A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964)
This film came out right at the start of the phenomenon called Beatlemania. There has never been a musical explosion like it. It was not just the Beatles. There were other bands in the British Invasion as well, the Beatles being the most famous, but they brought over a powerful youth culture which will affect the rest of the decade.
This is the beginning of the "generation gap." The parents of these kids fought in World War II. They built the modern world. They seemed to want to give their kids things they didn't have. They bought into the American Dream and often looked at things without questioning why. This is all going to change with the turbulence of the 1960s. No one had ever seen "kids" like this before. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT captures the world and youth at their most exuberant and most innocent. The Beatles are playful and all those screaming girls seem quaint and cute.
Kids would suddenly grow up very fast. Revolution and fighting in the streets are only a few years away. What are the things you notice about the era through watching this film?
(Read comments)
|
