As a relatively young baby boomer, I was 9 years old when the 1965 Newport Folk Festival occurred but am familiar with Bob Dylan’s break with the folk movement.

I do not know Bob Dylan (doubt anybody really does) but did know Pete and Toshi Seeger and actively worked with them on the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater during much of my adult life until their passing in 2014.

Timothy Chalamet gave a wonderful believable performance as the enigmatic Dylan driven by his muse (He really does not look like Dylan), although others tried to mold him into who he was not. He was a gifted artist, but constantly working on his art. Friends and lovers are secondary to his vision which is evolving s he is.

Ed Norton’s performance as Pete was truly outstanding. Even though he does not look like Pete, he seemed to live the role. Probably one of the most ethical people I know. I felt Pete come back to life again.

From what I understand, many events were changed to make the story more dramatic, but they seem to have captured the essence of the time period well. Details of his time spent upstate during this time were omitted (Writing 2 albums in Woodstock and living there). This peeved a lot of purists, but I understand the omission, as it would have made this long movie even longer.

The music of Pete, Woody and Bob all came back to life again. It also accurately depicted the music industry as a machine, which it is even more now than then.

I was amused by the presence of photographers in the concert and studio scenes. That was a detail that could have been neglected.

As a baby boomer who loves this music and its progeny (folk rock), I wonder if it is relatable to younger audiences who are not music nerds like myself.