And i think you might enjoy the film for the reasons you mention, it does present a Lennon that is interesting because of his background, (although a couple of vital things are missing) aand if he seems less 'BEATLE JOHN LENNON' and more, 'one f--ked up guy' it puts his life and music into context, and on a level with the rest of us ordinary people.
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Sixties/Woodstock in a more general way in the US.
Date: 2010-02-08 03:48 pm (UTC)Yep - myth building. Everybody does it.
And i think you might enjoy the film for the reasons you mention, it does present a Lennon that is interesting because of his background, (although a couple of vital things are missing) aand if he seems less 'BEATLE JOHN LENNON' and more, 'one f--ked up guy' it puts his life and music into context, and on a level with the rest of us ordinary people.