One of the chief pleasures of James Mangold’s acclaimed new Bob Dylan film biography “A Complete Unknown” comes from the assistance it provides to old-timers often trying, usually failing, to explain why the cultural landscape shift from folk to rock back in 1965 was such a big deal.
In “Unknown,” of course, it’s a very big deal and the journey from aspiring teenage folkie arriving in New York City in 1961 to rock star blazing onstage at the Newport Folk Festival vividly demonstrates the gravitational pull away from folk and toward increasingly loud electric rock and roll that was hugely lucrative as well as pop culture-defining.
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