Really well made documentary that peels back the layers of Ed and the challenges and adversity he has encountered during the past year. You come away feeling like you know him as a person and you can really sympathise with what he has been through. It can be easy to forget that global megastars are human too and have real lives and struggles just like anyone else but this documentary is such a good reminder of that. More than him being an incredibly talented person - he comes across as just a really genuine, humble and good man. Deserves all the success he has had. Booked tickets to see him in Nashville as soon as we finished watching the documentary! Can't wait!
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bian-9905919 July 2023Loved it. It was very personal and gave an inside look into his life which I personally did not know anything about. I personally love songs from films and tv shows because they have context related to the story or the character. Ed's songs now are even better and more emotional because the backstory behind them is given. The documentary was short, direct and sweet. There was a moment in episode 3 in which he gave his guitar to a 10 year old boy and made him promise to practice every day. What a nice guy, very inspiring. I wish there were more episodes. Thank you for making that though, it is not easy to open up and share your thoughts and feelings with everyone.
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abidunning3 May 2023So much love for this super talented human!
This docu is raw, emotional and funny. It's so lovely to get an insight into Ed and Cherry's life with all the up's and downs. He really does work so hard and any claim that he's plagiarised anyone else's work is truly ridiculous.
You can see just how easy music comes to him within this documentary and how much pride he takes with the produces & i can't wait to hear his latest album.
Everyone should jump at the chance at seeing Ed live, even if his music isn't your cuppa tea the talent seeping out of this man is crazy & mad looping skills!
Absolutely love how he's managed to stay so humble and grounded. -
This documentary is raw and emotional, but also full of Ed's love for music, fans, family, friends, his wife and daughters.
It's very relatable and I think everyone can sympathize with Ed and all the struggles he's been through.
I loved seeing how much he encourages others to be brave and go for their dreams no matter how big they are. It's not always easy and sometimes you need to just do things your own way, but it's sure worth it once you get there.
I always imagined Ed this way, but I loved actually seeing it and I can't imagine better way to release the new album and show what was going behind the scenes while making his mathematical albums. -
For the diehard fanpersons out there, I am sure this is pure gold, nothing can fail.
For the radio hits listener and occasional music video watcher like me, this was a bit repetitive and thrown together.
I feel like I would have learned just as much, if not more, from a 30 minute straight interview.
Yes, there are cute moments in this (giving the guitar to the little boy, personal reminiscing with the wife, dabs Sheeran, his team), and that realness would have sufficed without ladling the sadness out again and again.
Loss is the Sum Of It All, then?
It just focused on that for over two episodes, and not in a coherent way.
The song-letter to Jamal would have been enough (and is revealing as to what his friend did NOT tell him).
I empathise, I do, but most of us have experienced loss, Ed is not special just because he is affected by it and sings about it (and for me at least, there are better songs about loss out there). He can afford therapy, anytime, anywhere. Here's my free advice picked up somewhere on the internet: Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
The story of his success is dealt with much too quickly in ep 1 'Love' imo, taken up again at the beginning of episode 4 'Release' when his pedals are explained. That belonged in ep 1.
See what I mean with jambled? It jumps around making me unwilling to follow.
Yes, he's a nice guy, yes, he's a good singer with some really nice songs. He is a global star, he has a family and kids, he's had pain and loss. He's a hard worker who always had a plan. Kudos to him.
But another montage of cities and performances and interviews and I will scream!!!
Or at least put a sticker on it '90% of this is interesting only for fans'.
I'm realising that I feel a bit bored while ep 4 is running.
I do not feel for multi-millionaires worrying about their career plateau-ing (when before he said just doing what you love is happiness). Give me a break. Write songs, sing'em, perform'em, in Suffolk or your living-room or wherever, and know that no monetary worries will EVER bother you.
Release me. To my radio hits listening only. -
everestuars8 May 2024Without a doubt one of the best films I have ever seen and without a doubt I also thought about leaving my comment. I give it a score of 10 so the directors of this film shined without a doubt. Thank you for your work.
Without a doubt one of the best films I have ever seen and without a doubt I also thought about leaving my comment. I give it a score of 10 so the directors of this film shined without a doubt. Thank you for your work.
Without a doubt one of the best films I have ever seen and without a doubt I also thought about leaving my comment. I give it a score of 10 so the directors of this film shined without a doubt. Thank you for your work.
Without a doubt one of the best films I have ever seen and without a doubt I also thought about leaving my comment. I give it a score of 10 so the directors of this film shined without a doubt. Thank you for your work.