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bif

(22,791 posts)
Fri Dec 25, 2020, 10:17 PM Dec 2020

Just saw "Yesterday". What a great movie!

We got it from our library and it's streaming on Amazon Prime. It's about a world where the Beatles suddenly have never existed. A young singer, who remembers their music, decides to start performing the songs and he becomes a major star. It's a Danny Boyle film well worth watching. And if you love the Beatles, it's a must see! .

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Just saw "Yesterday". What a great movie! (Original Post) bif Dec 2020 OP
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. musette_sf Dec 2020 #1
Loved it. underpants Dec 2020 #2
a great- take your mind off the real world- movie. mopinko Dec 2020 #3
Liked it a lot redstateblues Dec 2020 #4
Loved that movie n.t. doublethink Dec 2020 #5
Just looked it up, and it seems to be for rent, not included with prime. MoonchildCA Dec 2020 #6
Two different Yesterday movies on Amazon Prime srose58089 Dec 2020 #10
Loved it too. Just thought the insert of that couple Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2020 #7
It was necessary for the hero's awakening to his quest nuxvomica Dec 2020 #16
6es saw it when first in theater. Great movie. Captain Zero Dec 2020 #8
We loved it!! Pisces Dec 2020 #9
Actually saw it in the theater. Dem2theMax Dec 2020 #11
I really appreciated how good ... aggiesal Dec 2020 #12
It was a fun movie! scarletwoman Dec 2020 #13
That "hermit" scene blew me away Auggie Dec 2020 #15
I'm sorry. I know I'm a bit slow. But could you let me know... JoeOtterbein Dec 2020 #14

musette_sf

(10,206 posts)
1. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
Fri Dec 25, 2020, 10:25 PM
Dec 2020

Himesh Patel is quite engaging, and the idea of a world (mostly) without The Beatles is done quite well.

(Semi-related: I recently read 150 Glimpses Of The Beatles, and one of the penultimate chapters spins a world where Gerry and the Pacemakers were the world-changing band.)

underpants

(182,970 posts)
2. Loved it.
Fri Dec 25, 2020, 10:30 PM
Dec 2020

The sound was really good.

I cracked up when Paul and Ringo show up and one is barefooted.

srose58089

(214 posts)
10. Two different Yesterday movies on Amazon Prime
Sat Dec 26, 2020, 12:15 AM
Dec 2020

There are two different Yesterday Movies on Amazon Prime. The one staring Himesh Patel and Lily James you can buy for $9.99. The other one staring Ali Orokzai and Eva Diana Diaz is included with Prime.

I don't know anything about either one of them but I will have to watch the later one.

nuxvomica

(12,455 posts)
16. It was necessary for the hero's awakening to his quest
Sat Dec 26, 2020, 01:39 PM
Dec 2020

The movie follows the hero's cycle: he sacrifices a tooth. Why? Because any allegory of the hero's journey requires sacrifice, like Luke Skywalker losing his hand. It is only in this awakening that the hero discovers the extent of his powers and what he must do to transform the world into a safer place. From an allegorical perspective it makes perfect sense; it is the logic of myth and dreams.

Dem2theMax

(9,657 posts)
11. Actually saw it in the theater.
Sat Dec 26, 2020, 12:45 AM
Dec 2020

Remember those places?

I loved the movie. A friend who went with me had already seen it once, and she kept her mouth shut. She didn't spoil a thing for me. Anyone who's seen it knows what I'm talking about.

aggiesal

(8,940 posts)
12. I really appreciated how good ...
Sat Dec 26, 2020, 12:51 AM
Dec 2020

the lyrics were.

Makes you think twice to hear just how good the Beatles music is.

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)
13. It was a fun movie!
Sat Dec 26, 2020, 01:09 AM
Dec 2020

I caught it late at night on cable when staying at my sister's house (I don't have cable, myself).

(SPOILER ALERT!)

What I found quite astounding was how much the actor playing the hermit looked so exactly like how John Lennon would have looked had he lived to grow older.

JoeOtterbein

(7,702 posts)
14. I'm sorry. I know I'm a bit slow. But could you let me know...
Sat Dec 26, 2020, 01:12 AM
Dec 2020

...what was the name of the cool movie about the Beatles that you saw yesterday?

Thanks and keep having fun!

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