Releasing the documentary—including the footage of Lopes’s last few seconds—was a wrenching, but ultimately satisfying, decision for her family. “It gives us a chance to be with her again, and I think that outweighs the pain of seeing some of the unpleasant moments,” says Lisa’s brother, Ronald, who adds that VH1 wanted to use more film of the accident, but the family vetoed that. The film was directed by Lauren Lazin, who also directed the acclaimed posthumous documentary “Tupac Resurrection.” If that movie felt more riveting than “Left Eye”— few people could match Tupac Shakur’s magnetism—her new film does a terrific job of peeling back the layers of one of pop music’s most inscrutable superstars. “I spoke to her a month before her trip, and she said that she thought she might die young, like Tupac,” says Lazin. “I thought that was an odd statement to make, but she said she didn’t see death like everyone else. She saw it as a transition. She would have wanted people to see her transition.” And so they have, but in a way even Lopes couldn’t have foreseen.
title: “Lisa Lopes Left Eye S Fatal Vision” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-16” author: “Elizabeth Parker”
Releasing the documentary—including the footage of Lopes’s last few seconds—was a wrenching, but ultimately satisfying, decision for her family. “It gives us a chance to be with her again, and I think that outweighs the pain of seeing some of the unpleasant moments,” says Lisa’s brother, Ronald, who adds that VH1 wanted to use more film of the accident, but the family vetoed that. The film was directed by Lauren Lazin, who also directed the acclaimed posthumous documentary “Tupac Resurrection.” If that movie felt more riveting than “Left Eye”— few people could match Tupac Shakur’s magnetism—her new film does a terrific job of peeling back the layers of one of pop music’s most inscrutable superstars. “I spoke to her a month before her trip, and she said that she thought she might die young, like Tupac,” says Lazin. “I thought that was an odd statement to make, but she said she didn’t see death like everyone else. She saw it as a transition. She would have wanted people to see her transition.” And so they have, but in a way even Lopes couldn’t have foreseen.
