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Plot Summary
REJOICE & SHOUT covers the 200 year history of African-American Christianity, featuring the legends of Gospel music, including The Staple Singers, The Clara Ward Singers, The Dixie Hummingbirds, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Culled from hundreds of hours of music, tracing the evolution of gospel music through its many styles – the spirituals and early hymns, the four-part harmony-based quartets, the integration of blues and swing, the emergence of “soul,” and the blending of rap and hip-hop elements. It connects the history of African-American culture with gospel as it first impacted popular culture at large and captures so much of what is special about this music and African-American Christianity.
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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76%- Reviews Counted: 38
- Fresh: 29
- Rotten: 9
- Average Rating: 6.9/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Your religion or lack of one doesn't matter. At some point while watching the film, you may feel that music is God, or if not, a close approximation of divinity.
Fresh: Don McGlynn's gospel documentary takes a gratifyingly comprehensive look at an ecstatic American art form.
Fresh: If you don't know gospel music, really know it, you are missing out on a lot, but don't lose faith. "Rejoice and Shout," a vibrant and comprehensive new documentary will take you there in style.
Rotten: Archival footage of such acts as the Staple Singers and Mahalia Jackson is thrown together with largely trivial interviews with such talking heads as veteran singers and historians.
Customer Reviews
Very Refreshing!
Nice documentary; it tells a good story.
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