Review of To Be Takei (2014) by Billy M — 01 Jun 2014
A very enjoyable and pacy documentary that offers far more substance than one might think. The combination of humour in seeing present day life of its subjects with the grim past suffered by Mr. Takei is extremely powerful. If there is one criticism it's that the overall structure of the film is somewhat confusing in its logic.
In particular, Mr. Takei's recollections about his time in the internment camps is sprinkled about throughout the picture, and the logic behind where they're placed in the film rather escaped me, other than perhaps to break up the serious and humourous parts. If that's the logic, I'm fine with that, although I'm not entirely sure it is the reasoning behind these editorial choices.
In some ways, its biggest strength is to show the complexity of people. That in this case, Mr. Takei's life has been far more than just Star Trek and Facebook posts, and that there is a need for both fun and seriousness in life.
This review of To Be Takei (2014) was written by Billy M on 01 Jun 2014.
To Be Takei has generally received positive reviews.
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