Searching for Sugar Man

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Nick S @Catnip448 May 20 How anyone could NOT love this movie is beyond me. To see this wonderful musician get his due was such a joy to behold. Malik Bendjelloul did a magnificent job on a shoestring budget and you can tell he put his whole being into making the documentary. Unfortunately, winning the Oscar put him in the position of "how do you top this." His depression was too overwhelming obviously and he ended his life. Such a shame as he was every bit as sweet a person as Rodriguez. See more Tony C @RT43231777 Mar 26 To truly enjoy this documentary start out with no research into the subject matter, just sit back and enjoy. I believe this to be the best Documentary I have ever seen, it will imprint on your brain a story so incredible you will remember it forever. Try it you will be blown away in how well the story is shown. See more Mickey B. @Mickerdoo Jan 18 Better than fiction. A dream of reaching his audience on Rodriguez’s side and the ability to enjoy an artist thought lost on the other. See more Thomas S @RT53929595 Oct 19 Incredible. I shed a tear at the end — something I never do while watching documentaries. This film perfectly captures what could happen in a world without the internet. Two main takeaways: 1) Home is acceptance. 2) Being an artist means seeing through the surrounding mediocrity. See more Brian S @RT34321100 Sep 27 A musical resurrection that feels like stumbling onto buried treasure, where a forgotten voice rises from silence to claim immortality … it is perhaps the truest example of the pursuit of the American Dream actually working out, and while delayed, the impact of Rodriguez’s art is not diminished. See more Josh W @RT68414421 10/18/2024 I've made a list of movies that have won the Oscar for best Documentary, and I have been watching each one as they pop up on various streaming services. For some of the Oscar Winners, I had an idea what I was getting into before viewing. And then there were others that I went into having no idea what to expect other than the IMDB and Rotten Tomato two-line blurbs. What I have learned is that no matter how uninteresting a Best Documentary Oscar winner may seem by reading the title and looking at the movie poster, every storyline ends up surprisingly surpassing my expectations. Searching For Sugar Man is the extreme example of the aforementioned; a movie that interested me almost not at all by looking at the title, movie poster and two-line description. And I was in store for a shock. The movie documents the intertwining of several miracles. One miracle is the life of a man named Sixto Rodriguez, who is walking, living, breathing poetry. Another miracle occurs after Mr. Rodriguez pours his soul into two record albums in the early 1970s, both of which completely fail to sell to an American audience. But his art, completely unbeknownst to Rodriguez, reaches ears in a faraway land. And it affects people. And it catalyzes a revolution. Yet another miracle occurs 25 years later when Sixto, a humble, poor, unknowing man finally learns of the impact his art had on the world. This story is more amazing than a fairy tale. And it is true. And everyone should see this movie. It should be shown in schools. And when you watch it, you will be in complete awe that something like this has actually happened in our world. See more Read all reviews

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