I have perhaps an unusual way of picking movies to watch on DVD, I get whatever my public library buys. This Katy Perry movie is one of them. I sort of put off watching it, until the day before it was due, because I didn't really expect to like it.
What a surprise! I really like this documentary movie. It mostly focuses on the year-long world tour to publicize her music and her most recent album. But it also has a lot of 'behind-the-scene' stuff, and includes some family history and the early religious singing she did as a teen.
Before I saw this movie my main source of information on her came from her highly publicized quick romance with British actor Russell Brand. The fact that they were on the verge of splitting up, which actually began near the end of the film, adds to the realism of the whole situation.
I came away liking Katy Perry a lot, even though she somewhat of a task-mistress, in control of her tour, she also comes across as a gentle and kind person, who sees good in life and in other people. Perhaps it is because she is such a romantic, that she gave her heart so easily. Some of the most touching scenes are her interacting with young fans, some of them with very serious illnesses.
Also, a bonus for me was Shannon Woodward, an actress I admire from her role as 'Sabrina' in the TV series 'Raising Hope.' I learned she has been 'best friends' with Katy Perry for a long time, and they are seen together here in some of the video.
Also a key participant in the tour and the film is Katy's older sister, and it is easy to see that they are sisters.
All-in-all a fine movie, to me much better than its IMDb rating would indicate. I am now a Katy Perry fan, of the person, not necessarily the music.
What a surprise! I really like this documentary movie. It mostly focuses on the year-long world tour to publicize her music and her most recent album. But it also has a lot of 'behind-the-scene' stuff, and includes some family history and the early religious singing she did as a teen.
Before I saw this movie my main source of information on her came from her highly publicized quick romance with British actor Russell Brand. The fact that they were on the verge of splitting up, which actually began near the end of the film, adds to the realism of the whole situation.
I came away liking Katy Perry a lot, even though she somewhat of a task-mistress, in control of her tour, she also comes across as a gentle and kind person, who sees good in life and in other people. Perhaps it is because she is such a romantic, that she gave her heart so easily. Some of the most touching scenes are her interacting with young fans, some of them with very serious illnesses.
Also, a bonus for me was Shannon Woodward, an actress I admire from her role as 'Sabrina' in the TV series 'Raising Hope.' I learned she has been 'best friends' with Katy Perry for a long time, and they are seen together here in some of the video.
Also a key participant in the tour and the film is Katy's older sister, and it is easy to see that they are sisters.
All-in-all a fine movie, to me much better than its IMDb rating would indicate. I am now a Katy Perry fan, of the person, not necessarily the music.