It was a rare look into the life of Britney Spears, with moments including everything from her performance in Times Square to her epic lip lock with Madonna, although MTV conveniently did not mention anything about her infamous 2007 "Gimme-less please" routine.
On MTV's documentary, "Britney: For the Record," Spears granted an all-access pass into the life of a superstar.
Spears was quiet during the show and was very short in her answers with host and former-VJ Damien Fahey.When questioning her, you could sense Fahey desperation in trying to get her to talk.
The documentary was filmed over a course of 60 days with "no questions left unanswered," as the opening shot overlooking the Hollywood Hills explained. The piece followed Spears' professional life starting with her appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards in September. Larry Rudolph, Spears' longtime manager and family friend, called it the first step in Spears' "comeback," a term in which she is not too fond.
The cameras captured the Pop Queen's pre-show jitters by cutting between shots of her biting her nails and restless feet.
When Spears was asked whether she thinks her life is weird, she genuinely responded, "It's all I've ever known."
Spears also commented on the significance of dancing on her life as her therapeutic outlet, "Sometimes you don't need to use words; sometimes it's an emotion you need to feel when you dance…"
Some of the strongest scenes came from her recent trip to New York City where she went to mix business and pleasure. This was the first time you really see Spears in the midst of the paparazzi chaos. In one scene, when she tries to go to one of her favorite clothing stores, she is forced to get back into her car and has to use the back entrance because there are too many paparazzi and people trying to get a picture. It is amazing to see how well she handles all the mania. She goes through it with a blank expression on her face like it is just another typical day in her extraordinary life.
Spears makes it clear in her commentary that she does not want to be pitied or be called a "victim" of fame. She wants people to know that she has moved forward and is not looking back. She chooses to be happy and she said her children and her career are what keep her going and that her dream is to "live on an island with her children and a man."
It seems like a simple wish doesn't it?
But in Spears' world nothing has become simple anymore. In one of the most memorable scenes, Spears references her micromanaged life under her conservatorship as being a prisoner in her own life, "I think it's too in control. …I never wanted to become one of those prisoner people. I always wanted to feel free."
She then began to cry.
As Rudolph said in an interview with MTV News, Spears' documentary is not a "fluff" piece. She truly offers a glimpse into her superstar life. It was interesting to compare this documentary with her reality show on UPN a few years ago, which featured her relationship with her ex-husband, Kevin Federline.
Spears' attitude towards her life and career has completely changed. She has become more reserved and is very cautious of what she does now.
Spears has been to hell and back, and at the end of the documentary, she said she wants people to understand that she's a human just like anybody else. She ends by saying that she is hopeful for the future and when the interviewer asks what she has to say to her fans that do not think she has said enough.
Spears cleverly responded, "Someday, I'll write a big mysterious book…"
All Eyes on Britney
Spears gives inside look into her life in new MTV documentary
Published: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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