12-03-2021, 08:09 AM
From WSJ:
It’s long. It’s probably far too long to keep hold of people who aren’t Beatles-mad, and there’s endless small talk and digressions and jam sessions that never amount to anything. For all the charisma, there are unresolved questions and a good deal of well-known personal drama that gets ignored.
Still, I liked “Get Back” for those reasons, too. In our glibocracy era, in which every communication must be atomized into a 10-second snippet for withered attention spans, it’s invigorating to have something that wants and holds your brain for hours. Jackson’s choices won’t please everyone, and they haven’t, and that’s fine, too. That’s the messiness of life, and “Get Back” is nothing if not brightly alive. My weekend watching reminded me of the Beatles’ brilliance, but I’ll mostly remember it for its human warmth. I already miss them. I miss my new best friends.
Pretty much nails it. Best thing I've seen all year. Mesmerizing.
It’s long. It’s probably far too long to keep hold of people who aren’t Beatles-mad, and there’s endless small talk and digressions and jam sessions that never amount to anything. For all the charisma, there are unresolved questions and a good deal of well-known personal drama that gets ignored.
Still, I liked “Get Back” for those reasons, too. In our glibocracy era, in which every communication must be atomized into a 10-second snippet for withered attention spans, it’s invigorating to have something that wants and holds your brain for hours. Jackson’s choices won’t please everyone, and they haven’t, and that’s fine, too. That’s the messiness of life, and “Get Back” is nothing if not brightly alive. My weekend watching reminded me of the Beatles’ brilliance, but I’ll mostly remember it for its human warmth. I already miss them. I miss my new best friends.
Pretty much nails it. Best thing I've seen all year. Mesmerizing.
Life is too short to waste on crap football.