I like Zoo's analysis above, and enjoyed it more than he seemed too

Frank nailed it with his opinion of Boseman, who did a fantastic James. Look key revelatory performance.

as I knew those think pieces that floated around the time the movie was released where completely off base, and push for archetypes rather than people, more so than the finished products actually do

the film was unapologetic of how poverty and the church influenced his sound and life. how much of an asshole he was, how he loved and hurt woman, and how drugs came into the equation, and more importantly how powerful the music he made actually was, not only in terms of the new, but the effect it had on people within his circle and the general public

yes, I really fucn liked it