Review by Stephen Tronicek
Gleason is simply an incredible documentary. As a film it’s shot well, it has a purpose, and its exploration of the football stars fight with Als is fascinating and engaging.
Not too much can be said from a critical standpoint about the film, though. There aren’t actors so there are no performances to judge. This isn’t written so there’s no writing or plot or structure to judge. There’s just real life, and the strength Gleason takes from it. The feelings of bubbling nostalgia, and unwanted fear that come with the passage of time, also representing the idea that hope and self-fulfillment will come in life. Gleason as a film holds the simple purpose of showing the audience what it’s like to live in Steve Gleason’s shoes and luckily that is enough to analyze the previously mentioned themes of life.
Gleason is simply an incredible documentary. As a film it’s shot well, it has a purpose, and its exploration of the football stars fight with Als is fascinating and engaging.
Not too much can be said from a critical standpoint about the film, though. There aren’t actors so there are no performances to judge. This isn’t written so there’s no writing or plot or structure to judge. There’s just real life, and the strength Gleason takes from it. The feelings of bubbling nostalgia, and unwanted fear that come with the passage of time, also representing the idea that hope and self-fulfillment will come in life. Gleason as a film holds the simple purpose of showing the audience what it’s like to live in Steve Gleason’s shoes and luckily that is enough to analyze the previously mentioned themes of life.
- 8/15/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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