Diddy: Monster's Fall

"Diddy: Monster's Fall" was actually released (or leaked) way back in early January but somehow the official release date was given as of February. Anyway, I saw it a while ago and while the memory isn't so fresh there was nothing so impressive to be share of what the documentary was trying to convey, and there was a giant load of similar docs covering the same controversy on P. Diddy's alleged predatorial/abusive behavior around the same time and audiences simply didn't care or haven't found something worth seeing. All we know is that the ratings are low, with some good reasoning.

I haven't seen the other films, only this one and it was okay if one considers what the makers were really trying to do - gladly it wasn't an AI kind of doc. It's obvious that this is one of those cases where the filmmakers won't have a full blown view of what really happened behind closed doors, if the rapper acted in a criminal way or not since the case is in its early stages, the only trial we got was through the media, witnesses or persons closely involved with the man or attended those wild parties. The real goal of this piece is to present who Sean Combs/Diddy was way back in his pre-fame days, how he achieved such power in the music/entertainment industry and how such power can transform a man, for better or worse; and it also shows the details of his downfall, from the initial charges, the leaked video of his beating his girlfriend, and all the things that made him a defendant on countless cases of harassment, abuse, etc.

In this piece, we don't get to see outside material from what was shown in the media ever since September 2024, we don't get to see an interviewer following people who knew him, entertainment folks, it's just what's on the record as taken from TV archive. This can only be interesting for those who missed the news headlines or weren't following the case at the time. It gives you plenty of background and maybe you can make a judgement. But until we see what goes on through a trial, court proceedings, we don't have much material to comprehend. This is all about informing what went on and nothing more, a basic TV special.

Between conjectures and facts, one can't deny that there's something deeply wrong with the man, and considering the money, power and fame involved it's hard to not imagine that those dangerous things happen with frequency, it's hidden from view for a long time but once it gets to the spotlight, one simple denounce that follows with others and an investigation comes along, downfall is just around the corner and there's no turning back, no justifiable defence for anything. The gathering of material put in this doc is merely hints. The verdict (and a good film about it) will take some time. Before that, it's a room for speculation and there's plenty of juicy things in it to let you informed and knowing more. 7/10.

I wish I had known this person was the commentator, he's horrible, he sounds like his voice is harsh and like he's trying to whisper. He commentated another documentary that I also hated. Diddy: Summit to Plummet. I turned it off to try this one. It's uninteresting and boring. I had to turn it off, in ten minutes. It's more like a podcast than a documentary! Not worth the money. TMZ does a much better job! There is hardly any real videos, it's just this guy talking over pictures and short videos. No interviews or testimony. It's a long boring story telling snore fest. Please don't voice any thing else! Literally, the STORY OF THE YEAR, and you can't make it interesting.