As any Depeche Mode fan, I enjoyed the chance given by this movie to join the band across the US in their world tour. I believe they were in their best moment at that time. Although they achieved some world-hits with their next albums, nothing was the same since then. As far as I know they never gathered 65000 people again; but quantity it's not what really matters. There was something special by then and this movie reflects it. I can't avoid a certain feeling of nostalgia and sadness while watching this movie because it shows a time that has already gone forever and which I wasn't able to fully enjoy for being too young.
Needless to say that this movie is a must for any DM fan, but also can be interesting for everyone willing to know the details of that very special period of time : the late eighties.
That's what makes it special. Without the context of that time, the fashion, the values of the youth, etc... it wouldn't be nothing more than a filmed concert. For about two hours you find yourself back in the eighties, that very special decade which is hard not to love or hate.
SPOILERS*Some details are very representative , like one scene in which you can see a crowd of teenagers avidly counting lots of money they earned selling merchandising before the concert.*
It's also quite odd to see how popular became a British pop band raised from the working classes among the middle-high class American youth.
The photography is very good. I was amazed of how well the director illustrated some of their best songs by mixing images from American landscapes, the concert itself, the selected fans dancing tirelessly all along the way, etc... Talking about the fans , I specially liked Christopher Hardwick for being a very friendly and fashionable guy. Some of the girls were also gorgeous.
You can also see the band from a more mundane perspective which reveals that their are also humans like everybody else, with their fears, problems, doubts, etc.
A great DOCUMENTARY of that time.
Needless to say that this movie is a must for any DM fan, but also can be interesting for everyone willing to know the details of that very special period of time : the late eighties.
That's what makes it special. Without the context of that time, the fashion, the values of the youth, etc... it wouldn't be nothing more than a filmed concert. For about two hours you find yourself back in the eighties, that very special decade which is hard not to love or hate.
SPOILERS*Some details are very representative , like one scene in which you can see a crowd of teenagers avidly counting lots of money they earned selling merchandising before the concert.*
It's also quite odd to see how popular became a British pop band raised from the working classes among the middle-high class American youth.
The photography is very good. I was amazed of how well the director illustrated some of their best songs by mixing images from American landscapes, the concert itself, the selected fans dancing tirelessly all along the way, etc... Talking about the fans , I specially liked Christopher Hardwick for being a very friendly and fashionable guy. Some of the girls were also gorgeous.
You can also see the band from a more mundane perspective which reveals that their are also humans like everybody else, with their fears, problems, doubts, etc.
A great DOCUMENTARY of that time.