Finally! The trailer for "Across the Universe"!. Think Beatles meets Moulin Rouge. One thing the trailer doesn't make very clear is that this is an all out musical. Julie Taymor, the director, did one of the most poetic, unique and gorgeous adaptations of Shakespeare ever with "Titus" a film worth checking out if you're curious what her style is like.
It's not a great trailer, but it gives you a sense of the trippiness. Doubtless some of you are very excited right now and some of you are having heart attacks in rage, but I, for one, cannot wait to see it.
Posted by TL (Member # 8124) on :
This trailer has been out for weeks, for the record. And I'm not having a heart attack in rage, I just think it looks like an awful film.
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
And some feel incredible apathy.
I like the Beatles.
I like Julie Taymor.
This, however, looks like a bit of noisy, colorful nothing.
*shrug*
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
It's interesting to me how many movies about that period directly juxtapose the "drugs and free love" aspect of the late '60s with the "war, death, and authoritarianism" Vietnam stuff. In fact, the dramatic tension of such period flicks often hinges on the conflict between these two things.
I can't help wondering whether it'd be impossible to do a '60s story without cynically relying on the cheap, easy symbolism of the Vietnam War to lend emotional weight to what would otherwise appear to be callow, flighty pop-art.
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
Adoring, as I do, Moulin Rouge, The Beatles, musicals, romances, and hot British men who can sing....I have to say i'm absolutely ecstatic about this movie Posted by Fitz (Member # 4803) on :
I think it looks cheesy and melodramatic, and associating that with The Beatles makes me less likely to see it than otherwise.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
It looks a bit maudlin, but it's got some interesting bits, and I loved Titus. So, I will give this movie a try.
Posted by porcelain girl (Member # 1080) on :
ha, Titus was the worst movie i've never seen!
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
have any of you ever seen a musical? Cause...pretty much all of them are cheesy and melodramatic. I think that's sort of....their essence Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
I've seen many musicals...and many of them were not cheesy.
I would not call musical comedies "melodramatic". By their very nature they involve the expression of normally hidden emotions through song.
Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :
We don't need a new Beatles' musical, especially one that is mimicking Moulin Rouge. The Beatles' first and best movie to date was "A Hard Day's Night" there is no way something can come along that would compair to it. Even though I am fond of British men who can sing, hence my obsession with the Beatles in the first place. By the way, my father is insisiting that I disclaim this message as written by me, his 25-year-old daughter with a lot of Beatle paraphernalia on my walls.
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: It's interesting to me how many movies about that period directly juxtapose the "drugs and free love" aspect of the late '60s with the "war, death, and authoritarianism" Vietnam stuff. In fact, the dramatic tension of such period flicks often hinges on the conflict between these two things.
I can't help wondering whether it'd be impossible to do a '60s story without cynically relying on the cheap, easy symbolism of the Vietnam War to lend emotional weight to what would otherwise appear to be callow, flighty pop-art.
Are there ANY good movies about the '60s? Besides the ones actually made during the '60s...
Posted by TL (Member # 8124) on :
Not a movie, but I remember loving 'The Wonder Years' when I was growing up. I wonder how it would hold up now. TV show, though, of course...
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
Based on the trailer, I'd say this looks awesome. Good music, attractive characters, drama, crazy tripping visuals, romance, fighting, sports.
It's got a little bit of everything. I also love Moulin Rouge, so I have high hopes for this.
Posted by Occasional (Member # 5860) on :
I loved the music. The rest of it can, well, be left in the ash-heap of history.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
quote: Are there ANY good movies about the '60s?
Platoon is an excellent movie, as are Full Metal Jacket and Apocalypse Now.
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
I don't know about this. I mean, there are plenty of movies with The Beatles singing their own music THEMSELVES that I can watch. Or even a movie like I am Sam that beautifully uses Beatles music for the soundtrack. This just seems wrong to me. Wrong.
That said, I don't know if I'll be able to manage to keep myself away from something filled with Beatles music. And also, if it gets some young people to listen to The Beatles that maybe wouldn't have otherwise, then that's always a good thing.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Meh.
Somewhat to my surprise, I loved Moulin Rouge. Still do.
And I'm a Beatles fan.
But the trailer for this left me cold. *shrug* And Tom's point is a good one.
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