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2016 · documentary · sports

I Am Bolt

Directed by Gabe Turner, Ben Turner1h 47m2016
ElsewhereIMDb7.14kRT86%Metacritic64
  • cosy
  • brisk
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
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Cosy, kinetic, gentle documentary / sports, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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Fully authorized, access-all-areas feature doc on the hugely charismatic and globally adored Usain Bolt – officially the fastest man alive. With never-before-seen archive footage of his youth in Jamaica, through to original footage that will be captured at his fourth and final Olympic Games in Rio, where he will compete for the gold in both the 100 and 200 metres races, for a third straight Games before his retirement in 2017. I AM BOLT will reveal the man and define the legacy of this incredible athlete.

Our read · I Am Bolt (2016) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded documentary · sports entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You want an inspiring doc on Usain Bolt's speed, drive and Olympic legacy.

ends triumphantyou’ll feel glowing aftersteady all the waygrips by minute 10attention 2/5earns its length
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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