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Bowie The Final Act Documentary Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: Ten years after David Bowie's passing, his final chapter comes to light. Discover how the legendary artist transformed life, death, and creativity into his haunting masterpiece, Blackstar. Rare archives, intimate interviews, and Bowie’s own words reveal a resurrection that continues to inspire.

In UK cinemas from 26 December.
Transcript
00:01Think of the legends that come from the night sky.
00:05You know, a star man.
00:07David was always looking for the new thing.
00:10He was always experimenting.
00:12A caterpillar has to come out of its cocoon
00:15in order to become a butterfly.
00:20In the 80s, after Let's Dance,
00:22David was running a little bit out of gas.
00:25They wanted David to do Let's Dance 2,
00:28and he wanted to be different.
00:31The moment you start experimenting,
00:33people are going to lose interest.
00:35People are going to get mad at you.
00:36But you don't know that in advance.
00:38You just do your best.
00:39The poor reception of tin machines
00:41would have been very bruising for him.
00:44EMI terminated his contract.
00:47Having a knockback like that
00:49when you've had enormous success
00:51would take a pickaxe to your identity.
00:54Bowie had emerged into a new millennium.
00:59That was the turning point
01:00after ten years of wilderness.
01:02And it was just perfect.
01:06In a way, Bowie was our Elvis.
01:08That's exactly who he was to us.
01:09Definitely was a cultural prophet.
01:13What would you do if you knew you only had X amount of time?
01:16He wanted to make the best album of his life.
01:20But even black stars will eventually lose their energy.
01:25He became his star mate.
01:27He became the ultimate time traveler.
01:46He was a kid,
01:47he went to one night in the US.
01:48He wasn't a kid in the US.
01:49We didn't wait to make a hit.
01:50He wouldn't want to make a hit.
01:51I was a kid
01:54a little bird.
01:55He said that this will satisfy,
01:56that of course,
01:57he was going to play.
01:58He was going to be different.
02:00What's going to happen?
02:01He had to play.
02:02He's going to be different.
02:04I became the guy,
02:06he's going to play.
02:07He's going to play.
02:08He's going to play.
02:10He's going to play.
02:11He's going to play.
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