact. It’s setup in a sort of…Last Chance U or your typical “days until (event)” so the producers managed to work out their short amount of subject into a perfectly timed movie that explains just about anything you could want to know about Justin Bieber if you watched this movie all the way back in 2011 which is somehow already a decade ago.
The plot does not necessarily tell any sort of story since you really are just following his back story through intertwined videos of various venues that he performs at on his tour which give good breaks for all of the things that remind you of how things used to be in 2011 and before. For example, it is strange to go back and remember just how big all of the “Bieber Fever” stuff was and the movie perfectly captures how it looked for a lot of people. If you expect a move about Justin Bieber to have a plot that ends up tugging at your heart, or making you feel guilty, or something that would really make you consider this a special movie then you would probably be disappointed. However, they do bring up plenty of interesting moments that come with having a singer that is sixteen years old because he still has to perform on this tour with about eighty different venues and that level of performance puts a strain on anyone. The movie ends with a few songs from his Madison Square Garden performance, and we manage to get a cameo from the always interesting, Jaden Smith who is listed as a “Karate Expert” in the movie if you feel forgot that he starred in The Karate Kid that one time.
The Characters
The two most important characters in this movie are definitely Justin Bieber and the man that “discovered” him, Scooter Braun. Since the movie is about Bieber, it is important that his character is fleshed out and that the movie focuses on the question of “who is Justin Bieber?” As mentioned before, he is the biggest success story of a YouTube star from before that was even really a thing. Social media stars are quite more abundant now but none of them can really compare to just how big Bieber got from the up and coming platform of YouTube. Any of the young teens that do not remember how small YouTube used to be, here’s a bit of an example: the top videos on YouTube used to be about babies and cats and whatever dumb stuff you and your friends wanted to post. Now it’s all about creating the most viewer friendly content that helps you make money. Bieber did have the goal in mind of getting views, but only one view would end up changing his life forever.
Scooter Braun, a fellow Atlanta native, was an extremely well connected producer that managed to catch this trending video about some kid singing in Stratford, Ontario, Canada and then watched another, and another, and then decided he had to contact this kid. A few phone calls later and both Scooter and Justin would meet. The movie shows Scooter plenty of times as well, and you get to hear his story straight from his mouth instead of a narrator which some documentaries or movies do and can take you out of the experience. It could be easy to say that the movie makes either him or Justin annoying, but it reminds you that this is some guy that ultimately discovered this kid and gave him the fast track to becoming a star. Both of them really do care about each other in the movie and it ends up being a good work relationship. Since it’s been a decade, I am curious about what an updated movie about how all of the characters would respond to each other now considering the hype has died down.
The Music
Most people probably remember just how insanely big Justin Bieber was in the music scene and never saw this movie. That should tell you just about all you need to know when it comes to the music in this movie. If you were a part of the “Bieber Fever” crowd or even have a small interest in pop music, then you should like the music in the movie since it is all Bieber songs or him covering other songs. Although, you do get a brief song by Sean Kingston which was a welcome surprise. On the other end of the spectrum, if you hate pop music in any capacity, then the music and the movie will quickly grate on your ears for the same reasons.
I do not mind pop music and you have to admit that Justin Bieber is talented regardless of your feelings to his music. It wasn’t nearly as terrible as I remember the music being but thankfully it has been a decade since all of this stuff has come out and I’m thankful that I am not my child self anymore that only listens to one genre of music. Going back and watching this movie now also really lets you into what the music world was like in 2011 and just how much it has changed which is another thing I am thankful for since when else has anyone brought up Sean Kingston this year besides me right now? You’re welcome, to the ten people that still have “Fire Burning” or “Beautiful Girls” on your Spotify playlist.
Closing Thoughts
I can think back to a decade ago when this movie was getting advertised all over everything I witnessed. It was impossible to not hear about this if you were around in 2011, in the areas I was around at least. Not sure what that says but it is funny to me that it took a donation of five dollars for me to finally watch this and honestly I did not have that bad of a time watching it. I’ve never really been a fan of Bieber and only have one song of his on any playlist so watching this movie definitely was like looking into a world that I never even had seen before and now I’m aware of it. While I joked about regretting to watch anything with Bieber, @Voltaqe, this has been definitely an experience and I always appreciate watching new movies regardless if they are bad or not.
If I had to rate this movie, I’d probably give it about a 7/10? It’s hard to rate a documentary style movie since the important part isn’t necessarily if the movie was just entertaining or how annoying did it get. The movie got its information across if an interesting manner and I managed to learn something new.
The first movie is a request by @Voltaqe and he has chosen the 2011 hit movie, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never as a form of punishment? I'm not sure why this was the movie that came to his mind first. Either way, I am obligated to review the movie and I promise to be as objective as possible through any of these reviews. Hopefully I can make it through all of these reviews without my brain breaking.
The Plot
The movie obviously is about Justin Bieber and the Never Say Never tour he did all the way back in 2011. If you managed to miss pop music in the early 2010s or have not listened to a song since Kiss was rocking the faces off of every conservative parent, Justin Bieber is without a doubt the most famous YouTube to real world star that anyone could name. The movie shows the behind the scenes turn of Justin as just some kid that got a drum set to becoming a kid that sold out Madison Square Garden in an extremely quick amount of time of only about eight years. For anyone keeping tabs at home, the movie does not have a lot of ground to cover due to that fact. It’s setup in a sort of…Last Chance U or your typical “days until (event)” so the producers managed to work out their short amount of subject into a perfectly timed movie that explains just about anything you could want to know about Justin Bieber if you watched this movie all the way back in 2011 which is somehow already a decade ago.
The plot does not necessarily tell any sort of story since you really are just following his back story through intertwined videos of various venues that he performs at on his tour which give good breaks for all of the things that remind you of how things used to be in 2011 and before. For example, it is strange to go back and remember just how big all of the “Bieber Fever” stuff was and the movie perfectly captures how it looked for a lot of people. If you expect a move about Justin Bieber to have a plot that ends up tugging at your heart, or making you feel guilty, or something that would really make you consider this a special movie then you would probably be disappointed. However, they do bring up plenty of interesting moments that come with having a singer that is sixteen years old because he still has to perform on this tour with about eighty different venues and that level of performance puts a strain on anyone. The movie ends with a few songs from his Madison Square Garden performance, and we manage to get a cameo from the always interesting, Jaden Smith who is listed as a “Karate Expert” in the movie if you feel forgot that he starred in The Karate Kid that one time.
The Characters
The two most important characters in this movie are definitely Justin Bieber and the man that “discovered” him, Scooter Braun. Since the movie is about Bieber, it is important that his character is fleshed out and that the movie focuses on the question of “who is Justin Bieber?” As mentioned before, he is the biggest success story of a YouTube star from before that was even really a thing. Social media stars are quite more abundant now but none of them can really compare to just how big Bieber got from the up and coming platform of YouTube. Any of the young teens that do not remember how small YouTube used to be, here’s a bit of an example: the top videos on YouTube used to be about babies and cats and whatever dumb stuff you and your friends wanted to post. Now it’s all about creating the most viewer friendly content that helps you make money. Bieber did have the goal in mind of getting views, but only one view would end up changing his life forever.
Scooter Braun, a fellow Atlanta native, was an extremely well connected producer that managed to catch this trending video about some kid singing in Stratford, Ontario, Canada and then watched another, and another, and then decided he had to contact this kid. A few phone calls later and both Scooter and Justin would meet. The movie shows Scooter plenty of times as well, and you get to hear his story straight from his mouth instead of a narrator which some documentaries or movies do and can take you out of the experience. It could be easy to say that the movie makes either him or Justin annoying, but it reminds you that this is some guy that ultimately discovered this kid and gave him the fast track to becoming a star. Both of them really do care about each other in the movie and it ends up being a good work relationship. Since it’s been a decade, I am curious about what an updated movie about how all of the characters would respond to each other now considering the hype has died down.
The Music
Most people probably remember just how insanely big Justin Bieber was in the music scene and never saw this movie. That should tell you just about all you need to know when it comes to the music in this movie. If you were a part of the “Bieber Fever” crowd or even have a small interest in pop music, then you should like the music in the movie since it is all Bieber songs or him covering other songs. Although, you do get a brief song by Sean Kingston which was a welcome surprise. On the other end of the spectrum, if you hate pop music in any capacity, then the music and the movie will quickly grate on your ears for the same reasons.
I do not mind pop music and you have to admit that Justin Bieber is talented regardless of your feelings to his music. It wasn’t nearly as terrible as I remember the music being but thankfully it has been a decade since all of this stuff has come out and I’m thankful that I am not my child self anymore that only listens to one genre of music. Going back and watching this movie now also really lets you into what the music world was like in 2011 and just how much it has changed which is another thing I am thankful for since when else has anyone brought up Sean Kingston this year besides me right now? You’re welcome, to the ten people that still have “Fire Burning” or “Beautiful Girls” on your Spotify playlist.
Closing Thoughts
I can think back to a decade ago when this movie was getting advertised all over everything I witnessed. It was impossible to not hear about this if you were around in 2011, in the areas I was around at least. Not sure what that says but it is funny to me that it took a donation of five dollars for me to finally watch this and honestly I did not have that bad of a time watching it. I’ve never really been a fan of Bieber and only have one song of his on any playlist so watching this movie definitely was like looking into a world that I never even had seen before and now I’m aware of it. While I joked about regretting to watch anything with Bieber, @Voltaqe, this has been definitely an experience and I always appreciate watching new movies regardless if they are bad or not.
If I had to rate this movie, I’d probably give it about a 7/10? It’s hard to rate a documentary style movie since the important part isn’t necessarily if the movie was just entertaining or how annoying did it get. The movie got its information across if an interesting manner and I managed to learn something new.
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