Saw the movie called Yesterday on Netflix....

[Blansky]

Yesterday the movie has been out a while but it's a very fun movie with a pretty interesting premise.

[Doc Savage]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Yesterday the movie has been out a while but it's a very fun movie with a pretty interesting premise.

I liked it a lot. I've probably watched it 3 times during quarantine. I was a MASSIVE Beatles fan when I was a kid, and I still like them, so it was a great flick for me.

[TK-710]

That’s been on my “to watch” list since I first saw the preview. But up until now I only saw it on redbox and prime for pay preview and always found something free to watch instead.
Thank you for the heads up it, I’ll definitely watch it this weekend.

[BigAppleBill]

I’m not a huge movie watcher, but I really enjoyed this one. Interesting premise, and well executed.

[Blansky]

And the cast was perfect. And Danny Boyle’s work is great.

[austinp]

I liked it as well but thought Blinded By the Light was better. Some similarities.


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[crew]

Yesterday is on my list. Looking forward to it as I’m a big Beatles fan.

[DJ TT 2002]

Delightful movie!!
Won’t spoil my favorite parts, but it is a tearjerker too

[JasoninDenver]

Loved it as well!

Will check out Blinded by the Light as well.

Another great music themed movie is “Once”.

[Dr. Robert]

Originally Posted by DJ TT 2002

Delightful movie!!
Won’t spoil my favorite parts, but it is a tearjerker too

I concur

[AzPaul]

I thought it was great. Very enjoyable. But for some reason, it didn't do well at all at the box-office. All I can think is that the Beatles just don't mean very much to the younger set who constitute the lion's share of the movie going public these days.

[Dr. Robert]

Originally Posted by AzPaul

I thought it was great. Very enjoyable. But for some reason, it didn't do well at all at the box-office. All I can think is that the Beatles just don't mean very much to the younger set who constitute the lion's share of the movie going public these days.

They are all heathen

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[Doc Savage]

Originally Posted by Dr. Robert

They are all heathen

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LOL so true!

[ltmgeller]

Good movie

[Sperry]

Loved all the Extras as well. Singing "Something" on the Late Late Show ...

[80cert]

I watched the movie recently too and it is interesting to me.

[cascavel]

An awful movie that began with an interesting premise but turned into a Rom-Com. And a lame one, at that.

[Burlington]

It was a good fun film, certainly worth a watch if it’s on Netflix

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by cascavel

An awful movie that began with an interesting premise but turned into a Rom-Com. And a lame one, at that.

Interesting. I get that different people like different things but the original premise is so out there and rather charming that I'm not sure where you would suggest it went to.

I'm guessing the original premise MAY have come from people messing around and trying to write songs and always came up with something already done. So they may have joked hey what if I just play it and nobody knows it was already done......and from there it extrapolated to hey what if it was the most famous music ever done......etc etc

What's your take on where the story could have gone....

[cascavel]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Interesting. I get that different people like different things but the original premise is so out there and rather charming that I'm not sure where you would suggest it went to.

I'm guessing the original premise MAY have come from people messing around and trying to write songs and always came up with something already done. So they may have joked hey what if I just play it and nobody knows it was already done......and from there it extrapolated to hey what if it was the most famous music ever done......etc etc

What's your take on where the story could have gone....

If you fall off your bike and hit your head and wake up in the hospital and only you remember the Beatles so you write their music and everyone loves you and you're getting rich at some point you would have to question your own memories and, perhaps, sanity. In his case, at what point does he begin to think that he is indeed a genius? I was hoping the movie would explore the issue of creativity, and it's effect on creators who just hear music in their heads.
The protagonists interaction with the other people who remembered the Beatles should have been extremely disconcerting to him and been more central to the plot. What happened to the world they believed existed?
His obliviousness to the attentions of his beautiful groupie/girlfriend and, later decision that she was the right woman for him and giving away the rights to his music all speaks to the possibility that he was, indeed, insane.

[Taylorgold]

Would love to check it out..passed by when I saw it but from what I have heard would find time to go through it, thanks for sharing.

[Jster]

I love the Beatles so was curious about the movie. It was fun and light hearted. It was way too sappy at the ending. Good but not great.
Makes you wonder if their songs would actually hold up in today’s environment if they were new.

[cascavel]

Originally Posted by Jster

I love the Beatles so was curious about the movie. It was fun and light hearted. It was way too sappy at the ending. Good but not great.
Makes you wonder if their songs would actually hold up in today’s environment if they were new.

That's an interesting question! What a twist that would have been, if the Beatles' music, first presented 50 years later, had been met with lukewarm enthusiasm, popular with a small segment of listeners at local clubs.

[brandrea]

Thanks for the heads up, my wife and I are looking for new things to watch

[DoraTheExplorerII]

Interesting premise, heard very mixed reviews. Think I will watch it on the plane (in 2021+.....)

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by cascavel

If you fall off your bike and hit your head and wake up in the hospital and only you remember the Beatles so you write their music and everyone loves you and you're getting rich at some point you would have to question your own memories and, perhaps, sanity. In his case, at what point does he begin to think that he is indeed a genius? I was hoping the movie would explore the issue of creativity, and it's effect on creators who just hear music in their heads.
The protagonists interaction with the other people who remembered the Beatles should have been extremely disconcerting to him and been more central to the plot. What happened to the world they believed existed?
His obliviousness to the attentions of his beautiful groupie/girlfriend and, later decision that she was the right woman for him and giving away the rights to his music all speaks to the possibility that he was, indeed, insane.

**SPOILER ALERT** If you haven't seen it don't read this.

To answer a couple of your questions just for fun, when he realized with incredulity that nobody knew the songs except him (at that point) he played them but knew he was a fraud.

He was also astounded that cigarettes and a few other things were "uninvented".

When a couple of other people turned up he thought he was going to be arrested but they were so happy the music was out there again they didn't care that he was a fraud.

I think people in countries other than the US have a slightly different view of wealth at any cost and he realized from the "agent" that his life would suck being rich and famous, he did the morally brave thing and gave the music away.

I think you may be overthinking a charming fantasy, and trying to instead decide what you would have done.

It was in reality a morality play about finding out what is important in life and choosing that instead of the road to ill gained riches.

Just a fun little movie about what if, and using Beatles music to get there.

One interesting scene, why Back to the USSR? why not Russia?

Romcoms are always fantasies. Because in reality, are there really happy endings??? If it's a happy ending, it really isn't the end. Just maybe the middle.

???

[trippinjimmy]

The wife and I enjoyed it. In a way, it was kinda like Joe Dirt to me in that I went in not expecting much but was pleasantly surprised by it. Not the greatest movie of all time but def worth a watch!

[Maxy]

Don't see it on Netflix USA on my account. Not sure why!

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by Maxy

Don't see it on Netflix USA on my account. Not sure why!

Maybe moved to HBO max?

[cascavel]

Originally Posted by Blansky

**SPOILER ALERT** If you haven't seen it don't read this.

To answer a couple of your questions just for fun, when he realized with incredulity that nobody knew the songs except him (at that point) he played them but knew he was a fraud.

He was also astounded that cigarettes and a few other things were "uninvented".

When a couple of other people turned up he thought he was going to be arrested but they were so happy the music was out there again they didn't care that he was a fraud.

I think people in countries other than the US have a slightly different view of wealth at any cost and he realized from the "agent" that his life would suck being rich and famous, he did the morally brave thing and gave the music away.

I think you may be overthinking a charming fantasy, and trying to instead decide what you would have done.

It was in reality a morality play about finding out what is important in life and choosing that instead of the road to ill gained riches.

Just a fun little movie about what if, and using Beatles music to get there.

One interesting scene, why Back to the USSR? why not Russia?

Romcoms are always fantasies. Because in reality, are there really happy endings??? If it's a happy ending, it really isn't the end. Just maybe the middle.

???

I had the same discussion with my brother-in-law, he loved the movie and took your perspective. I had different hopes for the movie while I was watching it and shouldn't have been surprised when it ran off the road, idea wise.
It amazes me that Hollywood (it's all Hollywood, even if it wasn't made there) produces movies with morally uplifting endings, when it comes to money, when we all know that it is one of the most money grubbing places on earth, perhaps only second to Wall St. (oh yeah, and Washington DC).
Everyone in the movie business knows that their lives will suck unless they become rich and famous. That's why they're in the movie business.
The "ill gained riches" part of the your argument is the most interesting. If you're the only person who remembers (perceives) the world a certain way and everyone else remembers it differently, at what point do you either, go insane, or begin to believe that your own memory is suspect? If no one has ever heard a Beatles song before, then maybe the Beatles never existed and it's all in your head. How long can you hold out?