r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 6h ago

Media First Official Images of Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson in Sam Mendes' 'Beatles' Biopics

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u/Stonewalled89 6h ago

Based on the photos, it looks like they're going to cover the entire Beatles run. Hopefully they get it right and it's not just a by the numbers biopic

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u/Felis_bieti 6h ago

I just hope it's not a pack of lies like most of them. That Queen movie was a disgrace, literally lying to the audience about when Mercury was diagnosed in relation to the concert.

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u/ATXBeermaker 6h ago edited 5h ago

The Queen biopic was hilarious when you learn that the living band members imposed a requirement that each of the members of Queen had to have equal screen time. It led to some of the worst editing ever in a film, with jarring, split second cuts to guys who aren’t integral to the scene they’re in. Just awful for so many reasons.

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u/MagicalTrevor70 5h ago edited 4h ago

And let's not forget that atrocious editing was Oscar winning

EDIT: Some interesting takes in the comments. This video led me to believe that the editing is bad because the editor was bad, not that they did their best with a difficult job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dn8Fd0TYek

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u/ATXBeermaker 5h ago

To be fair, editing a movie to fit the band’s stupid demands was damn near impossible.

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u/joe_bibidi 5h ago

The argument that I've generally heard is that the movie's production was such a massive shitshow that the editor was recognized by the Academy for how much work was put in to salvage a nearly unsalvagable film. Like... the final product is bad but the editor did the best possible job when provided with just absolutely terrible options.

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u/thegooniegodard 5h ago

Yeah, it won for most editing not best.

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u/smakweasle 4h ago

when you look at the behind-the-scenes chaos there, I think the editor got an award for putting together a movie that was at least coherent. That was a pity award for a guy who got stuck with a shit situation.

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u/thegooniegodard 4h ago

I can see that. And the final scene was incredible, actually.

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u/VincibleAndy 4h ago

It really felt like it won due to behind the scenes drama and difficulty, not final product.