Unfolding over three days of intense heat and non-stop performances, Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage examines how the festival eventually collapsed under the weight of its own misguided ambition and resulted in a grim outcome, earning the event the infamous distinction of "the day the nineties died." The documentary focuses a spotlight on American youth at the end of the millennium, in the shadow of Columbine and the looming hysteria of Y2K, pinpointing a moment in time when the angst of a generation galvanized into a seismic cultural shift. Set to a soundtrack of the era's most aggressive rock bands, the film also reappraises the 1960s mythos, revealing hard truths about the dangers of rose-tinted nostalgia in the age of commercialism and bottom-line profits.
Just wrapping it up now. What a doc. Lots of talkin heads segments and some of them will DEFINITELY make you angry. One of the promoters especially still passing the buck off to Limp Bizkit, passing the buck of sexual assaults back at the women not even acknowledging that maybe their lineup with all these aggressive as fuck bands just aint it. It's fuckin wild. Already knew a lot of this story to begin with but its perhaps the most comprehensive look and getting the thoughts on it from the people right there on stage and off, but also prepare yourself to see a lot of bands and acts of the 90's lookin very much their age now.
Must watch