Life is change
Either you do or you don’t believe Madonna‘s midlife conversion to a more spiritual way of life. If you do, you will be touched by her documentary, “I’m Going to Tell You a Secret.”
If you don’t, you can still savor brilliant concert footage from last year’s “Re-invention” tour. The film, directed by Jonas Akerlund, was screened Tuesday night for an audience of dyed-in-the-wool fans.
They screamed and applauded throughout. There is intimate and revealing material with her father, her husband, Guy Ritchie, and her two children, Lourdes and Rocco. (Rocco provides rambunctious comedy relief. Lourdes is a soulful beauty.)
And while M does quite a bit of “enlightened” proselytizing here, she has not lost her rowdy sense of humor, her pop-star “attitude” or her sense of the ridiculousness of her position – seeking serenity in the world of showbiz.
It’s the flip side of “Truth or Dare” – the decadent diva of 1990 versus the searching wife and mom of 2005. Fifteen minutes of sharp editing would help, but I’d say the same of “Truth of Dare,” too.
M, who looks stunning on film and in real life (must be those oxygen facials!) partied joyously after, at the Morgan Hotel – those broken bones have healed! To everyone who approached with a compliment, the star said earnestly, “Did you get it? Did I make my point? I want people to feel better, to be uplifted.”
She couldn’t be more sincere. And I am not in the least surprised. I never quite believed in Madonna the sexual outlaw. Though she freely admits, “I had a good time back then.” The good times aren’t over, just altered. Life is change.
From Liz Smith‘s column on today’s New York Post