We barely get to know who we are - as a human being or whatever we identify with. So apart from being able to go back in time and get inside the head of George ... this seems to be as close as we get to understand and to comprehend who he was ... and what he became.
A comedy/standup icon that is of course, but we can watch the stand up specials. We can see the youtube video clips of him performing. We can share his ideas on many things that are still topical - right now about abortions for example. And if you think he made a political statement, just because it does not align with your view ... well he made a lot of statements and while I agree with most, I do not think that I would repeat everything (his view on global warming was at least at some point far away from what scientists believe to be true).
That being said, he always fought those in power. That it was more the Republicans did not make him a Democrat. He actually hated the idea that you had 30+ flavors of ice cream but only 2 political parties. And yes you could argue that independents are able to run for President. But let's keep it real: they don't have a chance (yet).
Before I keep ranting on about stuff that is insignificant in the overall picture, let me emphasize that this two part special is as great as it gets, because it does not only show the good side of Carlin. Or rather it shows us that he had issues as well. As great as he was on stage, he had to fight demons as well. He had to find himself ... he had to find the balance between work and love life. But judging from how his daughter behaves and has grown up, he did a lot of things right.
No one is perfect and as Ricky Gervais has said recently, it is not the words that are spoken that are to be blamed, but the context. Something Carlin worked hard for - to make the distinction. He even got arrested for using profanity on stage. A funny yet illuminating story. As is the documentary overall - showing the influence he had on so many people. And not half of them can be seen here - there just is not time enough. Also they were able to find a lot of (audio) material from Carlin himself ... and what better way to enjoy this, than hear from the Legend himself? Exactly.
A comedy/standup icon that is of course, but we can watch the stand up specials. We can see the youtube video clips of him performing. We can share his ideas on many things that are still topical - right now about abortions for example. And if you think he made a political statement, just because it does not align with your view ... well he made a lot of statements and while I agree with most, I do not think that I would repeat everything (his view on global warming was at least at some point far away from what scientists believe to be true).
That being said, he always fought those in power. That it was more the Republicans did not make him a Democrat. He actually hated the idea that you had 30+ flavors of ice cream but only 2 political parties. And yes you could argue that independents are able to run for President. But let's keep it real: they don't have a chance (yet).
Before I keep ranting on about stuff that is insignificant in the overall picture, let me emphasize that this two part special is as great as it gets, because it does not only show the good side of Carlin. Or rather it shows us that he had issues as well. As great as he was on stage, he had to fight demons as well. He had to find himself ... he had to find the balance between work and love life. But judging from how his daughter behaves and has grown up, he did a lot of things right.
No one is perfect and as Ricky Gervais has said recently, it is not the words that are spoken that are to be blamed, but the context. Something Carlin worked hard for - to make the distinction. He even got arrested for using profanity on stage. A funny yet illuminating story. As is the documentary overall - showing the influence he had on so many people. And not half of them can be seen here - there just is not time enough. Also they were able to find a lot of (audio) material from Carlin himself ... and what better way to enjoy this, than hear from the Legend himself? Exactly.