Woodstock

A lot of people say that music is their life. Well in 1969-1970, music was the broom that swept everyone away. Specifically one festival was the pinnacle of that year, which was Woodstock.

Woodstock had a tremendous impact on society in a few factors. The first is how the social power came to the teenagers and young adults. Before Woodstock, teens’ voices were never heard and did not count for anything. However, this all changed during the Woodstock festival. Young adults would threaten to raid if things did not go their way and officials couldn’t do anything. How they showed this in the actual documentary were clips of people behind fences and police officers trying to hold them down. Unfortunately for the officers, they ended up breaking down fences to reach the festival. Young adults also had enough power to make one of the concerts free instead of its original expensive price.

This documentary also had the use of the multi-screen or split-screen. This basically means that they showed 2 different shots/angles simultaneously on screen. The effect this has is it gives you two perspectives at the same time, giving you more information and has more interaction with you. Although it may seem like too much is going on, that fact that you’re getting 2 different perspectives makes it more intriguing.

I thought Woodstock was a very educational documentary. It showed us some of the many famous artists that have impacted our society today as well as showing the young adults with more social power. It also shows us that when you’re in an emotional state such as after a war, music can be a gateway to freedom and peace. To me, it had to have been in the evolutionary chart of music and of course, smoking marijuana.

For those of you who haven’t watched this yet, or haven’t had the knowledge of the Woodstock festival, I suggest you watch this documentary or read up on what happened because it might change your perspective on how music was such a great influence. It’s also been known to be an historical event. As the saying goes, “you don’t know where you’re going unless you know where you’ve been.”