I guess most people on the planet know about the Beatles. This documentary looks specifically at their touring years.
By modern standards the Beatles weren't together very long. If you look at the major bands headlining festivals nowadays the chances are they've been around for 20+ years. Back in the 60's this wasn't really the norm though, so the Beatles were a very long lasting band by the standard of the time. The documentary looks at the 3 phases of the Beatles; the formative years, the single years and the music years. Those are my classifications. The formative years were played out in Hamburg and small British venues such as the Cavern Club. The single years were from around 1962 through 1965 where they pushed out a bunch of singles that dominated the charts. The music years (or drug years!) were 1966 through 1970 where they pushed the popular music boundaries and changed the direction of popular music forever.
This movie is very much focused on the 1960-1965 period as that's when the Beatles played live. There is no doubt that the fervour surrounding the Beatles was unique and is unlikely to ever be repeated, so the movie is really engaging. One of the things that really stood out for me in the movie was the sheer inadequacy of the sound systems they used. Most present day hi-fi systems would have more power than the systems the Beatles were using to play to thousands of people. If you are interested in the Beatles or music in general you should definitely watch this movie.
By modern standards the Beatles weren't together very long. If you look at the major bands headlining festivals nowadays the chances are they've been around for 20+ years. Back in the 60's this wasn't really the norm though, so the Beatles were a very long lasting band by the standard of the time. The documentary looks at the 3 phases of the Beatles; the formative years, the single years and the music years. Those are my classifications. The formative years were played out in Hamburg and small British venues such as the Cavern Club. The single years were from around 1962 through 1965 where they pushed out a bunch of singles that dominated the charts. The music years (or drug years!) were 1966 through 1970 where they pushed the popular music boundaries and changed the direction of popular music forever.
This movie is very much focused on the 1960-1965 period as that's when the Beatles played live. There is no doubt that the fervour surrounding the Beatles was unique and is unlikely to ever be repeated, so the movie is really engaging. One of the things that really stood out for me in the movie was the sheer inadequacy of the sound systems they used. Most present day hi-fi systems would have more power than the systems the Beatles were using to play to thousands of people. If you are interested in the Beatles or music in general you should definitely watch this movie.