Beatles (Peter Flinth, 2014): Norway

Reviewed by Karin Eriksson. Viewed at The Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2015.

Beatles is a movie about four friends, Kim, Seb, Gunnar and Ola, in their early teens. They grew up in Oslo, Norway in the sixties when The Beatles was in everyone’s mind. We follow one of the four boys, Kim Karlsen.  His biggest idol is Paul McCartney and he loves everything about him. The four friends listen to the new Beatles album, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and decides to give it a try. They form their own band and are each representing a member of The Beatles. This is a very warm movie that shows in a great way how it can be to grow up. I had a smile on my face throughout the entire movie. The movie succeeds with giving a genuine look into how it was to grow up in Oslo in the sixties, it all felt very believable. The camera work is very good and I actually wasn’t even thinking about the fact that I was watching a movie, and for me that’s a very positive thing. I did notice some symbols in this movie, for example, the first girl that Kim falls for is wearing a red jacket which symbolizes love and warmth, it could also symbolize something bad (blood), because she later becomes a problem. Music was used a lot in this movie, not surprising because of the theme and it really fit well in. Sound effects was also used to enhance the action.

I know that the American audience for some reason don’t really like to watch movies in a foreign language with subtitles but I would recommend this movie to everyone!

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Published:
02.13.15 / 11am
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Films, Santa Barbara Film Festival 2015