This weekend we saw, " A Complete Unknown," the new Bob Dylan movie that describes his early days in New York and how he became a folk superstar. Timothee Chalamet does a wonderful job starring as Dylan, even singing all the songs in the film. He is supported by an all star cast, including Edward Norton as Pete Seeger and Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez.
Not a traditional biopic, this film is focused on a four year period of the early sixties. At that time, folk was the main protest music that young people flocked to during that turbulent time marked by the threat of nuclear war, a presidential assassination, a racial reckoning, and an impending war that would take thousands of American and Vietnamese lives. During that time, there was also a split in the musical community as the traditional folks performers sought to turn back the oncoming tide of rock and roll.
The film does not explain why Dylan chose to go electric despite being based on the book, "Dylan Goes Electric," but it is clear that his doing so was quite divisive to the musical community. At his heart, though Dylan was his own man, a true rolling stone.
I left the film with a much greater appreciation for the times in which he got his start, his life, and his music. I think you'll enjoy it, too!
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