Just saw this movie earlier today so I thought I'd review it. I bet you're all thinking "gasp! It's not animated and doesn't have to do with animals? Why would Amanda be interested!?" Well, this is the only concert movie that's come out of a singer that I like beside the Best Of Both Worlds concert movie, so I thought I'd give it a shot. Plus, I have plenty of free time this summer, so why not? Anyways, let's get started. And as usual, THIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!
Pros:
I'm gonna analyze this as best I can. It's not as easy with a documentary since you can't really make much of an opinion of the story, just how they portray it. On that note, I feel that they portrayed it quite well. Using the archival footage, as I said in my Space Dogs review, was a great idea. Again, I love the authenticity of that sort of stuff.
Many people from many different parts of Katy's life were interviewed, and that allowed us to gain a lot of different perspectives. (not that they all had some kind of completely different perspective on the situation, but you get my point) This was also a fun way to learn about the people in her life that most people who listen to her songs have no idea who they are.
It was really...immersive. Made you realize how even if you're just some regular old fan like me, you have an impact on her life. Seeing the footage that people made that was put at the beginning and end of the movie, hearing them cheer her on even on her hardest nights, and freaking out just to meet her, made me realize, "Wow. She used to be just a regular old girl. Now the world loves her." One can't imagine how incredible that must feel.
It was sad! And I didn't see that coming! Major spoiler ahead, when she was crying over Russell, my friend and I wanted to cry, too! After learning more and more about this person for the last hour, it's not difficult to feel bad for them when they feel bad. All the same, lessons are learned through that. Relationships are difficult when you're both all over the world, and even in their hardest times, celebrities will always do all they can for their fans.
It had its funny moments, as it should. The grandma, oh my God. She was awesome, lol. GOLDEN ENDING WITH HER. I'm a sucker for a good ending. And who can forget Katy putting on a dozen different outfits during her Hot N Cold performance?
Cons:
While, as most of you can guess, this isn't one of my new favorite movies or anything, there were really no significant cons to it. Heck, you can't really mess something like this up (unless, of course, you put in a false story, but with Katy as a producer, that was easily prevented). If I could pick one thing I had mixed opinions on, it was the ratio of concert and documentary. Now, I loved the documentary aspect, don't get me wrong, and I can't even really decide if more concert was necessary. Just comparing it to the BOBW concert, you never really saw a full performance, and, frankly, there weren't many performances. But unlike BOBW, this had a different focus. While BOBW had backstage clips, it wasn't intended as a documentary. In some ways, Part Of Me could've probably gone without concert footage, but it's hard to say. Again, a mixed opinion. I guess, the only definite thing I can say is I would have liked to have seen at least one full performance. (if there was one, than I forgot. fast. xD)
Okay, maybe another minor annoyance, was all the on-screen text necessary? You know, the stuff they put when it's harder to understand the actors? Honestly, I could understand them just fine, so I think that was a little much. But, obviously, not a big con.
Really, that's about it. Like I said, you really can't go wrong with a movie like this. And I'm happy to say that I quite enjoyed it!
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