Elvis Presley: The Searcher

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Elvis Presley was declared and praised as "The King of Rock". Although extravagant in his own way, he humbly never accepted this title, even though it deserves many artistic, professional, and personal motives. This documentary is a beautiful and thorough investigation and narrative about the entire social, musical, and historical context in the US, in the world, if you find it before, during, and what it looked like after Elvis Presley and all his life. Elvis's success and the rise of many other artists are presented with many of his most memorable personal moments and how the people around him heard or made an influence. Your city, family, religion, your friends, your manager and artists of the time are very well connected to all the moments and decisions that lit or King to your first and stardom, always looking for a truth, good emotions and energies for others. who he wanted so much to convey joy to his music and movies. Many racial issues are explained and narrated with respect to Elvis had his part, partly as "a piece on the table" and also as a voice and tribute to those who do not like to hear about this time. In his striking but 42 years of life (if he died), Elvis starred in 31 films, recorded 784 songs and performed over 1600 concerts and concerts. While performing actions for more than one life, the King's final years are not as well explored in this documentary as other moments in his younger phase, nor are Elvis's latest close analyzes focused on narrative. His wife, Priscilla, is one of the main sources of personal details, and rightly so, although she may have several other Elvis phases after her alteration and affinity and relationships with others. Elvis Presley: The Searcher doesn't come to such striking details as Elvis's repercussion after his departure, but he approaches a huge part of his life with dexterity and quality worthy of a king.

At first it's very entertaining, then it begins to drag. They should of made this in just one episode instead of dragging it on and on and on.....

I saw this docu on a early promotion dvd 📀, wonderful footage, music 🎶, high quality - a Joy to watch and listen,,, also the 3 cd set worth it.

If you want to understand Elvis Presley, then watch this documentary. The man was an icon, a phenomenal talent, and this film explores his story as an artist (and I'd hardly even call myself a fan. I was a little kid when Elvis died. This is my mom's music). Yes, the movie is a bit slow. But that's the pace needed to tell this story - there's a lot to unpack. This is not flashy biopic; instead, it's essential viewing to understand rock n roll music and American culture.

Elvis Presley - bigger than life. If you are a fan, you may know certain things portrayed here. But just hearing the music and seeing him (perform) and hear others talk about him ... well I'd say it is more than worth your time. This is or at least seems as in depth as one can get. We see him, but we hear so many other people - wife, associates, people who worked with him and so many more. While I would call myself a fan, I had no idea how the leg shaking was born. There are anecdotes here, the highs, the lows and everything in between. But most of all we get as much into his mindset as is possible, without him being here to tell us. He combined music styles ... he was a rebel and yet he had to stay in his lane (see his movie career and other things he had to sacrifice). Producers hiring him for his music rather than his acting abilities ... the pressure that got to him ... there is so much to unpack here. It's such a shame Elvis left the building ... way too soon! Still as many will probably agree with me in saying this: Thank you ... thank you very much!

(*John Lennon quote*) - "Before Elvis Presley there was nothing." Whether you're an Elvis Presley fan, or not - This first-rate presentation is sure to hold your rapt attention from start to finish. Without question - Elvis was a pop music sensation like no other before him. Leaving no stone unturned - This 3-hour-20-minute bio-documentary, pretty much, covers all the ground regarding both Elvis's public persona, as well as his private side (which was kept well-guarded behinds the iron gates at Graceland). (*Trivia note*) - As of 2018 - It is roughly estimated that Elvis Presley's records have, collectively, sold nearly 1 billion copies, worldwide.

I loved seeing the pictures of young Elvis growing up and his dad and mums pics. Listening to songs that weren't mainstream and music from early on in his career and Lord that man had a fantastic voice like no other. The ending was fantastic, what a performance. Good Lord he was beautiful, he was my first crush as mum had all his kid friendly movies that I watched in the 90s. However. Priscilla is narrating a good amount of this and we all know Priscilla wasn't a main feature in his life as Elvis was a womaniser of the highest decree. He also was a yo yo dieter and abused drugs. This docu doesn't show him in his semi obese state, trousers burst on stage, forgotten his line, sweaty mess of a former legend. His last years were a disaster, he had a live in young girlfriend and he was a troubled man and it basically went downhill when his mama passed. We want a real docu of him not an edited pretend life that he supposedly led.

Almost 800 songs, and 30+ movies, and TV shows (hosting & guesting). The number of top ten songs ranks with Carey & Madonna. Number one ranked songs in the same ballpark as Springsteen, Streisand, Stones, Brooks (only Beetles & JAY-Z are higher). Had an enormous historic impact on changing American culture in the fifties & sixties to what we enjoy today. As much as any other individual in any profession. At that time racial separation was as divisive (thank you current president for bringing that term back) as ever in the 20th century. Raised in poverty in a sharecroppers style house in the south he grew up w/the sacrifice of a hard working single mom w/dad sporadically present. His impact: He merged country, bluegrass, and especially blues & gospel w/their black influences into something to be soon called rock 'n' roll and brought it to white America thus bringing two+ races into one. His acceptance of black music, his gyrations & his music faced fierce vocal opposition from the media, from church pulpits, and from politicians (hmmm, I won't comment further on that one). His songs filled all music genres from religious to rock. Not to mention folk & Italian operatic. The documentary is unique in that all the visuals center about Elvis's life. When we have guest commentary we are only shown in small text who is speaking. Side note: "AGT" 2018 had a youthful revivification of Elvis's legacy in the form of Courtney Hadwin.

I've seen a handful of documentaries about 'The King', but this one is far and away the best and most comprehensive. You can believe the cover hype stating it's the 'definitive' look at Elvis Presley, if there could even be such a thing. The story doesn't dwell on any single aspect of Presley's life and career, but is comprehensive enough to give one a measure of the singer's influences going all the way back to his childhood, the blossoming of his career, the military service, the movies, and the concert tour comeback that began in 1968. Things that I already knew about Elvis were reinforced here, like the devoted relationship with his mother, his introduction to Priscilla while stationed in Germany, and the suffocating aspect of his involvement with Colonel Tom Parker. More than anywhere else, the Colonel's influence over Presley and the manner in which he kept the singer under his thumb is amply demonstrated, and one can only wonder the heights to which Presley's career might have gone in film if he had ever been given a chance at worthwhile dramatic roles instead of the fluff characterizations he got to capitalize on his looks and voice. The only puzzling thing about the documentary for me were some of the disconnects in story telling continuity. One of them was a quick jump from his Army discharge in 1960 immediately into the 1968 TV special comeback. Then the story retreated back to the early Sixties to pick up where it left off coming out of the service. There was also a point in the film where it looked like it was over with some on screen narrative, and then it resumed again. Watching the documentary in it's entirety, I would assume that it might have occurred at a break between the two parts of the presentation. The technical specs for the film state that it runs a hundred nine minutes here on IMDb, but the actual footage goes for almost twice that at two hundred five minutes. But don't be daunted by the three and a half hour run time. For Presley fans, and even if you're not, this is a well researched doc that's both entertaining and informative. Guest commentary includes insights from folks like Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Red West, Ike Turner, Emmy Lou Harris, and Priscilla Presley herself.