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Old 07-01-2019, 02:32 PM   #1
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I have not seen a thread for it yet. The Beatles have had their catalog inspired films before such as Across The Universe back in 2007 and a slapstick tribute with the BeeGees and Peter Frampton, Sgt. Pepper's Lonley Hearts Club Band back in 1978. This film is better. This time we get a "what if" romantic comedy which features Jack a Indian-Brit who is a struggling musician in his late 20s'. An event called The Blackout occurs plunging the planet into darkness and it causes Jack to have an accident hitting a bus with his bicycle and wakes up in the hospital only to learn some things have been erased from history because of The Blackout. The Beatles were never a success, Coca Cola never came to be, cigarettes, and Harry Potter among unknown things never came to fruition. It's a pretty good story that is very surreal yet very relatable. I was touched by the film and the surprise twist at the climax. I don't want to give away the twist let's just say that the surviving half and surviving spouses approved.

I have not seen a thread for it yet. The Beatles have had their catalog inspired films before such as Across The Universe back in 2007 and a slapstick tribute with the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band back in 1978. This film is better. This time we get a what if" romantic comedy which features Jack a Indian-Brit who is a struggling musician in his late 20's. An event called The Blackout occurs plunging the planet into darkness and it causes Jack to have an accident hitting a bus with his bicycle and wakes up in the hospital only to learn some things have been erased from history because of The Blackout. The Beatles were never a success, Coca Cola never came to be, cigarettes, and Harry Potter among unknown things. It's a pretty good story that is very surreal yet very relateable. I was touched by the film and the surprise twist at the climax. I don't want to give away the twist let's just say that the surviving half and surviving spouses approved.



Song-wise this simple tune was the most radio played song its first thirty years. A simple tune of a man lamenting that he did not realize what was in front of him until its too late. A solo work by McCartney despite the Beatles label to the song it helped make the Beatles more marketable to the Baby Boomers parents. This song began as a tune in Paul's dream that he called Scrambled Eggs until he could put lyrics together for the tune.
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Old 07-25-2019, 12:26 PM   #2
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40% of the modest budget went to securing the rights to the Beatles songs.
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Any thoughts on the surprising twist at the climax of the film?

Sleeper hit of the summer. Once a year a movie sneaks up on me. Something I don't expect draws me in and it's a film I appreciate and hope succeeds. This film is it for me. A little of everything,but far from perfect.
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