Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is a movie I heard so much about before finally watching it. Reason being, I never liked Floyd's music in the first place. Something about devil worship that someone at school told me.
As time passed, I discovered "Dark Side of the Moon", thanks in part to the engineering credits (I love everything Alan Parsons has done). The incredible workmanship of the album drew me closer to the group. And even then, "The Wall" was the last album I bought. Then, when the deluxe DVD edition came out, I jumped at it.
What can I say? I watched the movie 3 times, and I couldn't still fully understand it. I loved the animations and became intrigued by the inner motivations of the main character, although there were some parts of the movie I just couldn't make anything of it. Then I decided to watch the extra materials that came with the DVD, including the running commentary by Roger Waters. And it all made sense. This is one powerful movie, an interesting rebellion against rock stardom and its perks. It's completely unexpected, since we are listening to all of this from a rock star himself, which makes it all too real. The groupies, the drugs, the alienation, the feeling of being sick and fed up with it all.
This is not an uplifting movie by any means. In fact, Roger Waters summed it up pretty well describing it as "a sour 2 hours". And the fact that Mr. Waters has never been able to fully recover from the loss of his father makes it even worse (almost every Pink Floyd album - and a complete album, The Final Cut - has a song about his death in WWII). Even with this cons, the film is a must see for the animation sequences. And Bob Geldof proves he can act.
As time passed, I discovered "Dark Side of the Moon", thanks in part to the engineering credits (I love everything Alan Parsons has done). The incredible workmanship of the album drew me closer to the group. And even then, "The Wall" was the last album I bought. Then, when the deluxe DVD edition came out, I jumped at it.
What can I say? I watched the movie 3 times, and I couldn't still fully understand it. I loved the animations and became intrigued by the inner motivations of the main character, although there were some parts of the movie I just couldn't make anything of it. Then I decided to watch the extra materials that came with the DVD, including the running commentary by Roger Waters. And it all made sense. This is one powerful movie, an interesting rebellion against rock stardom and its perks. It's completely unexpected, since we are listening to all of this from a rock star himself, which makes it all too real. The groupies, the drugs, the alienation, the feeling of being sick and fed up with it all.
This is not an uplifting movie by any means. In fact, Roger Waters summed it up pretty well describing it as "a sour 2 hours". And the fact that Mr. Waters has never been able to fully recover from the loss of his father makes it even worse (almost every Pink Floyd album - and a complete album, The Final Cut - has a song about his death in WWII). Even with this cons, the film is a must see for the animation sequences. And Bob Geldof proves he can act.