Ecstatic fans, a crowded stadium, suspended from a harness in a sequinned pink fuchsia outfit, Pink belts out her 2001 dance floor anthem 바카라Get the Party Started바카라, her best-selling number of all times. As the camera pans across the arena giving one a glimpse of the roaring crowd, you cannot miss an observant little girl and a toddler clapping his hands with glee taking in the spectacle unfolding before them.
This opening sequence sets the tone for Micheal Gracey바카라s documentary, Pink All I Know So far.
From New York to Amsterdam zipping across continents, one city, one tour after the other, encapsulating the energy of a thousand Pink바카라s stage prowess apparent as she showcases her showmanship, pitch perfect vocals, grand sets and the insane acrobatic moves done so effortlessly you could well be watching a Cirque Du Soleil act.
바카라All I Know So Far바카라, follows Pink through the leg of her 2019 바카라Beautiful Trauma Tour바카라 which covered 156 shows across 18 countries. I literally got a front row seat vibe into her world not just as a performer but as a curious fly on the wall into her personal space as she balances her life not just as a singer but a mother something she emotionally lets you when her own mother told her, 바카라you make motherhood look easy바카라.
As she and her family touch down at Amsterdam, we are introduced to her children --- eight-year-old Willow Sage Hart and three-year-old Jameson Moon Hart --- who have embraced the circus of tour life like seasoned globetrotters.
We hear Pink바카라s matter of fact voice over, as she goes about doing typical mama things, running baths, prepping meals, play time as well as having heart to hearts, saying, 바카라I enjoy getting up and seeing the world with my kids as much as I enjoy nailing it on stage. Many moms don바카라t do this, it바카라s easier for a man to walk out and not look back, but a mother can바카라t walk away and can바카라t think about her children and to worry. Many moms I know would stop touring, it바카라s not easy but I do this because I feel we are making memories as family. I want the tour to be perfect but I also want to be perfect for my kids.바카라
Talking about the project, MIicheal Gracey in an interview to me, said, 바카라When we were making the film the whole thing about a rockstar juggling being a mom was very important to me, because a lot of times you don바카라t relate to the world of these pop or rockstars because it바카라s so extreme. I really discovered that the version what Pink presents to the world and what she is are not different people, the Pink you know and love is very much the same person behind closed doors, when you meet stars and interact with them you do realise that바카라s never always the case.바카라
This comes to the fore as she recounts moments from her own childhood, a birthday party none of her friend바카라s turned up for, her parents바카라 divorce and her first stage performance soon after, a grainy video of a pre-teen Pink singing Madonna바카라s 1989 single Oh Father, your heart aches for the little girl.
바카라I feel you sign up for the life you have chosen, your parents, your struggles, obstacles and the healing바카라 you hear the singer say matter of factly.
Her own vulnerabilities as a mother echo as she worries for her daughter Willow introverted and sensitive who had been bullied at school. Willow is the opposite of her baby brother Jameson, stubborn and extremely social, Pink laughingly admits her son Jameson Pink is more like her in character, But her raw emotion towards her daughter is apparent as she encourages the little girl to be her own person and regard the world as her own stage.
A moment which particularly moved me in the narrative was a long shot of Pink rehearsing, dangling from the roof of the stadium, as the camera zooms into her suspended upside down from a harness. A thoughtful Pink remarks, 바카라This is how my children know me, am just mama for them. But, one day they are going to see through all of it, they will see the act, they will see through the strength and they are going to find the truth underneath and hope they will disvover that am just little Alicia (Pink바카라s real name) who is still hiding in there and still learning how to heal. I hope they have the grace and the heart to accept my mortality and that I am human like they are.바카라
Director Micheal Gracey, who made his directorial debut with Hugh Jackman바카라s Greatest Showman in 2018, proves that he is a master storyteller, never once does the unscripted narrative falter. The documentary feels nothing short of a musical, as it captures the essence of Pink and her family바카라s private moments on tour buses, hotel rooms to family outings between concerts. The stage moments from rehearsals to backstage preps to the performance serve as transition propelling the narrative forward. Gracey cleverly uses voice-overs inter-cutting them with interviews and music which lends credence to the screenplay.
As is the case with pop star documentaries which strive to give unguarded vulnerable moments, a chance to embrace the human behind the star person, 바카라All that I know So far바카라 ticks all the boxes.
Michael Gracey says, 바카라The challenge was actually keeping up with Pink as her stamina is unmatchable. I and my one cameraman just wanted to be flies on the wall just observing her. What makes the film feel personal is that it바카라s not full of interviews, these are conversations whilst chatting in the car, on the way to the rehearsal or after the show when she is chilling with a glass of wine with her husband post-performance, after she has put her kids to bed and her musings about work, parenting and life.바카라
Despite sold-out concerts, Pink says she is accountable if fans have got their money바카라s worth, breaking down when reading a letter from a fan who thanks her for healing her through her music and experiences. That바카라s the moment of validation Pink seeks beyond her music, has she made a difference, known to be strong advocate of gender equality and LGBT rights?
The final leg of the tour is the concert at Wembley Stadium, London, the only time she is spotted alone styling her razor cut bob in the make-up room, admitting sheepishly, 바카라This is my therapy, the only time I am all myself fixing my hair which hardly needs to be styled.바카라
As she runs on stage performing a medley of her hits, zooming across the crowd on high wires, spinning in mid-air, she appeals, 바카라Why are we wasting time and energy to ban love, I don바카라t want there to be gay marriages, I just want there to be happy marriages,바카라 and that perhaps gets her the biggest applause from the crowd of 70,000 spectators assembled in the stadium.
I am not a big fan of pop star documentaries, but this one had me glued for the 100 minutes, as Pink says, 바카라I feel you do sign up for everything in life, your parents, your obstacles, struggles and the healing.바카라 As it concludes, one can바카라t hello but cheer a woman who says it바카라s possible to do it all and life is nothing short of a chartbuster for this Rock Star Mama.
Pink, All I Know So Far is available on Amazon Prime from May 21.
(Puja Talwar is executive editor, entertainment, at Good Times, who lives for coffee, dogs and K dramas)
