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Get On Up - A Film About James Brown
Get On Up - A Film About James Brown
After reading James Brown's memoir and interviewing his personal driver, the movie "Get On Up" did a really good job of portraying his life. As I was watching the movie and seeing his reactions to events (and the way the talked to and treated his band mates, children and fans), I was thinking to myself, "This is all true, this is everything that Mr. Bobby Azar (Brown's personal driver) was telling us in our interview and everything I read." Not many movies today accurately portray celebrities lives well, but this film did an amazing job at showing us who James Brown was. -Shalisha Whitaker
I feel like after watching the movie, I got a much better understanding of who James Brown really was on a visual aspect-- apart from just the research and facts. The movie did a great job portraying Brown's life. From his childhood, all the way up to him becoming the legend he is today. I also feel like the actor playing James Brown, Chadwick Boseman, was a perfect fit for the role. From the style to the hair, I felt like I was actually watching James Brown himself. I also think that the film did a really good job on depicting Brown on a more personal level. You were truly able to see his emotions and understand what led to some of his actions. There were some things I found out watching the movie that I honestly did not know about such as some of the songs which I could recognize but had no idea they were by James Brown! Overall, I would say that the film was definitely a great way to seek another outlook on the life of James Brown. -Osi Utsalo
THE PUBLIC'S TAKE ON JAMES BROWN
THE PUBLIC'S TAKE ON JAMES BROWN
In research about James Brown we conducted a survey. We asked a variety of questions to the members of our class about their thoughts and knowledge on James Brown.
In research about James Brown we conducted a survey. We asked a variety of questions to the members of our class about their thoughts and knowledge on James Brown.
The results from this question were not suprising to our group, because James Brown is a prominent name in Augusta. It is difficult to live in Augusta and not, at least, recognize the name from street names, statues, or civic centers.
The results from this question were not suprising to our group, because James Brown is a prominent name in Augusta. It is difficult to live in Augusta and not, at least, recognize the name from street names, statues, or civic centers.
We were surprised by how many repsondents felt that they were familiar with James Brown's music. We were hypothesizing that less than 40% would say they were on the positive side of the scale on whether or not they were familiar with his work. Less than 20% replied that they did not know any of his music. A combined 81.2% of respondents felt that they were at least somewhat familiar with his work.
We were surprised by how many repsondents felt that they were familiar with James Brown's music. We were hypothesizing that less than 40% would say they were on the positive side of the scale on whether or not they were familiar with his work. Less than 20% replied that they did not know any of his music. A combined 81.2% of respondents felt that they were at least somewhat familiar with his work.
These results were expected by our group. Even though Barnwell, SC is less than an hour away from Augusta, most people assume that James Brown was born here. He did grow up in Augusta, but the early years of his life were in spent in Barnwell.
These results were expected by our group. Even though Barnwell, SC is less than an hour away from Augusta, most people assume that James Brown was born here. He did grow up in Augusta, but the early years of his life were in spent in Barnwell.
The results of this question were evenly spread out in levels of familiarity. We predicted that these responses would vary, considering that the research pool consisted of students who are from Augusta, and those who are not.
The results of this question were evenly spread out in levels of familiarity. We predicted that these responses would vary, considering that the research pool consisted of students who are from Augusta, and those who are not.
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