![]() ![]() The fluidity of serious creative moments mingling with the goofing around, the humanity of it with family members (not just Yoko Ono) wandering in and out allowing for time off and bonding, and the collaboration and understanding the four band members display even while dealing with personal complexities – all of it is real and very relatable. Art doesn’t exist in a vacuum for anyone and neither did it for The Beatles. ![]() The documentary is expansive and allows the time and space to absorb the dynamics, undercurrents, interruptions and disruptions, all of which are part of this messy thing called life. And later, listening to the entire discography on loop on my iPod while commuting up and down in Mumbai, coming across gems like Because and While My Guitar Gently Weeps, which opened up even more of their range to me. I can’t quite remember when I first heard their music but listening to any kind of English music growing up in India meant The Beatles would find their way to you, in my case it was through songs like I Want To Hold Your Hand, Hard Day’s Night, Blackbirds and Yesterday on mixed tapes and CDs. The life and times of The Beatles has all been widely documented multiple times over, yet this series offers an immersive, intimate view of one of the world’s most iconic bands, and one of my favourites. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve watched 468 minutes of The Beatles: Get Back, a three-part documentary series directed and produced by Peter Jackson that captures the band in a recording studio for 21 days. ![]()
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