Breaking
A Monster (2015/RLJ DVD)
Picture:
C Sound: B Extras: B Documentary: C+
Meet
Malcolm, Jarad and Alex in Luke Meyer's Breaking A Monster
(2015), as three middle school kids from Brooklyn who dream big want
to become a Heavy Metal Band, "Unlocking the Truth". From
the streets of Times Square, to their first YouTube video that went
viral, they suddenly have a $1.8 Million contract with the music
industry, but can they face the reality and survive the cut throat
marketing industry that comes with fame, fortune and opportunity?
Also,
Malcolm, Jarad and Alec aren't even out of high school yet, but they
are on their way to become the youngest hit Heavy Metal band around,
something they have dreamed about and have been practicing every
weekend for it (they are not bad). With their first YouTube video,
they have gained notoriety and even a manager who is willing to
support/market them. They have become something of a novelty, three
kids from Brooklyn who made it big, instead of dancing to hip hop or
R&B they are making their own music. For now, their manager's
biggest problems are getting them to produce a new song/video and
when ever they get on a sugar high from Coca-Cola (well, guess that's
better than drugs, et al). As the world cheers them on for following
their dream, will the world change them ...or will they change the
world?
Every
band dreams of making it big in the music industry and becoming rich
and famous one day. Here we have three kids who are well on their
way there, but watching this video makes you think... will the music
industry crush their dreams? Are the people around them only there
because they want to use them to make money off of them? Too often
artists/musicians get so caught up in the money industry they forget
to enjoy making music/art and lose their focus, but having youth has
it's it perks of creativity and energy ...question is, in the future
will reality limit their dreams or will they learn to rise above
those limits?
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image is very mixed and rough, but
the lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 sound mix is pretty good, especially when
the music kicks in. Extras include deleted scenes, trailers and
more.
-
Ricky Chiang
