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Documentary centers on the life and work of Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette while making her breakout album 'Jagged Little Pill'Documentary centers on the life and work of Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette while making her breakout album 'Jagged Little Pill'Documentary centers on the life and work of Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette while making her breakout album 'Jagged Little Pill'
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- TriviaAlanis Morissette criticized the film about her life as "reductive" and "salacious." Morrissette went on to say, "I was lulled into a false sense of security and their (director) salacious agenda became apparent immediately upon my seeing the first cut of the film. This is when I knew our visions were in fact painfully diverged."
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Enjoyable but... I kinda didn't buy what they were selling here.
I really enjoyed this documentary- even though there were some things about its narrative that irked me- like the way it presents Alanis like some anomaly who was ahead of her time in the mid-1990s, when this was the time of Grunge and bands like Hole and people like PJ Harvey- and among them, she fit right in, except to anyone who wants to split hairs about it. So, that point the doc kept trying to make felt completely disingenuous, as did the point it tried to make about how no major or minor record label wanted her- all rejecting Jagged Little Pill originally. The first thing I thought when hearing that was here we go again- this is a repeat of what Joan Jett said happened with her- only, in that case, it feels more true.
I kinda didn't buy what they were selling here. First off, to call "Jagged" the best selling debut album by a female artist sounds good to say, BUT it wasn't really her debut, since she had made a few albums before that in her native Canada. So again, the point felt disingenuous. And another thing- there is no way Jagged Little Pill was a hard sale in the era of Grunge and Riot Grrrl. No way! Yeah, I'm sure she got rejected BEFORE people actually heard the music- but that is often true for anyone trying to make a hit- people can be reluctant to try anything new- including new music. But after hearing the music, they liked it, and that's what counts. After all, she did end up on Madonna's boutique label, so it was a little irksome that they kept painting her as a truly struggling artist in those years- because she wasn't- it's just the nature of the business.
There was nothing really unusual about Alanis, except for the fact that her level of fame eclipsed all the others due to how catchy her songs were and songwriting was. That said, she was and is a true talent who I am glad to learn more about. This documentary is well-made and kept me entertained and invested, even if I didn't quite agree with a lot of the points made in it.
I kinda didn't buy what they were selling here. First off, to call "Jagged" the best selling debut album by a female artist sounds good to say, BUT it wasn't really her debut, since she had made a few albums before that in her native Canada. So again, the point felt disingenuous. And another thing- there is no way Jagged Little Pill was a hard sale in the era of Grunge and Riot Grrrl. No way! Yeah, I'm sure she got rejected BEFORE people actually heard the music- but that is often true for anyone trying to make a hit- people can be reluctant to try anything new- including new music. But after hearing the music, they liked it, and that's what counts. After all, she did end up on Madonna's boutique label, so it was a little irksome that they kept painting her as a truly struggling artist in those years- because she wasn't- it's just the nature of the business.
There was nothing really unusual about Alanis, except for the fact that her level of fame eclipsed all the others due to how catchy her songs were and songwriting was. That said, she was and is a true talent who I am glad to learn more about. This documentary is well-made and kept me entertained and invested, even if I didn't quite agree with a lot of the points made in it.
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- Dec 16, 2021
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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