Exploring Bob Marley’s legacy in ‘One Love’
OPENING today in cinemas nationwide is “Bob Marley: One Love,” director Reinaldo Marcus Green’s deep dive into the essence of the legendary musician Bob Marley. Aiming to reveal a side of Marley seldom seen before. Green, fully immersed in the musician’s WORLD, REflECTS ON THE WEIGHT THE performer carried to spread a message of love and unity.
“Bob carried the weight of the world on his shoulders to bring one love and joy to others. He bore that pain for us. He carried abandonment. He carried agony. He carried guilt. But he did not carry hate,” Green states.
THE fiLM’S CAST ALSO SHARES THEIR personal insights into Marley’s SIGNIfiCANCE. LASHANA LYNCH, WHO portrays Rita Marley, connects Marley’s legacy with inner peace: “If many in this world had even a slice of the level of peace that Bob harnessed throughout his time on this Earth, well, we all know how that could reverberate.”
Embodying the iconic musician on screen, Kingsley Ben-Adir sheds light on lesser-known facets of Marley’s personality: “He wasn’t sentimental — I CAN SAY THAT CONfiDENTLY. I’VE SPENT enough time with him now to know that Bob wasn’t sentimental.
“Music and football were his systems of how he felt good. Football, stamina, running, music, lick of smoke. He lost himself in the music. I feel like he’s singing for his life a lot of the time.”
For Marley’s friends and family, the film serves as a tribute to the icon’s enduring impact. cedella marley, daughter of bob marley, expresses her hope that the film will continue to spread positivity, echoing her father’s message of kindness and unity.
“My kids, I hope they witness a different type of kindness. Kindness for mankind, kindness for one another. There are still certain things I thought my children would never have to experience, that you never thought would still be happening,” she says.
“And if not my children, hopefully their children. We’ll keep spreading his message. Because Bob Marley still has a lot of work to do.”
“Bob Marley: One Love” celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, discover Marley’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
Produced in partnership with the Marley family, the movie is distributed in the Philippines by Paramount Pictures through Columbia Pictures.