Before watching the fan preview for this movie, I was asking myself and my friends whether I should be watching it as a fangirl or as a movie reviewer (not professional but you know, keeping up with this blog, etc etc). But then I tell myself what was the difference between the two. I could be considered a fangirl of movies due to my passion for films in general. The only difference is I’m going into the theatre as both a lover of films and a fangirl of the five guys this documentary movie is essentially about.

Even if I stepped out of the shoes of a fangirl and view it rationally as a reviewer, there is nothing bad that I could say about the movie. It was so good that I am hard-pressed to find any one bad thing about it.

Bigbang MADE: The Movie is, in a nutshell, a documentary about their MADE World Tour as they traveled around for 340 days in so many different countries and cities that some of us did not realize exist (see: China, performing in cities that international artistes do not usually go to). Most would assume that this is a concert movie. It’s anything but. Yes, there are some performances from the MADE World Tour that were shown (and by some, I meant 7 and these were not even full performances) but 80% of the movie were about a group of 5 men in their 20s as who they are behind the stage, their thought processes as they created one of the best concert tours.

As fans or even casual K-pop listeners who know Bigbang, we see them as these legendary musicians that paved the way for others to do things they never thought they could in the K-pop music industry. They seemed invincible, untouchable. To some, they may even looked arrogant and snobbish.

This movie broke down those images of them, breaking down walls between them, fans and the general public. This movie shows them as actual young dorky men. I wish I was joking but boy, I was not.

It has elements of being a comedy. And it’s classic comedy – half the time you were laughing and it’s not “Haha, that’s funny”. It was roaring, bending over laughing. But in any comedy films that you watched, a good comedy would have some emotional pull, scenes that would make you cry or tear up. But right after that emotional scene, there would be a short silent moment and you know that another hilarious scene would somehow come in at that time and would start you laughing again just seconds after you were crying. This movie has that.

There was a guy sitting somewhat in front of me who was probably dragged to watch the movie with his wife/girlfriend and I observed him for a bit and he was laughing so much. He seemed a little hesitant to even be there but 15 minutes in, he was just laughing and you could see his mind and heart opening up to this movie.

I’m a fan and you may think I’m biased. But if you are a music fan, you would appreciate this movie as much. You would see the creative process behind a concert. It’s not just being on stage and performing for thousands of people. There were a lot of things going on – dancers, images to be shown on screen, stage props, lighting, when should the lift comes up, where to stand, what to talk, how to properly call a city even. Every single detail was scrutinized and it’s mind boggling how much work it takes to do a concert. So imagine doing that in so many different cities.

This documentary is everything you should ask for in a documentary. Everything flows so well with each other, every single scene complements with the next one, even the performances being shown in between. All flow so neatly I am so amazed. The last time I enjoyed a documentary so much was One Nation of Dog. A good documentary should also make you re-think about some things. This movie makes you re-think about how you look at an artiste. It’s hard work, it’s not an easy money.

As a fangirl, I love this movie. As a reviewer, this documentary is an insight into what being an artiste is about.

This movie is out for a limited period of time and every single date might be fully booked. But if you are lucky and you find that one timing and date, give this one a go. You might be that guy who was dragged by his significant other and came out liking it.

I give this movie the full marks – 5 out of 5.

Trailer…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z289aBjyMBA