Review: Across the Universe
In case you haven’t noticed this site has been on hiatus for a little while and there is now a new writer. But no worries, the format will remain the same for the most part. And most importantly, movie reviews will be rolling again!
So, let’s get right to business: Across the Universe.
You may have heard of this movie the same way I did, referred to as ‘The Beatles movie’. If you haven’t heard of it at all, here’s the deal. Across the Universe uses very little dialogue and relies mainly on the music to tell the story (AKA it’s a musical…with A LOT of music). More specifically it is entirely Beatles music. Jude (Jim Sturgess…who is absolutely adorable by the way) travels from England to America in search for his father where he meets and falls in love with Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood). The movie is set in the 1960’s and the story begins during their innocence and begins to become intertwined with the issues surrounding self-discovery and expression, civil rights, the Vietnam War and let’s face it…sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. Bono, Joe Cocker, and Selma Hayek all have cameo-type roles in the movie.
I had heard a lot of buzz surrounding this movie simply because anytime someone is messing with anything related to The Beatles, sparks will fly.
I went in not really knowing what to expect and I ended up loving it! It is such an amazingly creative, colorful and artistic movie. The music is really awesome, I actually ended up going and buying the soundtrack. You have to go in with an open mind though. If you think about the fact that you can never beat the originals, than you will miss out on enjoying these unique interpretations of so many of our favorite Beatles songs. The way the songs were specifically picked and used to tell the story through the different characters eyes is really cool. And the acting was great on top of it. Everything about it was great; the story, the singing, the arrangements of the music, the acting, the costumes and set designs. It was just a very enjoyable and entertaining movie from start to finish.
I would highly recommend this movie, especially if you liked Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! and/or Romeo & Juliet. The kind of artsy, freaky, creative and imaginative styles are very similar.
My Rating:
Really Liked it
Across the Universe, movie review, The Beatles, Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Bono, Joe Cokcer, Selma Hayek, Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge!, Romeo & Juliet
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