Bon Jovi documentary on Disney+ depresses fans

The film is already called “A depressive ode to the end of youth”

The Bon Jovi documentary on Disney+ seemed designed to boost fans’ spirits. But it had the opposite effect. You can tell which way “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story” leans just by looking at the running time. The four episodes last well over an hour.

The best rock documentaries have the power to catapult us to a moment in the past we wish we were: the place and time here that’s brimming with fantastical potential is New Jersey in the second half of the ’70s.

It’s the culmination of pre-Reagan suburban America. The documentary contains enough newsreels, newspaper clippings, reminiscences and home movies to put us right in the middle.

In 1983, Bongiovi met his musical soulmate, guitarist Richie Sambora, and named himself and his new band Bon Jovi, the two-word homage to Eddie Van Halen. Episode two follows the group as they release two reputation-building albums, followed by a third LP, “Slippery When Wet,” which sells 14 million copies. The sixty-year-old versions interviewed here still shine with the emotion of those days.

But Bon Jovi takes itself too seriously. The documentary highlights the tension between artist and consumer. Viewers must contend with footage shot in 2022, behind the scenes of the band’s comeback tour of the United States. Jon Bon Jovi can no longer sing like he used to.

Thousands of live shows, all including that risky key change in “Livin’ on a Prayer,” have taken their toll. Vitamins, vocal exercises, humidifiers and laser treatments don’t work. In the interview, he cries as he recalls the days when he knew that his bandmates, his team and the 60,000 people who bought a ticket to see Bon Jovi could trust him to deliver a flawless performance. He can’t go back there.

Watch the video with André Forastieri’s commentary.

André Forastieri is a journalist and entrepreneur, founder of Homework and the content and connections agency Compasso, as well as a mentor to professionals and executives. Find out more aboutandreforastieri.com.br

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Source: Terra

Earl

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