Backstreet Boys： Show ’Em What You’re Made Of

简宁

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Backstreet Boys： ShowEm What Youre Made Of is a 2015 American documentary film about the career of the American music group Backstreet Boys， released on January 30， 2015 in the U.S.， and was released on February 26， 2015 in the UK and Europe， and March 28， 2015 for the rest of the world. It was directed by Stephen Kijak.

“From 1999 to about 2002 we were the biggest band in the world. No one thought it was going to be as big as it was， then it just stopped. And what do you do when youre a full-grown man in a boy band？ ”—Brian Littrell

The film opens with scenes of the group living together in a house in London， just the five of them without families， wives， or kids， as they work on their 20th anniversary album， In a World Like This. Shots of them working together， hanging out together， playing soccer， going shopping， hiking a mountain， were interwoven together with clips of individual members talking about their history.

Throughout the film， the entire group goes to each members hometown， visiting their old church， school， teachers. Kevin Richardson tells the time leading up to his fathers death and shows his bandmates the church where he used to spend most of his time growing up. Howie Dorough brings his bandmates to his old house and tells them about the time their backyard was overrun with rabbits and he was ordered by his father to kill them， which he failed to do.

The group also visits Nick Carters old elementary school and dance school， where he breaks down and cries remembering how performing was a way for him to escape the negativity in his home， where his parents used to fight all the time. A.J. McLean also visits his old school and met with his teachers， and recites the words he used to perform as a child. Littrell also visits his old school and met with his singing teacher， who was the first person to discover his talent. He also brings his bandmates to visit his church， where he starts to sing， and says his voice is still in problem.

The film also has many old clips of the group rehearsing and performing in the early days， before they had gotten their recording contract in 1994. They had been touring schools across the US， and then found success in Europe and sold 14 million copies of their first album， which was never released in the US.

Vocabulary

documentary adj. 纪实的

release v. 发行

interwoven v. 交织（interweave的过去分词）

negativity n. 负能量

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