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A movie you accept or you don't

posted 14 years ago by grazeswithgoats
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This movie seems to be quite polarizing, and I don't think its like some people say that haters don't "get it" I think its more a matter of haters don't accept it.

They don't accept that its just a fun artistic film that isn't trying to be as good as the Beatles. They don't accept that the maker isn't trying to reinvent the wheel, but just put her heart into a project she cared about and hoped people would enjoy. Or they don't accept that anyone else can sing a Beatles song. Haters seem to unfairly judge the film and its creators as pretentious.

Its hommage people, not a ripoff or cash grab. They clearly cared about what they were doing, and made it respectfully and tastefully.

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[–] vanef 11 years ago

I'm a Beatles fan, I liked the songs (just a couple I didn't liked that much) but on the visual side I think it was a little too much, kind of a circus... maybe that was the idea, but a bit too much for my taste.

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[–] shred-com 11 years ago

I'm a Beatles fan and a fan of the movie. I don't mind the covers because this isn't a film about The Beatles, but instead a film where the Beatles music describes this short period of these characters lives perfectly.

[–] therefdotcom 11 years ago

a cheesy teenage bubblegum story with candy-pop versions of the originals is an "homage"?

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