An Artistic Representation of the Sixties Through Across the Universe
John Stuart
May 14, 2010
An Artistic Representation of the Sixties Through Across The Universe
Many historical fiction films that we watch fail to depict history in an accurate way due to the emphasis on entertainment and revenue instead of keeping the integrity of its historical events. However, some motion pictures stay true to history while providing entertainment through fictional stories. Although the stories are fictional, movie writers can craft stories that represent the history, attitudes, and personalities of a time period in a historically accurate way. A prime example of a movie that is entertaining and represents history accurately is Across The Universe, directed by Julie Taymor in 2007. This film succeeds in creating a historically accurate film by keeping the integrity of American history during the late sixties and early seventies, and provides entertainment through a story based on the music of the Beatles. What sets this movie apart is that it represents history accurately and captures the messages the Beatles were portraying through their songs. The film embodies the personality of the hippie movement during the sixties and seventies, and successfully portrays the events that were happening in America during the Vietnam War in an artistic fashion with a liberal point of view.
Across The Universe is a story about love, war, and music told through Beatles songs. The main characters names are based of off characters in Beatles music. Jude, the main character, falls in love with Lucy who is Max’s sister, Jude’s best friend. The movie creates a parallel between adolescent America and adolescent Britain. Jude leaves Brittan and travels to Princeton in search of his biological father. Jude embodies the adventurous and rebellious attitudes of the youth in the sixties and leaves his home in search of answers of his father. When he meets his father he is surprised to find he is a janitor that works at Princeton, not the Professor he was
May 14, 2010
An Artistic Representation of the Sixties Through Across The Universe
Many historical fiction films that we watch fail to depict history in an accurate way due to the emphasis on entertainment and revenue instead of keeping the integrity of its historical events. However, some motion pictures stay true to history while providing entertainment through fictional stories. Although the stories are fictional, movie writers can craft stories that represent the history, attitudes, and personalities of a time period in a historically accurate way. A prime example of a movie that is entertaining and represents history accurately is Across The Universe, directed by Julie Taymor in 2007. This film succeeds in creating a historically accurate film by keeping the integrity of American history during the late sixties and early seventies, and provides entertainment through a story based on the music of the Beatles. What sets this movie apart is that it represents history accurately and captures the messages the Beatles were portraying through their songs. The film embodies the personality of the hippie movement during the sixties and seventies, and successfully portrays the events that were happening in America during the Vietnam War in an artistic fashion with a liberal point of view.
Across The Universe is a story about love, war, and music told through Beatles songs. The main characters names are based of off characters in Beatles music. Jude, the main character, falls in love with Lucy who is Max’s sister, Jude’s best friend. The movie creates a parallel between adolescent America and adolescent Britain. Jude leaves Brittan and travels to Princeton in search of his biological father. Jude embodies the adventurous and rebellious attitudes of the youth in the sixties and leaves his home in search of answers of his father. When he meets his father he is surprised to find he is a janitor that works at Princeton, not the Professor he was
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