Dive into the world of Bob Dylan’s biopic “A Complete Unknown” as we uncover the historical truths and dramatic liberties taken in portraying the legendary musician’s early years. From folk music origins to controversial moments, we separate fact from fiction! Our exploration reveals surprising insights about Dylan’s relationships with Joan Baez, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and other key figures in his remarkable musical journey. Have you seen the movie? Planning to? Share in the comments.
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This movie is simply magical!
Just went to see the movie, I thought it was great! I loved the characters and the music so good!!!
Best movie I’ve seen in years ❤Bob Dylan! It’s about time he gets recognized for the amazingly talented song writer he is. Infidels and Oh Mercy are two of my favourite albums ever 👏👏
I cried during the opening scenes. I miss the grit of connection during the analog years. Even though I was born in '67, I still feel that i identify more with then, than now. I see no likelihood that that will change in the future. It felt good to be back home.
In general, we don't often see a biographical account of a living person. I wonder what the Bobby has to say about this film.
I haven’t seen it yet but I’m not going in thinking it’s a documentary. Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis was great but it wasn’t about the facts but the essence of the public figure. It was more of a surrealist painting than a photograph.
I didn't think it could be done – I thought you couldn't do a standard biopic about Dylan – he's too aloof and enigmatic to be in a 'Bohemian Rhapsody' or 'Rocketman' type flick. But they wisely didn't try to get into his head.
I don’t get the Judas reference
I enjoyed this film more than I thought I would. Chalamet did a fine job, and Ed Norton nailed Pete Seeger’s mannerisms and voice. That said, I still love Cate Blanchet’s portrayal of Dylan too in “I’m not There.” The fact that Dylan was and still is a prolific and talented songwriter and musician, I am sure there will more attempts in the future to make films about him.
I loved the movie, and appreciate the True / False video.
I am dissapointed that there are inacracies for the purpose of telling a story. Some people watching it, think it’s all true, and don’t do follow-up research. This is how we destroy authentic history.
#4, whoever writes and edits the script for this should learn the definition of “sporadically”versus “spontaneously” as the misuse of terms is very amateurish..
epic
Loved the movie. Remember, it's a movie. Not a documentary.
I saw it last night. I’ve always appreciated Dylan’s music. I like a lot of his hits, but I’m not a huge fan. I loved this movie, however, and I want to start exploring more of his music.
it was outstanding movie…..went with my hippie friends …we all loved it…
The section about the meeting of Bob and Joan is distracting given that the person (or AI?) who compiled the video doesn't appear able to tell the difference between Monica Barbaro (who played Joan), and Elle Fanning (Sylvie/
Suze).
Notably absent from the film is Victor Maymudes, Dylan’s tour manager and close companion for decades. Maymudess, who died in 2001 left tape recordings transcribed by his son, Jacob and published in 2014 as Aother Side of Bob Dylan by Jacob Maymudes. Beautifully written and authentic.
Dylan not only worked on the script extensively, and also had a table read, but also added and removed scenes. This was never meant to be a documentary, and according to Mangold, it is NOT a biopic. It’s a reimagining. It’s a pity all these YouTubers don’t understand that.
Loved, loved, loved being transported back to the '60's . Loved, loved, loved everything about this film and it's beautiful heart moving authenticity. Wow. It really captured those days. I sang along, clapped and stayed til all the credits played. Going to see it again today, before it's gone from the Big Screen.
You missed one. There’s a scene where he’s wearing brown pants but I have a registered photo showing they were actually tan pants.
I've watched many documentaries on Dylan: Don't Look Back, Eat the Document, No Direction Home, etc. They tell the real story, if you're interested in the real story. If you want to know more about Pete Seeger and his wife, Toshi, The Power of Song is an amazing documentary, that was released in 2007.
Thanks for the video but the B-Roll shown is waaay out of sync with much of the narration, e.g. showing clips of Suze while talking about Joan.
Does anyone really care about Bob Dylan?
Absolutely loved it! There were several times I had to restrain from clapping realizing I was in a theater.
I loved this movie. I watched Don’t Look Back several times in high school and I thought this recreated that magic. ❤
We never learn who Dylan was/is in this movie. What they never really touch on is that Dylan was obsessed with becoming famous, he wanted to be as famous as the Beatles and Cash for example , and was willing to do what he needed to get that fame. People that knew him basically portrayed him as an egotistical arsehole. He came along at a time in the world when things were indeed “a changing”. He gave up his folk based roots for what he thought would bring greater fame which is portrayed at the end of the movie
I was really impressed by the movie. In any biographical or historical film, I do not expect 100% accuracy. As Elton John said about "Rocketman", "Not everything in the film is fact, but it is the truth." And I think that this film certainly delivered in that sense.
I saw the movie on Christmas Day and loved it…I plan to see it again…❤
Went to see it because of Timothee Chalomet. I wasn’t familiar with Bob Dylan, other than a few songs. As usual, Timothee nailed another performance, and it shed a new light on Bob Dylan!