Great movies- Hard Day's night

[blue_lotus13]

Hard Day's Night was the first Beatles movie. It is supposed to be "a day in the life" of the Beatles, and the story follows them around on their daily activities. The Beatles actually come across as characters and are easily identifiable. The movie is a feel-good piece, but there are also bizarre bits of lines and scenes (John disappears in a bath tub), and they spout weird but innocent bits of surrealist dialogue.

The cinematography is pleasant, there is a lot of live concert footage and it's not an unpleasant film to watch. It's shot in black and white, and apparently influenced many filmmakers who were trying to make their films look like documentaries.

However, I must admit that I find the era of the Beatles to be a little too wholesome for my taste. I am much more interested in the Beatles when they get mystical and crazy. John is my favourite Beatle, but I don't really start digging on him until he gets skinny, grows his hair long and starts getting into Eastern mysticism. I'm sure that this revelation surprises no one.

I think I need to watch "Yellow Submarine."

Comments

[carpetofstars.livejournal.com]

oh, i love hard day's night. you should definitely check out yellow submarine, and maybe even magical mystery tour as well (i'm thinking help! might still be a little too wholesome for you, even tho they were all high the whole time. :P )

[fishstickmarie.livejournal.com]

Seconding the Magical Mystery Tour suggestion. It's not good by any means, but it's certainly wonderfully trippy and weird. Plus it has a great performance by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.

Yellow Submarine is a must see. It's totally gorgeous and surreal. Very wholesome and idealistic, but wonderfully weird nonetheless.

[zooby.livejournal.com]

Yellow Submarine was my favourite movie when I was a kid.

I've always been fascinated by George. He's my favourite Beatle.

[lordpyrate.livejournal.com]

I also LOVE A Hard Day's Night. Seriously one of my favourite comfort films; I could watch it over and over.

"It's Paul's grandfather!"
"He's very clean."