简介：Thismovieisaselectionfrommanyhoursoffootageproducedbeforeandduringthemusicfestivalthatwastoaccompany"TheRumbleintheJungle"-theheavyweightchampionshipfightbetweenAliandForemanin'74.ThefestivalwasmeanttobringtheAmericansoul/r&b/funk/bluesmusicians"backhome"toAfricaandgivethemtheopportunitytoperformalongsideAfricanstars,suchasMiriamMakeba.ThemovieiscenteredonJamesBrown,themainstarofthethree-dayfestival.Itismoreabouttheeventassuch,its"technical"background,thanaboutschoolbookhistory.Eventhen,itleavesalotofambiguitiesopenfortheviewerstosee.WehearAlicommentonthepeacefullifeZairiansleadwhileAmericanblacksareeverthreatenedbyaccidentsor(white)hatred.Butthispeacefullifeiscontrolledbythegovernmentthaturgesthepeopletolovetheirdictator.Althoughthismoviedoesn'tdealwiththepoliticaltensionsinvolvedinthisZairiansojourn,theimplicationsarethere.Onethingthatsomeviewersmightnotlikeisthat"SoulPower"leaveslittleroomfortheAfricanartists,focusinginsteadontheAmericangreatslikeBrownorB.B.King.Anotheristhatit'ssoshort-Kinghasonlyonefeature,Brownhasnomorethanthree.AttheBerlinIFF(Berlinale),thedirector(oreditor,asthemovieissimplymadeupoffootageproducedover30yearsago)explainedthathecouldn'taffordmorethanhedid;also,someoftheperformancesatthefestivalwereoflowerquality.Asitis,thesongsthatwehearin"SoulPower"arebeautifullyshot-andfinelyrecorded.Atanyrate,thismovieisworthwatching.It'sinterestingandit'sfunny.Goseeforyourself!(byjammasta-1@imdb)…