The film does not cover Dylan's entire career; it focuses on his beginnings, his rise to fame in the 1960s, his then-controversial transformation from an acoustic guitar–based musician and performer to an electric guitar–influenced sound and his "retirement" from touring in 1966 following an infamous motorcycle accident.
Film ne pokriva cijelu Dylanovu karijeru, nego se fokusira na njezine početke, put do slave u šezdesetima, njegovu kontroverznu transformaciju s akustične gitare na električni zvuk i "povlačenje" s turneje 1966. zbog pada s motocikla.