Perhaps the killer moment of all six hours is watching Paul well up with the realization that he and Ringo are the only two left in the room and the camera just sitting on him taking that in with such sorrow.

It’s watching a slow coming apart in real time. All four of them have new pursuits and the close-knit vibe that was core to the band is no more. In discussing their private meeting with George, Paul says what everyone is thinking. Paul saying the band not being near one another has messed up the dynamic of the band – “It’s silly not to be near each other.” What hurts worse is someone placing them on the riser that George sat on for days as a visual placeholder as the trio try to work without him. In the fallout of George quitting, flowers sent to him at the studio by the Hare Krishnas arrive to pour yellow salt into the wound. Flowers sent for George are placed in the space he would be playing at if he hadn’t quit. Catharsis is good, so we’ve collected the most impactful tissue moments from the entire doc and explain why they ripped our Beatle-loving hearts asunder: It’s one thing to be told about it by biographers and music historians documenting the Get Back recording sessions for decade, but it’s an entirely different thing to watch it unfold with context and no commentary.įor all of the joyful moments, and there are many within the three-part documentary now streaming on Disney+, there are plenty of darker and sadder moments to also absorb and process. We’re all still recovering from the Thanksgiving food binge, but have we recovered from the emotional rollercoaster of watching all eight hours of The Beatles: Get Back? If you’re a fan of the band, Peter Jackson’s documentary was chock full of new material, insight, and personal moments from the Fab Four and their inner circle.īut what’s really hitting Beatlemaniacs hard is finally being able to witness the complex dynamic of the four musicians in the waning days of the band.

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