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jonas-kylen
Reviews
I Am Your Father (2015)
The definition of a manipulative documentary
Every aspect of this documentary feels contrived and scripted. The filmmaker just inserts Prowse interviews and dramatic music for the sentimental punches he clearly wants us to feel instead of following the natural flow of the interviews.
Early on, the voice-over of the documentary promises us a great story from the man behind the mask of Darth Vader but it never delivers. Prowse seems like a lovely man but in the end its not he who is the story here, the story is about this random filmmaker.
The filmmaker asserts his own beliefs and takes the opportunity to fullfil his own childhood dream of shooting a Star Wars scene, which is supposed to be climatic but instead fizzles out in a nothing scene because where we are not allowed to see the scene itself.
The filmmaker obviousuly cant show us his recreated scene for copyright reasons, but maybe don't center your entire film about it then?