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we loved it, robert & i.    -i laughed out loud several times -a treat in and of itself.  light-hearted humor.  the premise is wonderful..   -easy, actually, in this digital era, to imagine.. (no pun intended); having an enormous amount/piece of true history utterly deleted and inaccessible -erased from the world wide web; online access

it's going on as i write this; individual's are at the mercy of coders, programmers,  -search capability

/and a very valid reason to hold on tight to BOOKS, paper,  -writings from the before

different subject though, let me return:     and while it is easy to imagine an entire piece of history suddenly inaccessible/erased from online searches

the writers/directors require (ask) the audience to just kind of go along with the sudden absence of any/all non-digital, tangible validation; evidence, if you will; like.. albums, posters, etc.

i was glad to go along with the overall premise, and just 'let it be'

i realized the demographic of  'beatles purests' ive met throughout the years, -well, i could already hear their argument, which goes something like this:     because the beatles music itself is all masterpiece, and revolutionary    -just about ANY story you tell, ANY movie you make,  which uses and shares beatles  (oh, so sorry, please forgive, i mean) Beatles music,  is by default,  going to be great.

but their point:  the movie will not be great because of the writing or story; its great because of the music  -and this does give me pause.   how much to credit who for what?

but i love the movie.  cast, stellar.  writing, fun.  direction; wonderful.   editing  -what needed to be done to move the story forward; done with creative flair

i love that it is PG13   -would love G even; and enormously grateful it was not R (which, in 2024, is more like XX was in 1970's    -and this mainstreaming of sleaze makes me recoil inside.., but again, different topic, allow me to return)

i love the music..   i can sing along with just about every...

but, let me share this, at the high risk of losing 10 friends the moment i do:

if you said, 'Sandra.. free tickets to see the Beatles  or Pay to see Entourage   -concerts are same night; choose

this would be a no-brainer for (me!)   /yes.. hear Beatles friends  proves you have no brain..

because i'd rather spend an evening dancing and listening to live music vs just listening,  and Beatles music to me is listening music.   i am highly sensitive to lyrics; the writing, the story of any given song

which is another reason i love this movie and the Beatles music which inspired it

anyone remember when i 'Christianized' Too Short's song and rewrote the lyrics for fun..  making it a little 'cleaner'

well, you do not need to..   that is i do not need to, even just for fun and experiment, re-write and Christianize or clean up any Beatles music lyrics

and they certainly are not a Christian band, but their lyrics were written during a more 

 

    -during a less sleazy time.

it was not, in my opinion, a 'more innocent' time; but it was a less sleazy time

and that's 200 more pages, so let me skip that too..

all anyone needs to do is juxtapose any Beatles lyrics from their era to the current  (i've mentioned this exercise before:   Stevie Wonder's Days  I WISH song,   and Train's song: Calling All Angels)

      -and that lily james;  i hope she regards it high praise how often she reminded me of keira knightley;   -some of the mannerisms from another masterpiece movie:  the imitation game

and speaking of masterpieces..   part of the reason i was extra interested in this movie, yesterday, is because i saw an association with slumdog millionaire; which i also consider a masterpiece

so, 

PG13; loved the premise; glad to along for the ride; stellar cast across the board; joy/laughter; masterpiece/revolutionary music i know the lyrics to and can sing along and re-appreciate; loved how creatively and fun the music/lyrics were incorporated into the greater story; delighted in the 'messages' of the movie   -temptation to claim lyrics/music as your own when it appeared there was no risk in getting caught; living a lie;  the effort to come clean..    the enormous JOY and happiness great music brings people, families, societies;  -the lure of fame/fortune; the emptiness of fame/fortune;  -being the parents/friends of a famous person..   the presence/accessibility/absence/erasing of memory itself; 

the value of shared memories; true love, friendship.. 

and there is more of course, 

but,   HIGHLY RECOMMEND.   and "THANK YOU!" for this movie

"ENCORE!" to the Beatles, and "encore to THE ENTIRE TEAM involved in the making of Yesterday"

amen & amen. 

      -speaking of; i did a brief search because i do want to know   -would love to know Paul McCartney's TRUE thoughts on this film...

    -still searching...   still searching...    -gave up.