- Ken Russell represents everything that is bad about the 70s.
- Tommy worked better in the abstract: the scenes where Tommy is tortured, drugged, and molested are horrifying.
- The album was set post WW1, which gave it some distance from contemporary society, but still attached it to an era of disruptive change.
- Ann Margaret, the mother, is about Roger Daltry's age: the beach scene is creepy.
- Speaking of Ann Margaret, the Who performed Tommy at Woodstock with Hendrix and Janis, and Ann Margaret performed with Elvis in Viva Las Vegas: there's an insurmountable culture gap that leaves the movie looking for an audience.
- One improvement over the album was having the mother's boyfriend kill the father.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Tommy Revisited
Recently saw the Tommy movie this evening, and I am reminded why I didn't like it:
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That's the problem with Russel. He doesn't mind if he offends you or thrills you as long as his films get a reaction.
I Have to agree with you that Tommy missed the mark. Looking back the film wasn't about Tommy, but how Russel didn't like the lower class. I felt they had cheapen the country up.
To give Russel his due, I did like the his movie The Devils and enjoyed The Lair of the White Worm.
Oops: Second para last sentence should be: He felt...
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