I was fortunate enough to experience the latest incarnation of The Wall Tour in Dublin in 2014, and watching this film brought back many memories. The film has done a superb job of capturing the atmosphere of the concert, building to the crescendo of tearing down the Wall in the finale. Wound into the concert footage is a poignant and emotional road trip by Waters to the war graves of his father and grandfather, along with interestingly shot moments of reflection. It all adds up to an emotional roller-coaster that was exciting in terms the actual concert but reflective as you witness his journey, overall a truly brilliant film.
I have been fortunate enough to do a Battlefield Tour of Monte Cassino so I can relate to his time being stood on Anzio beach, plus the moving sentiments of standing in the Cassino War Cemetery, it's an emotive place to visit as part of a tour, but I cannot begin to even contemplate the power of feeling Roger must have felt as he sat at the monument before playing the final trumpet performance of Outside the Wall.
All in all it amounts to a masterpiece of a rockumentary, highly recommended for any Floyd/Waters fan. Stay for the Simple Facts feature at the end, which has Roger and Nick Mason answering questions sent in by fans from around the world.
I have been fortunate enough to do a Battlefield Tour of Monte Cassino so I can relate to his time being stood on Anzio beach, plus the moving sentiments of standing in the Cassino War Cemetery, it's an emotive place to visit as part of a tour, but I cannot begin to even contemplate the power of feeling Roger must have felt as he sat at the monument before playing the final trumpet performance of Outside the Wall.
All in all it amounts to a masterpiece of a rockumentary, highly recommended for any Floyd/Waters fan. Stay for the Simple Facts feature at the end, which has Roger and Nick Mason answering questions sent in by fans from around the world.