how much depth was there to begin with, though... you can't get more in-depth than his personal journals... watching tv while practicing poppy chords, doodling in notebooks, drug addiction, low self esteem masked with rage, hopelessness, loyalty to a fault. these are all things I can identify with first hand, which is one reason why it was such an uncomfortable watch for me. My biggest personal connection, however, is the broken family life at such an early age, feeling betrayed by all of his parents, searching for that lover to fill the void, gaining hope, losing hope, abandonment paranoia... It's a fucked up hole to be in, and it can be tough to dig out. Unfortunately for Kurt, even with the success, the $$, the baby, etc... he couldn't pull himself out of that paranoia and depression, and it seemed there was no one around him to lend him a hand. This is why I think Michael Stipe was so torn up over Kurt's suicide... and Krist, too... in hindsight, they feel partially responsible because they think they could have helped him.durdencommatyler wrote:It felt very broad strokes to me and did little to reveal the depth of the man. There was very little in the doc that we didn't already know. It felt like a two-disc greatest hits with two new bonus tracks. I thought they relied way too heavily on the animated notebooks, especially in the final hour. The ending felt rushed, which is odd for such a long film. And, yeah, the Courtney interview (she's CLEARLY lying) right into Where Did You Sleep was a fucking gut punch. That was awesome.
I'm glad I saw it and it definitely hit some powerful notes here and there. At least it got me listening to Nirvana again.
I miss Kurt.
Oh, and I didn't believe Courtney, either... sometimes you can just tell if someone is lying, and to me her denial of infidelity was total bullshit!
