One of my favourite websites ‘Aint it cool news’ recently listed Tyson as the best documentary of 2009. I watched this in the summer when it was released. There was an extra incentive for me to watch it, as I’m a fan of boxing.
It’s a great documentary, and I would urge you all to watch it. I have a copy of it so let me know.
A huge portion of the documentary is Tyson talking quite honestly and candidly, reflecting on his life. It’s because he’s so controversial that getting his opinion on certain events, gives you an insight into his personality.
There’s excellent use of archival footage & voice over. It’s brilliantly edited, especially the opening sequence with the use of different cuts & images. There’s a montage of different voice-overs, and it perfectly depicts the fragmented personality of Tyson.
I felt certain moments were brilliant especially where Tyson talked about his trainer, Custamato. It depicted how the trainer was more of a father figure to him, but there relationship was a lot deeper. At times he was Tyson’s mentor and even best friend.
I remember how he struggles to talk about him in the interview, and the emotion is evident in his voice. A brilliant piece of film-making!
Although I do follow boxing, it was only after watching this documentary that I was able to see how Tyson dominated the heavyweight division. In boxing today most of the exciting fights are at Welterweight, around ten stones. The heavyweight division is a bore. Tyson was ferocious, and his knock outs made his fights interesting.
The documentary mainly gives you a story of Tyson’s life, with insight on a character you thought you knew. It gave me a story not just about this amazing boxer, who plunged into the pitfalls of celebrity culture. But a young man, who never had anyone around him he could trust. He was manipulated, and suffered a rough childhood that he still struggles to overcome today.
Some of the other documentaries that were listed were:
2. ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL
3. BEST WORST MOVIE
4. THE COVE
5. AN UNLIKELY WEAPON
6. THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE
7. FOOD INC.
8. WINNEBEGO MAN
9. HARVARD BEATS YALE 29-29
10. THE YES MEN SAVE THE WORLD
11. HERB & DOROTHY
12. WALT & EL GRUPO
13. WE LIVE IN PUBLIC
14. EVERY LITTLE STEP
15. THE BEACHES OF AGNES
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