I watched the documentary “Look Mom I Can Fly”, a cinematic documentary highlighting the life of famous singer/songwriter and performer, Travis Scott. This “trippy” film is very inviting and real, taking us through the past 3 years of his life and enlightening all those who watched with what it takes to make it big. Throughout the film, they show his live performances and behind the scenes work, whether it be how he creates his songs or the relationships he makes with people. Personally, Travis Scott is one of my favorite artists of all time and I can truthfully say that all this documentary did was allow me to like him and his music even more. I decided to watch it because of my love for rap music and Travis himself, and was definitely not disappointed.
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The film itself was very different but effective at the same time, as it is definitely a documentary, however, should not be considered an orthodox version of one. Shaped and edited in a way to make it look like it was happening right in front of my very own eyes, it was cool because it grabbed my attention, making it a film I won’t be able to unsee. Regarding B-Roll, there weren’t really any interviews, therefore it was more of a movie type documentary, of course it still had dates and times for when things were happening, which I thought was effective, allowing you to follow along and know exactly what was up. Looking at this documentary through a more cinematic view, it allowed for me to envision being in a roller coaster, being taken on the ride through “Astroworld” which is the album name that they focus on throughout the documentary. Before watching this documentary, I reached out to a close friend of mine, who had already watched it. He said: “It’s fire, and it makes me like the album even more”, which now after watching it, I’ve got to say I agree.
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The audio was definitely something to desire, as it was easy to watch and very exciting to listen to. This played along to the part of basically being right there watching everything happen. There was also a decent amount of footage from outside sources, or fans, therefore continuing the theme of being right there with them. A lot of this footage was during concerts, which was very cool. As well as this natural footage and audio, there were multiple instances where they played his songs in the background which I thought played well into the theme of the documentary.
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In conclusion, I would like to say that that I would recommend this film to pretty much anyone, as long as you enjoy rap music or Travis Scott himself. Things get very real, as it shows his interactions with other stars and fans. He swears a lot throughout the film, he also smokes a lot of marijuana too. So this film definitely takes a mature audience to watch it. I would probably watch it again, especially years from now, so I can take a look at what he was like when I was my current age. I expect him to continue to progress and this documentary definitely made me excited for more music from him.