Louis’ thighs save lives

Hi! I suppose I question the concept of a documentary in 2023 that appears to be about the exact same topics he has talked about for years, as they have been the focus of his promo and image since 2017: the difficulties of leaving 1D and going solo, becoming a father, and personal tragedy? Even if the film was being promoted to the GP, this strategy has never done much for him. And it engages the current fanbase in a way I find questionable, to be honest. Like, the number of fans I see crying over Jay and fighting over Freddie... And regardless of what you believe, the last thing this fandom has ever needed is more reasons to focus on his personal life. On another note, fans love to feel a part of his underdog tale—because we are, to be fair—but to me it also feels a bit strange to revel in it, because his accomplishments as an artist, his career in great degree, exist in a bubble? And that doesn't seem like it will change any time soon, since his team does nothing to reach new audiences, and nothing has been done to change people’s perception of him or improve his artistic credibility, beyond as a platform for other artists. Is this documentary likely to change anything in that respect?

I find it a bit contradictory too in that, well, won't the film bring attention back to his personal tragedies, after he said he wanted to move past people knowing him for that? Also, looking to the future and his vision of a decade of touring and multiple albums as a solo artist, was there really a need to go back to the start in 1D everyone knows about? Likewise how he's expressed a desire to be known as an artist and to keep his private life private, but this documentary seems to lean heavily on his personal life? And that’s independent of what you believe about it.

(Someone forgot to turn the mics off before the ustream started so when the boys came around you could hear them talking to Scott Mills.)

Louis: don’t forget my ass is quite big

Louis and the frat boys, LTWT Minneapolis, 24 February 2022.