Overview: Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history, and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, legend, and the man, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom.

DVD Verdict: This documentary will make you fall in love with Bob Marley all over again. So many of us have forgotten the true and pure love this man had for all of humanity. If only we could find unity and harmony within ourselves, then maybe all the hated in the world would disappear.

Bob Marley's renown extends far beyond his genre, as anyone who's ever lived in a college dorm or traveled anywhere south of the equator will tell you. He's one of the world's most famous pop stars, period, and earlier this year, director Kevin Macdonald released what may be the definitive biographical documentary on the man. Made with the blessing of the Marley family and comprised of concert footage, eye-opening interviews, and rare home videos, Marley is both informative and fascinating.

When his mother moved to Kingston, Marley turned to music and the Rastafari religion. He incorporated his spiritual views -- far from the mainstream of the time -- into both American-style pop melodies and Jamaican ska music. He is credited with turning reggae into a worldwide sensation.

Marley became a vocal advocate of political peace in Jamaica, was once targeted for assassination, and was shot after a political squabble. He dated a white beauty queen while remaining married to one of his black back-up singers, and fathered 11 children with seven women. All this while selling millions of record albums.

Macdonald provides an objective look at Marley. We see many facets of a complex man and realize that Marley, driven primarily by humanistic rather than commercial goals, was far more than just a pop star of the 70's.

It was absolutely so enlightening to get such a deep insight on how some of the songs had so much more of a powerful meaning! Not to give anything away, but the segment on his earlier years and the song "Cornerstone" was particularly deep and awesome because the true meaning of it was so much more mind-blowingly different than what I had ever imagined that song was! And that's just one example out of many!

The Special Features include extended interviews with Marley's friends and colleagues, photo gallery, audio commentary, and reminiscences by Marley's children. This is a Widescreen Presentation 1.85:1 enhanced for 16x9 TVs.