BOB MARLEY ONE LOVE PODCAST
Step into the vibrant world of reggae with us as we pay homage to the legendary Bob Marley in a film that captures his essence and the universal appeal of his music. Ziggy Marley joins us, lending his insight as a producer, and along with director Reinaldo Marcus Green, they share the meticulous care taken in bringing Bob Marley's story to the screen. We're peeling back the curtain on the making of "Bob Marley One Love," delving into how Kingsley Ben-Adir and LaShana Lynch embody the spirits of Bob and Rita Marley, striving for authenticity over imitation, and the profound impact of this musical powerhouse.
The magic of Jamaica plays a starring role in our conversation as the director and cast members recount the unforgettable experience of filming on location. They reflect on the authenticity that the land and culture of Jamaica inject into the film, and we discuss the power of shooting in places that were integral to Marley's life and music. Our guests share anecdotes that underscore the passion and attention to detail that went into recreating the iconic performances and the atmosphere that Marley himself shaped.
Finally, we explore what this cinematic tribute means for the legacy of Bob Marley, as it aims to unify and inspire just as his music did. The film's portrayal goes beyond entertainment; it's an extension of Marley's message of love and togetherness in a world often dominated by fleeting digital connections. As we close out the episode, we extend an invitation for you to join the conversation on our platforms, emphasizing how your engagement enriches our community and continues the dialogue about Marley's enduring impact on music and beyond.
BOB MARLEY ONE LOVE PODCAST
Step into the vibrant world of reggae with us as we pay homage to the legendary Bob Marley in a film that captures his essence and the universal appeal of his music. Ziggy Marley joins us, lending his insight as a producer, and along with director Reinaldo Marcus Green, they share the meticulous care taken in bringing Bob Marley's story to the screen. We're peeling back the curtain on the making of "Bob Marley One Love," delving into how Kingsley Ben-Adir and LaShana Lynch embody the spirits of Bob and Rita Marley, striving for authenticity over imitation, and the profound impact of this musical powerhouse.
The magic of Jamaica plays a starring role in our conversation as the director and cast members recount the unforgettable experience of filming on location. They reflect on the authenticity that the land and culture of Jamaica inject into the film, and we discuss the power of shooting in places that were integral to Marley's life and music. Our guests share anecdotes that underscore the passion and attention to detail that went into recreating the iconic performances and the atmosphere that Marley himself shaped.
Finally, we explore what this cinematic tribute means for the legacy of Bob Marley, as it aims to unify and inspire just as his music did. The film's portrayal goes beyond entertainment; it's an extension of Marley's message of love and togetherness in a world often dominated by fleeting digital connections. As we close out the episode, we extend an invitation for you to join the conversation on our platforms, emphasizing how your engagement enriches our community and continues the dialogue about Marley's enduring impact on music and beyond.
Because we now have the Cinema Judge. Hello, hello, hello and welcome to the Cinema Judge. I hope my voice finds you well. To all my regular listeners out there, welcome back and if you're new to the show, welcome aboard. Now approaching the bench, today we have Bob Marley One Love, the story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity in the journey behind his revolutionary music. Here's a trailer for Bob Marley One Love.
Speaker 2:How you wanna start.
Speaker 3:From the beginning, reggae is a people music, people coming together.
Speaker 2:You know, you're a superstar, I'm a superstar.
Speaker 4:There's a war going on.
Speaker 3:You can't separate it, the music and the message.
Speaker 4:And what is the message? Peace.
Speaker 2:Who life is worth much more than gold.
Speaker 1:Bob they try to kill you and your wife, and now you're choosing to return to Jamaica to play a peace concert. Don't you fear for your life?
Speaker 4:So we gonna walk through the roads of creation.
Speaker 3:My life is not important to me.
Speaker 5:My life is for people. Do you really think this world will make it? Yes, there's no other way.
Speaker 6:That's the source of your strength.
Speaker 4:You know where I go, open your eyes.
Speaker 5:Look for me. Are you satisfied? Are you satisfied with the life you live in? One love, one heart, one destiny.
Speaker 1:Let me tell you guys something. If you are unfamiliar with Bob Marley, I urge you today, if not sooner, listen to his greatest hits or find an album. Whatever what he did to music was amazing. He just revolutionized reggae. But not just reggae, but all the other kind of music genres out there. People copied them Because, like you'll hear later on in this show people talk about, when you listen to his music you feel like you know Bob Marley, he's like a normal guy.
Speaker 1:You could approach him If he was here today. You'd feel like, hey, he's a normal guy, music genius. Of course, especially the couple years that they focused on in this movie 76 from 77, that brief window was magic. What he put out in that time will go down in history and music history as just legendary. Do yourself a favor either find his greatest hits or what have you. You need to listen to Bob Marley if you have never heard him. He brings a smile to your face, even a tear to your eye, because when you hear his music he's all in. It's all him. I can't even explain the emotions that you feel when you start listening to Bob Marley. Do it right now or I won't.
Speaker 1:After the show You'll see why so coming up? First we're going to have his son, ziggy Marley, up and he talks about how this was his first time ever being involved in this kind of movie, this deep as a producer and trying to find the right director. And he talks about that finding Ronaldo Marcus Green, about his youth and just his desire to make the right movie. And then we're going to hear from the director and he talks about the impact. What I recently said about those couple years, but really his whole life. He was so involved in so many lives. What part would they want to focus on? They're coming up next.
Speaker 5:This is the first time I'm really involved in a movie in this deeper way and seeing like under the hood how things happen, so I guess it's not a regular. All the movies thing happened. The producer of the talk, we interview a few directors. We're vibing with Ronaldo and his idea and his vision and his youthfulness.
Speaker 2:There's so much to say about Bob's life. Everybody you talk to and Bob's circle has a different story. Everybody has a Bob Marley story. When I met him where I was, when I saw him for the first time, everybody was Bob's best friend. So it was just kind of digging through all of that and figuring out what's the most impactful story again for the next generation that doesn't know Bob, what's that window in his life that gives us insight into what he was thinking, what he was going through, what he was struggling with and what he gave us and what we settled on. The producers, myself, the studio, was that 1976 to 1977 was a period of musical genius. It was a period of time in Bob's life where he captured something the hearts and minds of people around the world. Exodus went on to sell millions and millions of copies around the world, some of the most famous songs of all time. So that period of rich creation was important to us.
Speaker 1:And that's very, very true. What he put out in that short period of time, the impact it had on the whole generation and in beyond it's. And if you don't know about it, like I said earlier, do yourself a favor, sit back, relax and listen. You'll see what they're talking about, why they're making this movie, about the importance of what he did. Now coming up next, we have a feature at and in this feature at you're gonna hear interviews and in there, spliced in between there, you're gonna hear clips from the movie on the set footage. It's basically a mini commercial and a lot of times they name them.
Speaker 1:This one's called the right time of why this is the right time to make this film. And later on in the show I'm gonna give you a website in case you want to watch the TV version of this, so we could watch these feature ads and clips and Then it really ties in really swell, in case you just don't want to listen to it. So later on the show I'll give you that website. So in case you want to watch the TV version of this and a real quick side note on that, and don't worry, on the TV version you don't see or hear me at all, because you don't need me to guide you through to tell you who's talking. It's all right there. So if you want to do that, watch the episode. I'll give you that soon. In this feature it you're gonna hear from Ziggy Marley, the director, ronaldo Marcus Green, the historical adviser, neville Garrick, and then the daughter of Bob Marley and the man who plays Bob Marley himself, kingsley Ben Adir. They're all in this little feature, ed, just talking about why this is the right time.
Speaker 5:People know Bob Marley's music Everywhere out around the world, but Bob was more than this amuse.
Speaker 2:This movie brings to the world Bob Marley that not a lot of people know.
Speaker 5:I'm a dead bond, I don't know so much struggle. We tell the story of Bob's life, his music and his connection with the people.
Speaker 2:It was a tremendous honor to help share Bob's story. To have the backing of the family there was really a blessing. All the family is glad to be partners. You tell the friend sides of Bob.
Speaker 5:Everybody here know the culture, know the vibe is a very communal endeavor. One love, one at one destiny.
Speaker 6:My father was a messenger of peace and love.
Speaker 2:Reggae's a people music people coming together. At that time, jamaica was a war zone between two political sides, and so Bob's message became the answer to violence strike, you can't separate the music and the message.
Speaker 5:And what is the message, please? Right now, the world really need a love that's in the music. Bob is such a unifying figure and he's creating an evolution of love Reagan music coming to unify the people. When we audition and I saw Kingsley he was just in a different level. He represents my father very well and it was not just Bob the legend or Bob the artist or Bob the singer, but the human side and the emotional side. My life is not important to me.
Speaker 3:My life is, for people, the process of trying to get to know Bob and trying to convey the magnetism of his charisma. It's been life-changing. For sure you will go and scan. Stop this message.
Speaker 1:I want the world to change and that time is no, I can't even imagine the pressure Everybody involved in this film finding the right person to play Bob Marley, in the process of trying to get to know Bob, the pressure it's going to put on that person who takes it, because everybody who loves his music Is it a go to that film. They have a very critical eye. But later on in the interviews you're going to hear them talk about they're not looking for somebody to be like an imitation. They wanted to find somebody with his energy Keeps your attention and that's what ziggy marley talks about. Next, when they were searching for that right actor, he was looking for that person that just kept his attention, wasn't necessarily the the exact same look or what have you, but he had the energy that had the charisma, had that it factor that somebody could find that and play Bob Marley. And he knew that was going to be king's lee. The second he saw him. And then we're going to hear from king's lee talking about how he wanted to portray the great legend, what, what he was trying to grasp at, what little parts was he going to do, because, again, the responsibility is Massive.
Speaker 1:And after that you can hear from Lashana Lynch, who plays read of marley, bob's wife, and she talks about working with king's lee and what he brought to it and just the energy. It's a really great interview. You'll see what I'm saying when she starts talking. You can just feel her sincerity and her passion and how much she was just honored to work with such a talented actor. And they were going to hear from king's lee again talking about Working with her, working with Lashana and what she brought to the set every single day.
Speaker 1:But also they had to find that relationship. They had to create that on-screen relationship between Bob Marley and his wife Because every time, no matter what you hear from all around, they had that connection. They had that Untangible oomph that two people had. Like when they connect, they just you almost hear that snap, that connection when they, when they're together and from all know accounts, they were just Like glue. They were just they were meant to be and that's what they had to try to create on film and that's no easy feat we search everywhere, forget a good actor for play Bob.
Speaker 5:But you really need somebody who Not just look but can Express that, can keep your attention when you look, when you're in the film. And so when we audition and I saw Kingsley who plays Bob, he was the one who kept my attention. You know, all of us kind of agree. So, yeah, I can keep your attention. We need somebody who will keep your attention for play Bob. So he did a really great job, fantastic job, because I very heavy load. You know it's a very heavy load for play a a man like my father.
Speaker 3:We knew what the journey was kind of in a rough sketch, and so we had an incredible head start and we worked all the scenes, we worked them all. We worked them all tirelessly and we came to a lot of conclusions about what we wanted to do and how we wanted to represent Bob and Rita in the film, and it was about Making sure that it held a dignity and a maturity and that a lot, of, a lot of unspoken could speak a lot more he is One of the finest, loveliest, most committed actors I've ever worked with in my career.
Speaker 6:I am getting emotional thinking about His level of dedication and him allowing me to To be as present as I was able to be, because he was Right there, in the center Of what he needed to To be for Bob. He did not take his foot off the gas at any point At home, even he was in it, fully in it, from the moment he got that role To now, like he's been Dedicated to Bob, dedicated to the family, dedicated to the truth, dedicated to making this we say the word story, but it's not a story dedicated to making this, this slice of life, as honest and truthful as it can be. And I'm so grateful that he was chosen to take this, this journey, because and now can't see anyone else play Bob it could only have been him, could only have been him, and we've developed, it's created, and have left something special on camera. I think that I can only hope that the Marley family are going to be proud of and that Jamaica are going to be proud of.
Speaker 3:Trying to create a sense of a Kind of bond that transcended friendship, that the romantic side of it wasn't Something that we needed to explicitly show, but that somehow, some way, we would create a feeling of Two people who have known each other for 20 years maybe and Lashana's work speaks for itself. She, what she brought to set, was An incredible spirit and a calmness that I needed. Whenever Lashana was on set, it was a better day, it was a calmer day, it was a more focused day.
Speaker 1:I love hearing those honest interviews, when you hear actors, actresses, talking about working with their screen partner and how important that is and how having somebody that you trust working with you makes everything just flow better, because if you can't have those feelings of connection, it's going to be a toasted scene and it's not even going to play well. We've all seen movies like that, but when you watch this you'll see what these two share and I think they found that that tangible, something that makes it feel authentic that you're not just watching people who barely know each other just saying words to each other. Now, coming up next we're gonna hear from the director. In earlier we were talking about when somebody takes on a role. They don't wanna do an imitation, they don't wanna just do a caricature. They had to walk that line in how Kingsley just nailed it. But then you have to find the essence of how do you do that, and that's what Kingsley talks about coming up after that Because, like he says, he wanted to find that certain thing, just finding the essence. And then we're gonna hear from Ziggy again and he talks about Kingsley digging deep to find the character of Bob and just another. This is unimportant to this whole thing. But I love listening to Ziggy.
Speaker 1:I think, in this whole interview process and different places that they interview him, I think he says dad once and that's not a bad thing. It's just I find it very interesting through time and how some people do that. I have a friend who calls his parents by their given name and there's nothing wrong with that. But when I first heard these interviews I was like he just keeps saying Bob and I don't know why. He says, like I said, millions of people do it. It just caught my fancy and I said I'll share that with you. And then we're gonna go back to Kingsley and he talks about trying to find Bob's vulnerability and how that was found by talking to the people in Jamaica, because what they told him was he wasn't soft. His music was touching and emotional, but he as a man was not soft in any way. So he wanted to try to find that vulnerability.
Speaker 2:There was never a point where we set out to make a caricature of Bob and we knew this film was about making an interpretation about Bob Marley. There's only one Bob and he's gone and our film and our role and our responsibility, I see, is trying to carry his legacy. How do we do that? We have to get close and I think what Kingsley did was interpret Bob, and that's masterful. That's an actor acting, not mimicking, and when I saw that baseline I knew I had found. I knew I had found our guy.
Speaker 3:I think I just had to get my head around what my feeling is when it comes to play and roll of characters, which is that it is about the essence of the person, not being an exact copy or trying to do a mimic. But for some reason, when it came to Bob, my instinct was I wanted to be and look as close as I could to him, but I think it was just something to obsess with that I didn't really have that much control over. But if it was me looking in from outside, I would have been saying all the things that everyone else was saying to me. It's like it doesn't matter about this and that it's just about the essence. It's just about the essence.
Speaker 5:He went deep into the character and deep into the emotions of Bob. Yeah, he didn't just go on the surface, he went deeper, which is a hard thing to do with a character with a personality like Bob, and he always wanted to get it right. You know what I mean. He would fight to get it right. He would get upset to get it right. It's good I know that you have that much, that much feeling about what you're doing, that you're gonna fight to do it right. So, kings, they do that.
Speaker 3:What's interesting about Bob is that to find his vulnerability in a way that felt truthful took a lot of nuancing. Can't just put Bob in a scene where he's crying because it's not real, and that was the instruction from Jamaica. Bob's not soft, bob's not soft. Bob's not soft, bob's not soft. You know so, as much as we like to put that on him. The instruction from Jamaica and the family was you have to understand that this man was closer to a football manager in terms of his stance and his position. This is a guy from the street. Yes, he's vulnerable in his music and yes, when he sings there's nothing like it and his lyrics are an open book. But as a guy trying to find stories about when he was vulnerable around other people, you know that was like. So much of the research was that it's like who did see him cry? When was he in private? Who was he? So, ray and I, we really really had to. We really had to explore that and talk to people. We needed a lot of help.
Speaker 1:Now we've talked briefly about Rita, bob Marley's real life wife, coming up. Next we have some interviews really taking a deep dive, both under her as a person in LaShana Lynch who plays her. In LaShana Lynch she gives some incredible interviews coming up here soon. When you hear her talk, hear her passion, I'm in total awe of this woman. I'd want her in any movie if I was directing. She's so sincere, she's so caring, she wants to do the best she can, not just. Okay, here's my gig. Let me just get some nuances down, not for her. This woman is so passionate. I can't wait for you to hear them. I'll shut up here in a second so you can hear them.
Speaker 1:But first we're gonna hear from the director talking about Rita how she was a band member, his wife, mother of his children and what true connection they had all through their lives. And then we're gonna hear from LaShana and she talks about how she wanted to approach the role in meeting Rita. That interview is just stellar. It's just really incredible. And then we're gonna hear from the director just praising LaShana as well he should, and anybody who sees this you'll understand Portraying the role and getting the support of the family. These are two wildly different things, how much it meant to her, both as a person and an actor, getting the support in a praise and saying you're doing a good job from the family, and how she reached out to them while she's even on set. Should call up somebody, call the kids, call anybody, say how would read a respond to this. That's really taking it seriously and I again I tip my cap to her read was a band member.
Speaker 2:She was with bob Every step of the way.
Speaker 2:She was also the mother of his children and you know they had an amazing relationship together, a trust, a deep bond that I don't think a lot of people knew, myself included.
Speaker 2:When I set out to make the story and, of course, you know, once I met the real reader in person and I saw her presence and her elegance and her strength, I said, okay, that's what I'm looking for. It was those characteristics when I was casting and found the shana that I was looking for to capture, because I thought the world should know who read a marley is. She's the backbone in a lot of ways to the journey of bob and bob's family and we would be remiss not to show that part of his life or show that dimension to their relationship and just how integral she was to to their story together. So I think that the world is going to be surprised to know read a marley. I think her legacy will live on, but I think she would say, look, it was all for bob and in a lot of ways she made a deep commitment to that man, which the lives on today, including this film when approaching Rita had to make sure the culture was first.
Speaker 6:That's me as an artist and me representing her. I had the honor of spending some time with Rita at home, at her home, and it was the most peaceful, wonderful, connected time that I've been able to spend with someone in research. I Came in as someone who really wanted to like show Rita that I was the right choice and I was going to do right by her and you know like I take this seriously, etc. And then, as I spent time with her in this peaceful, you know, wonderful, rich, calm setting and I do that because it just she just being with her, just feels so grounded I was reminded that I'm a vessel for her. I cannot be an actor coming in. I have to be someone who's been given this.
Speaker 6:The spiritual Opening to represent her. Bob and Rita was spiritual beings that just happened to be encased in a human body, in my opinion, and approaching, creating a film like version of her was just basically going for the truth. What did I feel when I sat with her? Whatever children said about her, how did she approach life? How did she feel as a woman?
Speaker 2:Lashana Lynch is a generational talent, much like Kingsley benedir unbelievable talent. There's natural talent and then there's there's what she's able to to portray on screen. She, when I saw her tape I thought I had seen her in a few roles before and I thought she was exquisite and and no less exquisite in this film. She takes everything to the next level. She elevates every scene that she's in. She is just that type of actress its presence, its perseverance, it's, it's, it's commitment unbelievable.
Speaker 2:You know, I know that she works so closely with sedella and faye ellington, who is significant to our production. I'm tired and understanding what Rita was like, what role Rita played in in in Bob's life, and really doing the research. And that's the job of the actor to go in and really dive deep into the character so that the performance doesn't feel flat or doesn't feel surface. And she is somebody that dives deep, she somebody that goes really deep into character and deep understanding is to what role she was playing at that particular time in Bob's life. I think she does it exquisitely. I cannot wait for the audience is to see her and and Kingsley together. They truly Are such a magical pair together and I think it was because of the, the beautiful struggle of making a film right. When you have to go so deep into a character, into a performance, you naturally form bonds and the camera picks up on that.
Speaker 6:The camera sees that, the camera, the camera loves that to play A real person who's still on this earth and have the blessing of, and the support of, an encouragement and information from their children, is absolutely invaluable. To be able to text the delta text Sharon text, ziggy be like would your mom do this? Would she respond to Bob in this way? How do you feel about this light?
Speaker 6:Like every single, which way I was, I was ensuring that, whether they were on set or it was over the phone, they had a hand in it, because it was imperative for us to be able to Collect the information and turn it into something that was truthful for them, that was a truthful representation of them, and to see them be happy about it, to see them Respond to To our work in in a way that was Encouraging and Felt right, was was amazing. It was, again, invaluable and and I don't know if I don't know if me and Kingsley would have been able to access what we did in order for us to achieve these portrayals and I don't think we would have if, if we didn't have the support that we did from from Bob and Rita's children it just guided us in the way that we needed.
Speaker 1:You could just hear her passion and need to do this right up. Next, talk about doing it right. We're gonna hear from the shot. Talk about the vibration of shooting in Jamaica how being there, the places that he was at, being able to just so good up like a sponge makes a world of difference instead of like shooting it in some other town and make it look like Jamaica. Being there where Bob Marley walked, the studio that he sang, in the streets he walked, you name it being just part of their just must be just Magical in some aspects, especially with if you're there with people who knew Bob Marley and tell you this is where this happened, this where this happened. You're like wow, that's incredible. So that feature is coming up. Next it talks about just shooting in Jamaica and you're gonna hear from the director, ziggy Marley, the Shawna Kingsley and I owe me Cowan the all just talk about shooting in Jamaica there's a vibration of Jamaica that If we weren't, if we had a shot there, it just would have been lost.
Speaker 6:I think it was important for the industry to learn that Jamaica is A place, a country, a space that is a playground for this industry. There's so many incredible locations, such great crews, everyone is committed, we get what done quickly and timely, there's good vibes, there's good food and you you just get to be as present and real and open and chill at work and without being cold, and it also brought home exactly what we're creating here. We're creating something special for a legend. It's a gift to a legend in his own country.
Speaker 5:My life is for people that I can be beneficial to people.
Speaker 4:And I hope you like.
Speaker 2:In Jamaica. With the support of the Jamaican people, we traveled Bob's journey.
Speaker 5:Being in the actual places where these things happen is very special.
Speaker 6:It would be an injustice to not have Jamaica's energy in this film.
Speaker 2:Shut up and down the streets of Georgetown Authenticity.
Speaker 3:Going into Hope Road and seeing where he recorded just activates your imagination.
Speaker 6:We shot at Strawberry Hill, a location that played a huge role in Bob's life.
Speaker 5:And that's where Bob went and we went to after the shooting.
Speaker 3:If you don't play the show. They win, am I right?
Speaker 6:We shot the big concert scenes here that actually took place. Here we're creating something special to gift to a legend in his own country. I was there at one love concert.
Speaker 5:My father be my father spread a message of love and unity. This is all we are following in his footsteps.
Speaker 3:Every day in Jamaica was magic in that way.
Speaker 1:And in case you were wondering and they don't make any illusions about it any other way they don't use somebody else's voice. When Bob Marley sings in this movie, when they have the singing or anything like that, it's Bob's music. Because we're going to hear Kingsley pretty much talk about that himself. There's no way he was going to try to imitate his singing, or it can't be done. And he also talks about why and how nobody could sing like him. You're going to love his explanation.
Speaker 1:I'm not going to tell you now, but I love hearing an actor talk about what they think the character they're playing, their motivations, the reasoning in his interpretation of why nobody can sound like him and why he sounds so passionate is incredibly fun. And then we're gonna hear interviews people talking about what are the expectations of this film. First we're gonna hear from the shot up, and then we're gonna hear from James Norton who plays Chris Blackwell, and then we're gonna hear a set of interviews from Ziggy Marley and I'm just gonna let him ride out that because I'm not gonna interrupt these people. Here they are.
Speaker 3:When Bob singing, the reason why no one can sing, the reason why he can't be recreated, is because he's singing for his life, like music is everything to him. This is what this mind interpretation anyway is that Music and Bob, he's singing from his soul and his gut. He's given everything. There was no half concert, there was no half heart at night. He's singing for his life. So you can't copy him. So of course they're gonna use his voices for the concerts, because I can't reach the vocal sort of genius that he did.
Speaker 3:But what I can do is that effort or the attempt to, you know, try and put the same amount of passion that Bob did into those concerts. It's really all about meaning for him, like he's really trying to communicate something through his, his message in his songs. And I understand that as an actor because you know in in Playing the meaning, like trying to articulate something in a scene. That that's what he's doing with his music and it was actually quite enjoyable. I mean, you watch Bob, just put Bob on any concert and, convinced he's singing for his life. Every time he opens his mouth, singing to God for the people, like it's, it's a deeper thing for him. So the concerts for me were just about like wow, I was really just kind of find my version of that like. So I do hope it comes across. I'm excited, I'm excited for.
Speaker 6:The family to get to enjoy it Into, enjoy some moments of like, reflecting on how incredible their parents are, and also for young generations who don't have a clue who Bob Marley is, get to learn, that gets to be an education for them whereby they learn who this legend is and what it took and when he sits with the world, and what I can learn from him and do I take any, you know? Do I have any like similar values to Bob that maybe I could Exercise within my work or school or friendship groups? I think that's that would be really beautiful. Actually, because the way that he approached life was so, was so honest and so rooted in him that in the world we live in now you know the world of social media, the world of being swept away by everything being fleeting I think it's nice to learn of a legend in a non wispy and Fantasy, like by a pic that is actually Back to the soul of the person to be a part of this project is Huge.
Speaker 4:it's a massive privilege. Hope you're getting a sense of the atmosphere right now, but we're in Jamaica, we're in Kingston, we are. We are being guided by a Ziggy Bob son, we have Neville who's the art director, bob's art director. We have, like we have, a real sense of the man and the community which he was a part of, and so it's yeah, it's massive. I mean Bob Marley's touched everyone's life in some way, even if you're just like walking for a shopping mall and you hear his music and like what is that all? You're a huge fan, you've lived and breathed his music forever or you're somewhere in between. He's sort of touched everyone's life and so this movie it's about time a movie was made to celebrate him and his legacy and insane imprint he's left on this, this world.
Speaker 5:Well, I'm going to describe him is one of us, you know, he's one of the people you know. So he's different than to me, different and plenty of what I'm called I'm superstar or whatever, you know, or whatever car, like people feel him, can touch him, he can sit on beside him, you know, like he can eat dinner with him and would be cool, you know, it would be, you know. So I feel like that is the real thing, that he touched the people in such a Authentic way, so he might even have an authentic relationship where he's not so much like A superstar oh my god but he's more like Bob, my friend, bob, my brother, bob, my uncle, bob, my father you know that's it so you know, that kind of he has that kind of connection with the people.
Speaker 5:That is different, you know. So that means so much not to me, to the whole world, me included, because I guess for now you see what's happening in the world right Now if we can't have a movie by named Bob Marley One Love beyond billboards, and just that alone, I send such a message to the people One Love. It's like a subliminal if you just say One Love everywhere. Everything means something. In this film, with this project, you've already it named One Love for a reason. When that got on a billboard, when it got on the market or wherever. You see that it's a One Love. It's putting One Love in your mind. Yeah, so just even with me. It's such a great thing, rasta, you know, it's a really bigger than a movie.
Speaker 5:This is like Bob here doing what he does. This is what he does, yeah, bring people together, help people, help each other. So this is that's all I see. Really, this is another like of his productions, you know, and it's doing what it's supposed to do Expose the message more, expose the music more, help people and shine light. See him, that's the message, that's the movie You're. Shine light. That's the same message as Bob Message, so we're not doing anything different. I want Bob, what I do or is doing, see him. See him philosopher behind the movie, behind the music, behind the man.
Speaker 1:I really can't add anything else more to that. That pretty much sums up everything, coming from the Sun himself. So who am I to say anything else? Now? Like I said earlier in the show, I make a TV version of this. If you want to watch this on demand whenever you want, 24 hours a day, go to bitly slash Cinema Judge. It's usually up for a few months. So if you want to, it's really nice to see some of those featurettes. Check it out. Well, I hope you enjoy your in-depth look at Bob Marley One Love. If you guys have any questions, comments, concerns any way to improve the show, please feel free to let me know Cinema Judge at Hotmailcom or visit me on YouTube, instagram threads, tiktok. I often put little clips there from the show, the TV version on TikTok. So feel free to look up Cinema Judge. I would love your feedback because I can't grow if I don't know.
Speaker 1:I'm not here to cry, scream, yell about Hollywood. That's not our jam here to Cinema Judge. We want to present you the evidence. Create a movie oasis, a place we could come and hear about one movie or TV show. Because we all walk a different path, who am I to tell you not to see a movie. I might tell you I love a movie, but I'll never tell you don't see a movie, because any movie is somebody's favorite movie. There's so much noise out there, guys, I'm not here adding to it. I'm just here to sit here and talk about a movie. I'm just a guy sitting in my basement in the middle of the night talking movies to you wherever you are, and I love hearing where you listen to or how you listen to the show. It really does blow me away because, like I said, I'm just in here, bloomington, minnesota, in the basement talking to you, and you are from all over the world, and sometimes people listen to me when they're driving to work, sitting at home just relaxing, taking a long road trip, listening to it overnight, whatever it is. I am honored and don't think for one second. I don't appreciate that Every time I look at a city or country that shows up like this is amazing, because I don't know any of you folks, but it feels like I do now that I always see the same city show up again and again To me. It hopefully says you like to show and you like hearing about whatever it is we're talking about Because, like I said, not every movie we do here is a blockbuster. Not every movie is a tentpole. Sometimes they're independent films, sometimes they're biographies, like this. That's what I like to do to share movies with you, because I can't fix what I don't know what's broken In.
Speaker 1:Some of you might be listening to the show two weeks from now, two months from now, two years from now. That's why I try to keep this in a little bubble. I try not to let too much of the outside forces or news seep in. I want you to be able to listen to the show and tune out all that stuff and think maybe this is recorded just a couple days ago. That's kind of like my side kind of thinking. When I do the show I don't want to bring in all the outside noise, because maybe there's enough noise in your world and you don't want anymore. You just want to sit and listen to a movie or news about a movie. Take that deep dive. That's why I don't bring in the outside news too much on this show. I do occasionally, but not a lot.
Speaker 1:But now this is the part of the show where I thank you, the listeners, for listening to the last episode In. Some of you might ask hey pal, I listen to several old episodes and that happens every day, every week. So I don't give shutouts to them because that's impossible, impossible to track, because I'd have to take a screenshot every few minutes or few days or whatever, and try to remember which ones are new, because it's not necessarily in order. But let me assure you, I look at my phone or my computer and I see somebody listen to a show from two years ago, three months ago, whatever it may be. It blows my mind. So I am grateful that you guys will go back in the catalog and listen to something that you might be wanting to rent on TV or buy, and then you could hear these interviews. And that just makes me so happy that you're willing to do that, because that's what I do it for. I do it for you and anybody out there who wants to learn about one particular movie, because that's the joy. I love taking deep dives. So here are some of the people that listened to the last episode. Oh, one more thing too I don't give, I never give shutouts to.
Speaker 1:For those who listen on YouTube. I would love to, but it's not very specific about where and all these other things. But I do appreciate everybody who listens to or watches and listens on YouTube, but there's a side nugget on that one. Every once in a while, every once in a while, this podcast in its purity is how it always is, but on YouTube, every blue moon, I have to cut scenes or cut moments out of it due to copyright restrictions, which is, you know, and I totally dig that. I respect that. That's how I remove them because I don't want to be taken off the air like I did years ago, not understanding the whole philosophy behind all that stuff. So, in case you listen to both versions YouTube and this you might sometimes hear a difference, because I sometimes have to cut things out of the YouTube version. I digress.
Speaker 1:This shout out goes to everybody who listened to the last episode, everybody from the United States, germany, you guys, every week, thank you so much. Germany, austria, new Zealand, poland you guys thanks again. Poland, united Kingdom, same thing. Canada, australia all you guys repeatedly show up. I am so happy about that.
Speaker 1:So, saint Paul, minneapolis, minnesota, vienna, virginia, anaheim, california, cunrapitz, minnesota, egan, minnesota, vienna, howley, minnesota, mount Vernon, ohio, halifax, nova Scotia and there's a side note on that Nova Scotia One of my favorite shows is shot there. I love this show, the Curse of Oak Island. So every time I see Nova Scotia I'm like sweet. You don't wonder how close you guys are to the Curse of Oak Island area or if you're even gone there to visit on the tours. But that's just for me because I love that show. Maple Grove, minnesota, columbia, south Carolina, louisville, kentucky, melbourne, Victoria, las Vegas, nevada, and that's just a few to every solitary one of you. Thank you. And I do have a couple more, and I'm not even gonna try to pronounce these. I'm gonna do that fancy translate thing and just play them here for you, because I don't want to disrespect you guys from Poland and beyond in mispronounce your name. So I'm gonna hit that little fancy button translate and just hold it up to the microphone so I can give you proper respect. Give me two seconds.
Speaker 3:Krefeld, North Rhine, Westphalia, Vidgush, Kajofsko, Pomorsky, St Neats, Cambridge, Schur.
Speaker 1:See, I knew I could figure out a way to give proper shuttles to you guys, because I always butcher your names and that's never my intent. So, to every solitary one of you who took time out of your busy life to listen to this show, thank you. In this week's Bourbon Shuttle goes out to the incredibly kind, talented, super helpful Kirsten. All your guidance and information to help me with my new equipment and you know what equipment I'm talking about. It's been wonderful. I can't wait to meet up with you again so we could talk about all the details involved with it, because you are so helpful and it's put my mind incredibly at ease. So to you, Kirsten, cheers Now, like most weeks, what I'm making the TV version of this that turns into this podcast.
Speaker 1:I'm cranking tunes and that's my happy place. Movie and music smashed together like a glorious peanut butter and jelly sandwich and I'm in my happy place. And I don't really even have to tell you what I was listening to on this go-around. It's blatantly obvious It'd be morally wrong to go another route. So of course I listened to the legendary Bob Marley. Listening to that editing this. It was the perfect storm In the greatest hits I listened to.
Speaker 1:The version was legend the best of Bob Marley. It's kind of a close-up of him. His left hand is underneath his chin, he's looking off to the right. That's what I listened to. I mean, you could almost find whatever you listen to, it's masterpiece, but that's the one that I really grasped on to when I first started listening to Bob Marley. So if you want to that's if it's getting my headspace when I was making this that's what I was listening to the legend the best of Bob Marley. Well, that is it. My glass awaits. I'm thirsty, so cheers to you and to the movies. So until next time, be well, be good, and I'm gone. I'm Jeff. Thanks for listening to the Cinema Judge.