Homo Viator

....that is, if you are into the Beatles (don't worry, we are talking about their psychedelic late 60s period). The movie may look cheesy, but hey, people were romantic back then. Critics rave about the new film and even though I would have preferred the original Beatles tunes, I do look forward to watching it. The 60s, psychedelic art, New York, the Beatles - what more could I ask for? A piece by Bobby D. maybe....

The New York Times wrote that "the movie reveals its intention to use the Beatles’ catalog to tell two stories at once, one personal, the other generational." As a great aficionado of the 60s era music, I wonderd, which other musician or band could have succeeded in conveying these two closely tied, but nevertheless different strings of storytelling. I think that next to the Beatles it could have only been Bob Dylan. Dylan, too conveys the motivation, the agression and the creativity of a whole generation, while at the same time revealing the emotions and sensitivity of the individual. Well, I am not a music critic, but those of you who, like me, consider The Beatles and Dylan the best song writers in the history of the human ear, will know what I mean.

I often thought how well music can convey stories, but always disliked the cheesy parts of musicals, although I do dig West Side Story, which leads me to agree with the point the NYT critic made in his final paragraph: "Falling in love with a movie is like falling in love with another person. Imperfections, however glaring, become endearing quirks once you’ve tumbled."