A work of art

Rating: 10/10 (20 October 2007)

I first saw the commercial for Across the Universe when I went to see Spiderman 3 and I was more affected by the promo then the entire Spidey movie. Consequently, I was anxiously awaiting its release. I thought it was going to be amazing and deep given its subject matter and then, I was sitting in the theater, the movie was starting and I thought,'What if it isn't what I expect?'After all these months of anticipation, I got scared thinking of the possibility of it being a flop. Well, it was everything I hoped it would be and more. Across the Universe is amazing. It is a living, breathing work of art. It's abstract and symbolic with an brilliant visual effects. All the sequences with the overlaying images are just--they're just as if you were at a gallery and the pieces came to life and told you a story. I LOVED this film!! It's a wonderful story with a group of fantastic and endearing characters. It is a moving and realistic portrayal of the sixties and its effects on this group of friends and the use of the Beatles' music makes it truly powerful and moving. Everyone should see this film. I believe it will be the best film we'll see this year. It's beautiful, it's definitely going to be a classic.