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Should you watch Let It Be?

Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Let It Be

Documentary · 1970

A documentary chronicling the Beatles' rehearsal sessions in January 1969 for their proposed "back to basics" album, "Get Back," later re-envisioned and released as "Let It Be."

The sides of Let It Be

  • The Beatles rehearsing in January 1969
  • A tense exchange between Paul and George
  • The concert on the rooftop

Let It Be is good for you if…

  • you want to watch the Beatles build songs from scratch.
  • you like seeing a famous band at work, without a narrator.
  • you like the grain and the look of a 1970 film.

Let It Be is bad for you if…

  • you need momentum. Much of it is long, unhurried rehearsals in a film studio.
  • you'd rather not watch a band you love grow tired of each other.

About: creation · a band drifting apart · the end of an era

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