{"id":42442,"date":"2019-02-05T16:41:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T23:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42442"},"modified":"2021-01-24T10:47:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T17:47:58","slug":"let-it-be-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42442","title":{"rendered":"Let it Be (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Yeah, okay, well &#8212; I don&#8217;t mind. I&#8217;ll play, you know, whatever you want me to play.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-it-Be-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-it-Be-Poster-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-42443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-it-Be-Poster-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-it-Be-Poster-87x128.jpg 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-it-Be-Poster.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nTensions are high as the Beatles craft music together and perform a final rooftop concert in London.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beatles Films<\/li>\n<li>Concert Films<\/li>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis infamously downbeat documentary about the Beatles rehearsing for what would be their final album together &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Let_It_Be\">&#8220;Let It Be&#8221;<\/a> &#8212; remains a valuable glimpse at their behind-the-scenes music-making, albeit through the prism of accomplished musicians ready to move past their years of highly successful collaboration. The most eerie footage is of ghostly Yoko Ono glued to Lennon&#8217;s side &#8212; there couldn&#8217;t be a more potent visual image of a wedge driven between the &#8220;boys&#8221; (though of course, she wasn&#8217;t solely responsible for the band&#8217;s breakup by any stretch). The close-up scene of McCartney singing the title song during rehearsals (it&#8217;s an apt eulogy for the band&#8217;s dissolution) is quite satisfying, and the final rooftop performance is both anarchic and bittersweet.  Be forewarned you may need to revisit <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42454\"><em>A Hard Day&#8217;s Night<\/em> (1964)<\/a> after viewing this one, to boost your Beatle spirits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many revealing instances of the band&#8217;s playful yet contentious working relationships with one another<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Ono.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Ono.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Ono.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Ono-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Ono-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Ono-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Hug.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Hug.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Hug.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Hug-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Hug-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Hug-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Spinning.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Spinning.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Spinning.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Spinning-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Spinning-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Spinning-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>McCartney and bandmates performing &#8220;Let It Be&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-it-Be-McCartney.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-it-Be-McCartney.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-it-Be-McCartney.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-it-Be-McCartney-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-it-Be-McCartney-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-it-Be-McCartney-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The fun but ultimately bittersweet finale concert on the rooftop<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Finale.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Finale.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Finale.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Finale-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Finale-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Finale-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Finale-Crowd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Finale-Crowd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Finale-Crowd.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Finale-Crowd-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Finale-Crowd-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Let-It-Be-Finale-Crowd-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though of course it&#8217;s an absolute must for Beatles fans. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0065976\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2014\/may\/25\/from-observer-archive-beatles-let-it-be-film\">The Observer Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3330&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Yeah, okay, well &#8212; I don&#8217;t mind. I&#8217;ll play, you know, whatever you want me to play.&#8221; Synopsis: Tensions are high as the Beatles craft music together and perform a final rooftop concert in London. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Beatles Films Concert Films Documentary Musicians Review: This infamously downbeat documentary about the Beatles rehearsing for what would be their final album together &#8212; &#8220;Let It Be&#8221; &#8212; remains a valuable glimpse at their behind-the-scenes music-making, albeit through the prism&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42442\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42442"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65563,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42442\/revisions\/65563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}