Based on the lives of the three co-founders of The Pirate Bay, the haven website for those who can't afford to pay for each n every digital content on the web, the story of TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard follows the trials, tribunals & lawsuits involving these three men who transformed the world of media sharing and the struggle they go through on a personal level.
Frankly, I was looking forward to a documentary that was about "thepiratebay" and not the people who made it happen, more interested in the idea, vision & reason that resulted in its creation than the numerous lawsuits these people were subjected to by some rich & powerful people of the media industry, and the role it has played in the world wide web for none can deny that it has changed the way many people use internet today.
The documentary begins on a good note with all the lawsuits & drama surrounding the case looking interesting enough but it all fizzles out very early into the picture and from that point on, it's a challenge to sit through. Too dull, too serious & too much focused on the trial than giving us a peek into the revolutionary ideas that gave birth to it, and in the second half, it's all about the daily lives of the founding members, which is plainly boring.
On an overall scale, TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard is decent documentary that does fine on a technical scale but what should've been its core element is replaced by trivial events that fail to hold any interest for long. Missing out on the opportunity to create something that reflects the rebellious nature of this notorious website against the far bigger & more powerful media industry, TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard is certainly not as informative as I expected it to be.
Frankly, I was looking forward to a documentary that was about "thepiratebay" and not the people who made it happen, more interested in the idea, vision & reason that resulted in its creation than the numerous lawsuits these people were subjected to by some rich & powerful people of the media industry, and the role it has played in the world wide web for none can deny that it has changed the way many people use internet today.
The documentary begins on a good note with all the lawsuits & drama surrounding the case looking interesting enough but it all fizzles out very early into the picture and from that point on, it's a challenge to sit through. Too dull, too serious & too much focused on the trial than giving us a peek into the revolutionary ideas that gave birth to it, and in the second half, it's all about the daily lives of the founding members, which is plainly boring.
On an overall scale, TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard is decent documentary that does fine on a technical scale but what should've been its core element is replaced by trivial events that fail to hold any interest for long. Missing out on the opportunity to create something that reflects the rebellious nature of this notorious website against the far bigger & more powerful media industry, TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard is certainly not as informative as I expected it to be.