Musical challenging your perception and taking you into an interesting journey

Rating: 10/10 (24 August 2013)

Musicals are always catchy. They just get you into this weird world where everybody sings their deepest thoughts. Of course, there are people who say that musicals are just about love, they are not interesting and all they can offer is a good soundtrack. I respectfully disagree.
This movie is a masterpiece. It shows the essence of 70s, of how the world was changing and how people were forced to change together. It is the middle of Vietnam war. People are tired of fighting. But still - there's a war. Young people are forced into recruits (if they don't volunteer). But overall I believe it shows how people are fighting their battles - either by facing them or going around. But it's more than that - it'a how they are living their lives - you could think that they have absolutely no fear as some just dive in without even thinking.
Of course, the main thing is love. All you need is love how Beatles say. It shows how powerful, how uniting it is. How it even can cross the ocean and what keeps it going.
This movie is also about fantasy and imagination. It just shows how person's mind is working. When Max is going to the army, he sees Uncle Sam as a frightening person and all the soldiers as the same person multiplied.
Last thing - if you ever thought that Beatles have songs just about love - this movie is a must. The soundtrack is just breathtaking and mind-blowing when you realize it's not even all of the Beatles songs.
All in all, this movie is a masterpiece with wonderful music concentrating on a love story and including fantasy and imagination.