Across the Universe
October 17, 2007The music of the Beatles is used to capture the heart of perhaps the most thought about decade in american history, the 60s. Combined with impeccable acting and singing, also done by the actors, and an incredibly artistic visual presentation, Across the Universe is one of the most creative and abitious movies i have ever seen.
In a venture such as this, a true Beatles fan would get worried that the music might be changed or treated disrespectfully. It couldn’t be further from the truth. The arrangements and song choice were executed so perfectly, that it only could have been done by a huge fan. The same is true for the actors singing performances. They really immersed themselves in the songs and it didn’t hurt to have cameos from Salma Hayek, comedian Eddie Izzard, Joe Cocker, and Bono whose performances were equally invigorating.
The visual creativity of the film is nearly unmatched. Several techniques were used to give a vision of not only the 60s as they progressed, but also the look and feel of the Beatles “periods”. Sock-hops to Blue Meanies; you get it all.
If you see this movie and are not moved, then I have to say that you have no heart and more importantly, no soul. This is the best movie I’ve seen all year and will be seeing it again as soon as i can. It was truly, in a word, beautiful.
looks great…thank God for netflix
trust me bro, see it in te theatre. it’s quite an experience.
This looks like the most incredible homage to their music. What a wonderful project. I got shivers just watching this trailer. I HAVE to see this film!
it truly is a work of art…let me know what you think once you see it kevmoore
For me it is an artistic expression of what that period was really like. It brought me back there like nothing else I have seen. Amazing!