A Great Visual And Musical Experience

Rating: 9/10 (8 September 2012)

Across the Universe is a musical romantic drama film directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures.It 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 amongst others.
The film's plot is centered around songs by The Beatles. 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.
Set against the anti-war protests, rock & roll revolution, and mind- expanding psychedelia of the 1960s,the hallucinogenic musical follows the arduous journey of star-crossed lovers Jude (Sturgess) and Lucy (Wood) as they and a small group of musicians are swept up in the raging waters of the volatile counterculture movement. Guided through their journey by a pair known only as Dr. Robert and Mr. Kite, Jude and Lucy are eventually forced to find their way back to one another after being split apart by powerful forces beyond their control.
The film tries to tell a story of young love and 1960s war protest accompanied by the Lennon-McCartney catalog.Although the movie does great justice in the Beatles music,it fails miserably in telling the audience a great story and setting its point across due to excessive visuals.But nevertheless,anyone who isn't even a Beatles fan would great enjoy this movie and appreciate their music.