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Saturday, January 29. 2022

The documentary "Get Back"

Peter Jackson's 8-hour Beatles documentary (on Disney Channel) might be tedious to some. 


Here's a reason why it isn't: The Banality of Genius 


Have any of our readers seen it? 

Posted by The Barrister at 17:24 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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I saw it over 3 nights, instead of binge watching, and thought it was great.

I'll watch again someday for the dialog I missed - they do talk funny (ha ha ha, from someone born in Brooklyn, ha ha ha).

In one scene they discuss a newspaper report about them that was completely distorted, mostly false...made me think about whether other info I knew or read about them was true or not.

I urge everyone to watch the series. You don't have to be a Beatles fan. Definitely not tedious to me.
#1 maddog on 2022-01-29 17:58 (Reply)
I'm looking forward to seeing it sometime when it doesn't require supporting Disney.
#2 Texan99 on 2022-01-30 09:56 (Reply)
I made it through most of first part, but it's almost TMI, and feels a bit like voyeurism or fanboy obsession to so closely track every intimate moment of their work to put a performance together. Banal is a good word.

This is from a lifelong hardcore Beatles fan, from before their first appearance on Ed Sullivan.

Technical quality of production is excellent.
#3 peacelovewoodstock on 2022-01-30 10:00 (Reply)
The article you linked is terrific.
#4 Texan99 on 2022-01-30 10:50 (Reply)
As an (amateur) musician myself who plays with others, I found the group dynamics, both specific to music and in general, to be fascinating. So many echoes of things I recognize from my own experience of producing music with other people.

It's long, but if the subject interests you, it's absorbing.
#5 Karen Myers (Link) on 2022-01-30 11:28 (Reply)
I can wait for the DVDs. Peter Jackson's got it all planned out (see LOTR).
#6 Jeff Allen on 2022-01-30 14:01 (Reply)
We watched it over 3 nights. It was interesting and I came away with a different opinion of them (more positive) I was surprised in that John Lennon was a fairly quiet person and McCarthy was the defacto leader and driven one. It was interesting how they communicated and came up with songs and lyrics. I was also surprised at how versatile they were on instruments.

I went to the theater to see Jackson's doc on WWI and I think what he does he cares about.
#7 beca on 2022-02-02 14:03 (Reply)

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