Across the universe

It has most certainly been a long time. While I would have liked for the title to have some metaphorical context, I am afraid that any creativity left in me has sputtered dry. Here I will therefore be talking only about the movie bearing the aforementioned name.

There are some very poignant critiques of this movie released last year available online and I will thus refrain from any comments in that regard. My first reaction to the movie was that it is very similar to the movie 'The Wall' based on the Pink Floyd album of the same name. And in some way the concept is very similar. The major difference being in the feel of the production. This movie admittedly is a love story and devoid of the dark undertones present in 'The Wall'. Well, the Beatles while having socially and at times politically relevant lyrics were a pop band with mushy tunes when compared to Floyd. And to nitpick 'Across the universe' is based on a number of Beatles hits (33 to be exact) spread over the years they were active and not on a single album.

The movie is officially called a movie/musical but I feel that it is not a good enough reason to give this movie a miss. The picturisation is done very well for some of the Beatles songs (My favorites being 'Hey Jude' and 'Come Together'). The ones that I know to be precise. I am not a huge fan but I have been told that the songs selected in this movie are among the more popular ones. Perhaps a seasoned Beatles fan would have a better opinion in that regard. Either way, the movie is certainly watchable and enjoyable. This video is a clip from the movie that I happened to particularly enjoy.