Anvil! The Story of Anvil- Available on DVD

 What's the difference between leading an extraordinary life and an ordinary one? What are the shades of grey in between? How many of us even dare to dream of what we want? Who among us has the tenacity to never give up on a dream even if it never becomes real? 

Anvil! The Story of Anvil is a documentary about what failure to reach one's dreams of making it big in the music business looks like. Or is it?

When shown a story of success or failure, it is natural to look for clues as if there is a secret formula to follow, or not. No such luck in finding the answers to the "whys" of success or failure in Anvil! The Story of Anvil. It is a postmodern tale in that the thing that has finally given them the break they wanted was a movie that documents their years and years of never catching a break. I have no idea if they actually have any talent. This seems beyond the point. Two nice Jewish boys trying to make it in death metal- who knew? But now, they are not boys anymore. They are grown men holding on to a dream. 



Strangely, the movie is inspiring even while we watch them crash and burn on their latest "tour," and fight with one another- one yelling and the other passively taking the verbal abuse. They are best friends with a dream that binds them to one another. They are kind of pathetic but lovingly so.