| Show J JI I Americas America's I Americas America's rebel releases Truth or Dare D e i Andrew Wade Staff Writer MERICAN history is rife AMERICAN A with rebels And Madonna like our for forefathers fathers is also a rebel a sexual rebel who undermines undermines undermines under under- mines society's standard sex roles If Sigmund Freud were still alive Madonna would be his star patient the only human being completely dominated by the id Her uninhibited concert performance performance performance mance seems to justify this perception But wait there is more to this woman than meets the medias media's eye She is an artist fighting for her freedom of expression and ultimately ours as well It is apparent she is as complex a person as anyone else The greatest difference is that all of her feelings are exaggerated by her popularity wealth and fame Many different sides of the celebrity artist are exposed exposed exposed ex ex- posed as we are taken take behind the scenes of Madonna's 1990 Blond Ambition tour She is is the doting mother matriarch to her troupe she takes care of her children As with many other aspects of her outward appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap she is is' not the cool a visage that performs on oh stage The pressure is incredible incredible in in- credible as tensions mount and emotions run high She is meticulous and every aspect of the concert must meet her exacting standards When they do not Madonna Madon Madon- na becomes the god bitch dess She is influenced by religion not only in her songs b but t also in the way she insists on prayer with her entourage before each performance While this is not an in- in depth soul searching bio biographical film there are j some glimpses underneath the stars star's surface These are provided by the director 26 j year-old year Alek Keshishian who was given carte blanche during the grueling Blond Ambition tour With the use of 35 millimeter color film for the concert footage and 16 millimeter black and white for the scenes the director produced hours of film and captured an honest and intimate portrayal of Americas America's hottest hottest hottest hot hot- test pop icon J tl X P l |
