Perry Kate
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
Senteur
As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
Kas Longton Keenan
Downloaded ARTIFACT this morning from VyRT, a unique insight into the exploitation artists suffer at the hands of the big record companies; how signing a record deal and working relentlessly to make incredible music, might bring success, but the price of that success is to be forever in escalating debt to corporate giants who want to own every note you play, every lyric of every song... 30 SECONDS TO MARS (Jared, Shannon, Tomo) stood their ground and fought back against this injustice and made an amazing album, "This is War". I just finished watching, I laughed, I cried, I was inspired!!! Congratulations on a great film/documentary Jared Leto !!!
mmwordsmith
There are 2 stories in one here. The first is the story of EMI suing TSTM for $30M, the internal politics going on at EMI that caused this to happen and how it affected the band.To watch this is, at times, almost painful, they have to continue to produce an album, promote previous success and be polite to people that stop them in the street, all the while buckling financially and psychologically under this mind boggling lawsuit.The second story is what the internet and free downloads have done to the music industry. The Record labels don't intent to take a hit for the loss of income, and ultimately it is the very musicians that the fans idolize, that take the hit.Even if TSTM it not one of your favorite bands it is well worth watching.
lisassssss
I had never really thought about what goes on in the record business, but after watching this film I am horrified that the "suits" can treat the artists this badly and think nothing of it. My eyes were opened, now I will do whatever it takes to support the artist (be it singer, painter, writer, etc) and not support the corporations that continue to try to take all that the artist is. To know that these million selling artists actually make very little to nothing off of their art is sickening to me. I applaud 30 Seconds to Mars for standing up for their dreams and showing the world what it is really like to try to go for your dreams. Everyone that enjoys art of some form, be it music or books or paintings or movies, needs to see this film. Thank you Bartholomew Cubbins.
Yadira Gonzalez
Overwelming and a mind blower, Artifact The Film opens your eyes to the harsh reality of the music industry through the eyes of Jared Leto and his band, 30 Seconds to Mars. It is a must see for everyone, specially musicians, singers, producers and everyone involved in show business. This film is amazing, a roller-coaster of emotions that took me from laughter, to tears; from frustration to anger, to hope. It is such a respectable effort to say what has to be said about the actual music environment where technology has taking over and artists have to struggle in order to economically survive while trying to make their music. After watching, I respect the band and Mr. Leto even more for fighting so passionate for what is right, for standing up for what they believe in.
