I want you! I want you so bad!
Who wants whom? In Julie Taymor's ode to the Beatles in Across the Universe everyone wants something... But first and most of all they want love. That's what the last song in the movie before the credits tells us.
Settled in England, USA and Vietnam in the 60-s, this is a movie about love, freedom and human's will to make a statement and to leave a mark in the world. It tells the story about 6 friends, all with different stories, who want to be accepted and loved. Jude, Lucy, Max and their friends share their dreams, believes and love in the great city of New York. Told through a vast number of Beatles' unforgettable songs ( The Girl, Across the Universe, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Helter Skelter, Hey Jude, Don't Let me Down etc.), this movie gives you the experience you won't soon forget.
From its beginning, when we find out what the movie really is about, till the end when we all cheer for this love, we are enchanted by the story. There wasn't a single moment in the movie (for me) where I thought: "Ok, this wasn't necessary or they could have done it much better." I simply enjoyed good music (sang by great actors who proved to be great singers - Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood and others), marveled the beautiful scenery (full of memorable images, metaphors, especially the part with strawberries and the circus) and allowed myself to be transferred to that time.
Across the Universe is a harsh, sad story, but the story which leaves us some hope in the end, giving a somewhat different view of the period than a similar story told 30 years ago (a masterpiece by Milos Forman - Hair).
All my loving to Across the Universe!!!
LovelyT
