It Might Get Loud, the Movie

So their once was the good, the bad and the ugly.  Now the equation goes like this: the guru, the enlightened and the witty.

Three guitarist, three hometowns, three genres, three personalities... Beautiful.


It Might Get Loud is protagonized by Jack White from the White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead Weather, the Edge from U2 and Jimmy Page from Led Zepellin - guess whos who in the equation.  The film is a documentary of three music generations put together to discuss the electric guitar; it goes beyond a mere examination of the instrument, it explores the significance of it in their lives.  


The film is full of visual memorabilia and is a great opportunity to share the experience with anyone; sooner or later you'll identify with one of the three virtuosos. In fact, the movie theater was loaded with quite a mixture, from old-school rockers to youngsters that clearly dragged their parents to the screening.  I was delighted to catch more than a few bopping their feet.


The soundtrack is awesome and quite varied (of course, it had to be like that considering the sources of inspiration), although some transitions were slightly off and you'll find unexpected animations inserted now and then.  They just didn't work out for me, but nothing to be upset about. Still worth watching.


Sadly, the movie is being screened only in Kendall and Coolidge Corner theaters.  Onwards! Enjoy!


           

IT MIGHT GET LOUD

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