Review of The Doors (1991) by Sammy J — 11 Jun 2011
The Doors, a dark film delineating the rise and downfall of one of rock music's most enigmatic vocalists, is a must see film for any fan of rock music. The Doors is an aggregation of drugs, sex, and rock roll and as such does not attempt to obfuscate these aforementioned facets permeating its story.
Taking place from 1965 California to 1971 Paris (the time and place of Jim Morrison's death), the Doors depicts the true (although mostly dramatized) story of a gang of college misfits, led by the charismatic yet eccentric Jim Morrison, attempting to make it big as a rock and roll band in the second half of the 1960s.
Because of Morrison's charisma as a frontman and the members' artistic talents, the Doors becomes a prominent psychadelic, hard rock band of the second half of the 1960s in an era scintillating with ubiquitous sex and drugs.
At times, the film can be very lively but at others it can be dark and ominous. Oliver Stone's the Doors is a cinematic Oedipean tragedy with Stone's perception of Jim Morrison (played by renowned actor Val Kilmer) emerging from obscurity to become one of the most charismatic vocalists of his time only to succumb to a supposed drug overdose in Paris at the ironic closing of the psychadelic era and the simultaneous parturition of the hard/progressive rock era.
Thus, the Doors is a must see for anyone interested in rock music.
This review of The Doors (1991) was written by Sammy J on 11 Jun 2011.
The Doors has generally received positive reviews.
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