Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (TV Mini Series) Act I: Vision (2022) User Reviews

Greatness has never looked this inevitable.

[elidrysymarwa · 10/10 · 16 February 2022]

"Jeen-Yuhs : Act I" is a testament to Ye's vision and determination, but also to Coodie's foresight and the courage it must have taken for him to leave his career behind and document an up-and-coming artist's rise to stardom, with no guarantees. The label scenes, in stark contrast, are about the industry people that lack that same foresight.

Watching Ye talk about his long-term goals with such clarity and assured ambition, like mentioning how he's practicing his Grammy speech (before even having an album out) ... and then watching it all come to fruition is nothing short of surreal.

The scenes with Donda will probably be the people's favorites. Her nurturing and supportive presence gave Ye a grounded perspective without ever chaining him to false pretenses of humility.

Supremely inspirational and incredibly heartwarming.

The First Act

[cuddlesatusc · 8/10 · 11 February 2022]

A deep and honest portrayal of a man with a passion. Coodie and Chike do an incredible job revealing the determination and persistence of Kanye; he combats his opposers by flipping the script on themselves. In one scene Kanye explains how the major labels say he can produce but he can't rap. Well no worry, in order for West to achieve his dreams, he'll send the labels a beat CD. Now, the labels will have search for a vocalist to compartmentalize the production but ah, littered through the CD contains Kanye's own vocals, placing the label in no other option but to distribute his songs. Even in banter does Kanye establish his persevering demeanor. Yet his attitude can lead to a downfall of undeserving moments.

We all know Kanye can be somewhat arrogant-his mother even makes light of this in the film-but it's now what defines him. Rather, his perceived arrogance is a false perception the public must view from the eyes of those putting him down: the media, butthurt producers(Dug Infinite in the film), and labels. Kanye wants for one thing to remain in state: his authenticity and art. The documentary subtly hints Kanye's conflicts as a result of his originality, forever experiencing a form of hate. Consider Kanye's confrontation of Dug Infinite over a radio diss. Infinite, who helped Kanye understand music production, dissed West for not name dropping him in an interview were West acknowledges No ID as his true mentor. Kanye had to jump on the hit Chicago radio and cement his comments toward Dug, claiming that No ID furthered his knowledge on the art of production. A man achieving greatness will always experience detestation.

It's only Act 1 but I can't praise the directing and editing enough. They weave a story that not only provides new context for Kanye-examining his relationship with music, the industry, and his mother-but also foretells and acknowledges the future. I don't want to give it away but one amazingly placed scene of Kanye rambling in his hotel alludes to a very recent event. I encourage anyone to view this documentary, even if you dislike Kanye. More people will be able to understand his humanity than flamboyant "larger than life" persona. Jeen-yuhs Act I is not your average biographic documentary. Much like "Hoop Drams," to which the documentary mentions, this new film uses one man to expand upon larger and reflective subjects.

Act one

[Seras11123 · 8/10 · 16 February 2022]

This part one was very illuminating. For Kanye fans, some of the story you know and some you won't. But you can still appreciate this story from an outside perspective. Very well edited and structured, but I do wonder how the next two parts will cover the rest of his career. This only went up to 2002.

It didn't reveal anything too unexpected but the first hand footage is the real draw. There's a focus on his interactions with people before he blew up.

A lot of faces in Hip Hop appear, some famous and some obscure. My favorite new footage was seeing Kanye wandering around the Roc-A-Fella offices playing his demos and talking with Donda. The careful choices of archival footage and personal narration from the director make you understand and appreciate how hard he had to work to get noticed.

Excellent Documentary

[buyibana · 10/10 · 17 February 2022]

Moving Piece of art , inspiring to see where this man started. Humbling to see his upbringing, to be able to see his journey his been so inspiring. Shows the amount of sacrifice a person has to put in in order to achieve their place in history. Looking forward to seeing where life takes him from where he began. This documentary is proof that hard work pays of.

Another Look on Kanye

[FlickItOn6 · 9/10 · 16 February 2022]

It is so refreshing to see a documentary with first-account footage especially with such a significant person in the music industry.

The production does not attempt to make the documentary look artsy or more appealing but rather shows the details and the truest form of reality on Kanye West's legacy, his journey and rise to the top of the music industry.

It really gives you a different perspective on Kanye West especially with all the controversies surrounding him in the past decade. Truly a great documentary for fans of Kanye and even people with an interest in music.

Kanye's rags to riches story (Part 1

[lbriggs-56102 · 10/10 · 17 February 2022]

Kanye's mother was so important in his life and really set the tone for part one of the film.

Kanye was a nerd and truly wasn't considered anything huge in the industry at the time. But he kept working and hustling to make his Dream come true.

It's absolutely amazing how he didn't give up despite friends turning on him and not really getting the appreciation for his work.

He kept grinding to make it a art form, even going on interviews and doing concerts for little money just to gain some publicity.

For the style of the film, Director coodie & Chika did absolutely amazing job. Not just for the spirit of the film, but the overall message, it's not the average documentary.

Not saying that's a bad or good thing, but it will definitely make people become fans of Kanye West despite the drama in today's media.

In my opinion, the documentary shows that he never really changed from who he was. He didn't change, it was the people around him who did.

Brilliant exposé

[tkwv-48428 · 10/10 · 16 February 2022]

Very insightful and inspiring documentary. It shows angles of the artist that have never been seen before, and takes us along with him on his journey to greatness.

Inspirational

[sirina_1979 · 10/10 · 21 February 2022]

Coodie did an absolutely amazing job in showing Kanyes journey. His passion and motivation is truly inspiring. He didn't give up and kept pushing.

The beautiful relationship with his mother, the people that supported him, held him back, didn't give him a chance or gave him a chance! Just a great watch and really showing us who Kanye is!

I feel it's come at the right time with everything that's happening in his life right now it's a reminder of his rise to fame and his persistent fight to get there!

A must watch!

AMAZING

[jankovicbog · 10/10 · 20 February 2022]

WHAT A MOTIVATION!!!!

I CRIED WATCHING IT!

He believed when no one believed in him, all of the rappers that are in the show, showed rispect for him, but none was ready to step up and sign him. However, he dropped out of college and risked everything to become a rapper... The rest is history!

A Miracle

[callumdrewwinkworth · 10/10 · 20 February 2022]

A profound document of Kanye's rise to the Roc, with a beautiful portrayal of his mothers influence, and the influence of Chicago on his character. Cannot wait for parts 2 and 3.

Worth Watchng... Loved every minute of it.

[ogunor · 10/10 · 16 February 2022]

Act 1 of the kanye documentary was inspiring. It reminds wanna be rappers that you don't have to be a drug dealer, gang banger, etc to be successful in the rap game. Focus on originality.

Watching kanye interact with his late mother brought tears to my eyes. Donda West is an amazing woman. She's very thoughtful. Kanye needed her in his life; I wish she is alive today to guide Kanye.

This is my first review... cuz i really loved this documentary.

Solid documentary though a little too drawn out for my taste

[tmbiro · 4/10 · 1 March 2022]

Solid documentary showing how Ye's determined attitude lands his first record deal. The never before seen footage gives you an intimate look at Ye's struggle to break out of being viewed as just a producer to being viewed as a rapper as well. Ye fanatics will absolutely love the huge amount of detail it goes into, though for my personal taste, I would prefer if some of the footage was cut to make this trilogy of films a single, 2-2.5 hour film. Check it out if you are a fan of hip hop, especially if you are a Ye stan.

Amazing

[allykaylincraig · 10/10 · 16 February 2022]

So interesting to see how everything started and how Ye believed in himself then all the way to how it paid off. Very good backstory and format of documentary. Can't wait for the other parts!

This guy's literally trying to get his fans to kill a 28 year old from snl...

[SmackyTheTadpole · 4 March 2022]

Hard to imagine why anyone would support this guy. Hollywood has such a blatant agenda lately and it's real tiring. Just no to culture war and yes to class war. Make better movies.

Jeen-Yus

[sabrsano · 5/10 · 4 March 2022]

Tl;dw

It's a long winded showing of Kayne and his struggles to get to the stardom that he finds himself today. Though to be frank, I believe the documentary needs less Kayne cause this feels more like an ego boost than examination of his history in the biz.