There were plans for a TV special, which fell through. In 1969 the Beatles hired Michael Lindsay-Hogg to direct a film about the making of their new album. Jackson, with the technology he used to such good effect in “They Shall Not Grow Old,” a documentary about World War I, makes the footage vibrant, remarkably so. Although the footage is 52 years old, you’d never know it. Jackson uses technology to make the 52-year-old footage look new “The Beatles: Get Back” is an interesting test of that premise.
#Let it be the beatles characteristics movie#
Roger Ebert used to say that no good movie is too long and no bad movie is short enough. The new film gives us the whole thing, but it’s a little repetitive. There are three versions of “Get Back.” In “Let It Be” we got a truncated version of the mini-concert, the band’s last public performance. In particular, a rave-up take on “I’ve Got a Feeling” during the famous rooftop concert at the film’s climax is amazing.īut it’s one of two takes of the song they play on the rooftop. The finished product of what they’re working on, on the other hand, is great.
#Let it be the beatles characteristics trial#
I bow to no one in my love for the band, but endless trial runs of “Get Back” or “I’ve Got a Feeling” at some point become less enlightening and more tedious. Of course, for Beatles completists, it could never be enough. But at three parts and nearly 7 and a half hours, that’s an awful lot of exploration. It’s also a fascinating exploration of the creative process, featuring the most creative minds in popular music working out songs under deadline pressure. Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” may be the most thorough - exhausting, even - corrective in movies. View Gallery: See John, Paul, George and Ringo in 'The Beatles: Get Back'
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