A truly transcendent figure is music, an iconic spokesman for the oppressed whoever and where they might be, and a guy who was a lot more than his mellow, uplifting persona.

I had higher hopes for this, a holiday rollout and perhaps awards consideration. Paramount put a damper on such expectations by pushing it into a cinema dead zone. But with theaters starved for new releases and audiences dying to see something fresh, maybe it’ll be a hit.

“Bob Marley: One Love” opens Valentine’s Day, Wednesday.