Lennon: Love Is All You Need

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Audience Member VW Beetle or The Beatles, what's the difference, I really never gave much attention to either one, to be honest. I know Herbie The Love Bug, I can recall some Beatles songs and I'm pretty sure there are some songs that I've heard a lot but didn't know it was the Beatles. I like Paul McCartney. He sang "Live and Let Die", I'm a huge Bond fan. He also sang with Michael Jackson, also I'm a huge fan of. In conclusion, I'm not a big Beetles fan, keep that in mind. So why did you watch John Lennon: Love is All You Need, you must be asking? I don't want to talk about it! Love is all you need is a 2010 Documentary on the life of John Lennon directed by Alan Byron and Ashley. As I sat down, open to learning more about Lennon and the Beetles, the film threw a bunch of old video clips on me. The doc was relying on these clips to tell me about Lennon without any narration or timeline of the events in his life. It was doing a satisfactory job in the beginning but as new events and relationships entered the picture, the clips alone could not keep this film together. Even-though this doc was made in 2010, the latest interview looks like it was filmed in the 90?s. While overlooking the horrible graphics displaying the names of those being interviewed, I could not forgive them for displaying their names only once and not informing the viewer their relationship with Lennon. I began to get lost when new names and relationships came up without explanation. The video clips mentions Brian Epstien, Allen Klien and Apple Corps without any commentary on who and what they are. I had to look it all up on Wikipedia. Also there are no mention of time of events just date of birth and death. The most difficult part to get through was when John met Yoko. The editor buries the clip with John Lennon describing how he met Yoko between two very long clips with John and Yoko giving their definition of art. I actually missed Lennon recall of their meeting and had to rewind it, it gets lost in a host of clips. Another thing the film lacked was music. I can forgive it for not having the rights to use any of The Beatles and Lennon's music, which is very unfortunate. Not using music at all felt like I was in a class room watching a lecture on tv. One event that is done well in the documentary was Lennons death. I think the reason for this is because there are countless news clips covering the event. That is the only time the video clips cover a subject very well. Music is also used to tug on your emotions. Well done. This film was very difficult to sit through, If you are a fan of John Lennon and The Beatles you might see some video clips you've never seen before. You are not going to learn anything about The Beatles and their relationship with John at all. It's basically a bunch of clips dropped into an editing program and disributed for viewing. It is very disconnected and lacks flow. The film is in desperate need of narration, it's absent of clarity and created without passion about the subject. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member The short running time is a clue to the lack of coverage. This looks like they used what they could easily get their hands on, added a few easy-to-get interviews and called it a day. At least the editing was good and there is nothing here of little or no interest. How could there be? In 40 years, the Cerebral Beatle accomplished more than we could hope to do in six lifetimes. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member After watching this film, one can only hope that someday Scorsese will decide to do a proper Lennon documentary with the music, and hopefully with the help and blessings of Paul McCartney. This film, with it's focus on the former wives, and poor choice of stock footage and Lennon interviews, does little more than present him as a total jerk. Although probably true on certain levels, that can't be the whole story. I learned more meaningful info about John Lennon in the few minutes McCartney discussed him during his 1997 David Frost interview. Surely an artist of his stature and influence deserves better than this. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Great look into his life and his progression from a young Beatle up until the time of his tragic death. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a very boring documentary that has no real purpose or theme. rather, it is a hodge-podge of random stories and conversations with people that were somewhat related to the Beatles. This is a waste of time to watch, and is one of the worst documentaries that I have ever seen. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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