Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Across the Universe

So I am not the world's biggest Beatles fan. They have great songs, but they have a million songs, some are bound to be great just based on the odds. They have enough songs to provide the music for a musical. That's crazy. This movie didn't have to do anything accept make sure people were named "Jude" and "Lucy" and they filled it with Beatles songs. If i were a big Beatles this might be a FANTASTIC movie. It was, however, good.

I found this movie very refreshing. It wasn't the greatest story ever told. As far as love stories go its pretty simple. But the telling of the story, by using these songs, is very clever. They are re arranged and choreographed and its like watching a well done music video. Its not just dancing people like in West Side Story, but the whole scene becomes choreographed. And the visuals to match the songs are great. This film is art. Its beautiful watch and hear. I liked it. Also, there are some surprising cameos. Overall I recommend this movie.

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