Across the Universe – A beatles musical masterpiece – Review

Well here’s a movie i should have reviewed a few months ago when i first initially saw it. This movie is amazing dragging you through a very colorful and artistic Journey following the main character Jude and how he pulled out of depression and into the wonderful era of the 60′s and took it all by full force. This movie is a musical but is composed mostly by songs produced by The Beatles.

I’ll try and give you a proper review and sneak peaks without really giving too much away as i’m really going to stress the fact you’ll need to see this for yourself!

The film’s plot and narrative structure interweave the stories of several characters whose lives cross paths during events set against the backdrop of the turbulent middle/late 1960s. The story apparently takes place from about late 1965 to mid 1969.

The story begins in Liverpool, England with a young shipyard worker named Jude (Jim Sturgess), who asks the camera if “anyone wants to hear his story all about the girl who came to stay.” (“Girl“). Against the wishes of both his mother and his girlfriend, Jude enlists in the merchant navy and travels by ship to the United States of America (“All My Loving“). He jumps ship in New Jersey to search for his American G.I. father, Wes Huber (Robert Clohessy), whom he has never met and who does not know Jude exists. As Jude is landing in New York, Lucy’s G.I. boyfriend’s truck passes an Ohio football field where a Cheerleader (Prudence) sings to herself her feelings towards a fellow cheerleader (“I Want to Hold Your Hand”). After Jude learns that his father works at Princeton as a janitor, he goes to meet him, but then Jude has nowhere else to go.

I’ll end the story spoiler here as it will give away far too much and destroy the story telling experience entirely!

Wikipedia Quote:

Across the Universe is a musical film directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was released in the United States on October 12, 2007. The script is based on an original story credited to Taymor, Dick Clement, and Ian La Frenais. It incorporates 34 compositions originally written by members of The Beatles.

The film, directed by Taymor, stars Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, and T. V. Carpio, and introduces Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy as actors. Cameo appearances are made by Bono, Eddie Izzard, Joe Cocker, Salma Hayek, and others.

Opening to mixed reviews, Across the Universe was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. Two members of the supporting cast, Carol Woods and Timothy T. Mitchum, performed as part of a special Beatles tribute at the 50th Grammy Awards.
As i’m ending this long and informational review, I’ve decided to leave you with my my favourite part from Across The Universe, pure brilliant in every which way and form!

Just tune in, turn off, drop out, drop in, switch on, switch off, and explode~ *boom*