Check out our editors' picks for the movies and TV shows we're excited about this month, including the premieres of " Marvel ," Proxima , and more. See the full list. Title: Across the Universe Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massachusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by The Beatles that defined the time. Written by Anonymous.
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The film focuses on six main characters, including Lucy, Jude, and Max, all of whom have names that are inspired by Beatles songs. During her appearance, Taymor says she would love to dive into the " edgy, weird times in the '70s," especially considering the similarity between events in the s and current day. You can check out Taymor's full statement on a sequel below:. I just got off the phone about that actually. My God, there were Beatles songs. So I only used I dunno, you gotta find me some very daring people that are ready to do a new musical. We gotta do the next one.
Using 33 Beatles songs and minimal dialogue, Across the Universe tells the story of three young adults in the late s: Lucy then year-old Evan Rachel Wood , an all-American girl who wants to change the world; her brother Max Joe Anderson , a rebel who gets dragged into Vietnam; and Jude Jim Sturgess , a working-class artist from Liverpool who follows his dreams across the ocean. Their stories coalesce in New York City, where they befriend blues musicians, acid heads, radical extremists, a closeted lesbian, and Bono in a ridiculous mustache. Even in more traditionally constructed scenes, the scale is breathtaking; the entire film was shot on location and, according to Taymor, employed 5, extras. The film polarized critics Roger Ebert loved it , Ann Hornaday hated it and opened to limp box office, failing to recoup its budget.
