![]() Combined with a bizarre story, Help! is a gem of British surrealist comedy, reminiscent of the likes of ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ and even the later-released ‘The Mighty Boosh’. Of course, the sarcasm and dry wit of The Beatles remains, providing many laughs, but the surreal element that had only been winked at before is dialled up to eleven to great effect. ![]() More confident in The Beatles’ acting ability, Behm and Wood’s script provides more than just one-liners for the boys to deliver and a fleshed out story to carry George Harrison and Ringo Starr were given more focus after being the best actor and the most sympathetic presence respectively in the previous film. Richard Lester drew on the strengths of A Hard Day’s Night and simply exaggerated them in Help!. So does Help! entertain? Does it provide an insight into our contemporary history? Or, does it deserve to be forgotten? With The Beatles’ reputation of being the greatest band of their era, nay of all time, it seems foolish to ignore any of their creative output. ![]() The music, film and television of the 1960s still enjoys continued popularity to this day, and none more than the music of The Beatles. It was the first time in history where these changes were so meticulously documented and then broadcast to the general public – it would have been this mass sharing of information itself that stoked the flames of change, making them so sweeping. Its wars, changing politics, social politics and its transforming personal values and morality seem to be the forerunners of some of the issues the world faces today. As time has passed, there has been a creeping realisation that the 60s still holds a sizeable power over our current society. As phenomenal as A Hard Day’s Night is as a movie and a tangible piece of history, is that enough justification to ignore its less popular little brother?ĭuring recent years of social, political and economic turbulence, experts from all disciplines have been trying to understand why we are at loggerheads with each other. When researching the movie Help! (including “the making of”) it becomes clear that there’s a consensus that this, The Beatles’ second film, is the visual equivalent of “Can you smell weed?” Even more cruelly, some critics and film buffs label it as disappointing in comparison to A Hard Day’s Night. ![]() Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, Roy Kinnear, John Bluthal, Patrick Cargill ![]()
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