I have not ever cared for Andy Warhol's work HOWEVER!! I absolutely bow down to him when it comes to painting what he wanted to paint and to making a hell of a living from it AND reinventing himself many times over.
And he did it all being scared to death of SOoooooo many things. The same things most of us are scared of but thank goodness not the the degree that he took it.
I agree with it was a bit long. 5 episodes would have been plenty. I also agree that I wanted more insight into his reasoning behind pieces. Also, more of his family life - which I forgot about as the series went on. (And I watched it in 2 days.)
This doc gave me a new insight into the man. A new respect simply because he was so terribly human - on his own level.
One of the narrators made a MASSIVE error on the pronunciation of "Rodeo" Drive in LA. How that passed the editors, I have no idea. It took me out of what I was watching, and had to rewind to make sure I actually heard him pronouncing it the way he did. Good grief! (BTW - I don't like LA either, but get things right, for pete's sake.)
Jessica Beck, who or was the assistant curator at the Andy Warhol Museum, said some things that made absolutely no sense at all. Not word salad, but whatever she was trying to say (or avoiding) was so convoluted and senseless that after another round of rewinding 3 or 5 times, I gave up. She is perfect for the museum. (IMHO.)
I still think that when it came to his art, he was the Emperor who had no clothes and fooled everyone.
While I still don't care for his art - at all - I appreciate knowing a lot more about the man and have a new found respect for him and what he went through.
And he did it all being scared to death of SOoooooo many things. The same things most of us are scared of but thank goodness not the the degree that he took it.
I agree with it was a bit long. 5 episodes would have been plenty. I also agree that I wanted more insight into his reasoning behind pieces. Also, more of his family life - which I forgot about as the series went on. (And I watched it in 2 days.)
This doc gave me a new insight into the man. A new respect simply because he was so terribly human - on his own level.
One of the narrators made a MASSIVE error on the pronunciation of "Rodeo" Drive in LA. How that passed the editors, I have no idea. It took me out of what I was watching, and had to rewind to make sure I actually heard him pronouncing it the way he did. Good grief! (BTW - I don't like LA either, but get things right, for pete's sake.)
Jessica Beck, who or was the assistant curator at the Andy Warhol Museum, said some things that made absolutely no sense at all. Not word salad, but whatever she was trying to say (or avoiding) was so convoluted and senseless that after another round of rewinding 3 or 5 times, I gave up. She is perfect for the museum. (IMHO.)
I still think that when it came to his art, he was the Emperor who had no clothes and fooled everyone.
While I still don't care for his art - at all - I appreciate knowing a lot more about the man and have a new found respect for him and what he went through.