So we saw the first half of his life? The hard part? The suffering? The injustices?
But we didn't get to see the second half of his life? The successes? The acclaim?
A simple musical montage (which I usually hate) would have gone a long way.
They could have even run actual footage of Leadbelly over the closing credits.
Instead all we got was a short title card.
If one had no knowledge of. Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter going into this movie, one would leave with far, far from a complete picture.
Also, at least a line or two on a title card about Blind Lemon Jefferson seems appropriate.
One would be better off getting a CD from the library, reading the liner notes, and listening to the actual Ledbelly's music.
But we didn't get to see the second half of his life? The successes? The acclaim?
A simple musical montage (which I usually hate) would have gone a long way.
They could have even run actual footage of Leadbelly over the closing credits.
Instead all we got was a short title card.
If one had no knowledge of. Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter going into this movie, one would leave with far, far from a complete picture.
Also, at least a line or two on a title card about Blind Lemon Jefferson seems appropriate.
One would be better off getting a CD from the library, reading the liner notes, and listening to the actual Ledbelly's music.