Across the Universe will blow your mind!

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2013)

Across the Universe is not your typical musical. Set to more than 25 Beatles songs, Across the Universe will blow your mind like it did mine. The songs that were sung were not done in a way that mimics the classics of the Beatles, but done in their own original way which was very cool. Each character was named after a Beatles song or song reference. (i.e Jude, Maxwell, Lucy, Prudence, Sadie, Mr. Roberts) Not to mention, the voices of some of these actors are tremendous!
Across the Universe is set in the savvy 70′s, as you can probably tell from the picture above, smack-dab in the middle of the Vietnam war. The plot involves every aspect of the 70′s that was important; war drafts, colorful protests, sex, and of course drugs. Though some of the drug scenes are not quite realistic, I think everything else is put in to place very well.
The charming Jim Sturgess plays Jude, a young man dropped on the shores of America looking to find his father, who works at Princeton. At Princeton, he meets Maxwell (or Max) played by the amazing Joe Anderson. Maxwell is a quirky, troubled college student with a sister, named Lucy, played by Evan Rachel Wood. Max makes the decision to drop out of college and move to New York with Jude. They stay with a singer, Sadie played by Dana Fuchs, and shortly after Prudence (T.V Carpio)–who I must say has an absolutely beautiful voice– and JoJo (Martin Luther McCoy) Eventually, Lucy goes to New York too, and Jude and Lucy end up falling in love.
Like I said above, there are 25 Beatles hits that outline Across the Universe, but some of the best by far were Max's "Hey Jude", Prudence's "I Want to Hold Your Hand", Max's "Happiness is a Warm Gun", and Jude's "Something".
If you have not seen Across the Universe yet, I highly recommend it to you. You'll fall in love with the Beatles era, the music, the actors, and the movie!