Was Beyonce’s ‘Life Is But A Dream’ A Hit Or Miss?? + HBO Documentary [Full Video]

In what was deemed her most in-depth and personal look yet, Beyonce Knowles-Carter premiered her documentary on HBO this Saturday.  ‘Life Is But A Dream’ captured never-before-seen footage of her continued  highs and lows of life, career, media, love, family, and motherhood.  With a startling kick-off confession of her feelings about her father Matthew Knowles, the sincere moment was definitely a great segway into the rest of the film.

From sharing her personal thoughts on taking control of her career to experiencing a painful miscarriage, Beyonce fulfilled her purpose of giving the world a closer look into her life.  Did she reveal enough? That verdict is still out.  But, if some of us didn’t get quite what we expected, we did get the chance to see the beautiful Blue Ivy Carter.

In case you missed it, check out the full documentary below…

After viewing the documentary, as did many blog sites and viewers, there were a few questionable aspects of the film. Here’s my opinion…

Beyonce’s documentary was directed by her. First and foremost, major kudos go out to her for boss’n up and taking ALL control of how and when her image is seen. I’m down with the female empowerment movement. So, I appreciate that she’s taking an Oprah-like approach to her brand.  However, I think having control of edits and what footage wa seen, I believe took away from the authenticity of the film.  It seemed at certain points in the film, the scenes were staged.  Even if cameras were following her day in and day out, using someone else to direct would have allowed viewers to see an unbias view of the megastar.

Honestly, I’ve seen most of Beyonce’s performances on television and DVD. Even though I have yet to attend one of her live concerts, it feels like I am seeing the exact same footage over and over…and over…and over.  Maybe it’s because I’m hearing her sing the same ole songs which is making the choreography and stage sets seem repeditive. I don’t know. But, I do believe that a lot of the actual concert footage could have been left out of the film.  Personally, I would have preferred more behind-the-scenes footage during pre-production. The scene, with the head dance guy going off on the girl for complaining about not knowing how to sew a hat on her head, was very entertaining. I tend to like a little ratchetness from time to time. 🙂

Also, I hated that Jay-Z wasn’t seen more in the film.  I love their relationship. She is clearly head over heels for the Brooklyn rapper/entrepreneur.  When he was singing the Coldplay song to her, that was a priceless moment. It was very nice to see a man act so vunerable and sweet. It made me look at Jay in another light.  Lastly, I’m sure it was all part of  Beyonce’s plan to only reveal so much. Will we get more footage and personal thoughts in a future film project? Or in a biography?  I’m sure we’ll find out in due time her reason for only giving the fans just a little bit.

Nonetheless, I wish Beyonce continued sucess in her career, marriage, and motherhood. No one can deny that the little girl from Houston is a bonafied superstar! Not even I…