Wow! What a movie! I'm very picky with musicals, but I loved Across The Universe! It's so rich with life and originality that I scarcely know where to begin...
The concept is absolutely brilliant: tell a story with Beatles songs. And it works so well! The great thing, though, is that you can know nothing about the Beatles and still love it. The plot isn't Beatles-centric and the songs are re-imagined with enough originality that they feel new and fresh.
The one complaint I have with the movie is its reliance on the music. While the beginning of the movie had enough plot to carry the characters from one song to the next, the songs start to get closer together later in the movie, making less room for the story.
All in all, Across The Universe is a very entertaining experience. Definitely worth watching, if not purchasing.
painting again
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This time trying to paint less from the head and more from the heart. The
middle one is vaguely inspired by Mark Rothko. All still in progress.
5 years ago
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