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Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
If You Love Pink Floyd, You'll Love This Film. And Even If You Don't Listen To Pink Floyd You Will Still Love This Film.
If you happen to be a big Pink Floyd fan, I can not recommend this film enough. It truly is one of the greatest music films of all time. Alan Parker has created a magnificent visualization of Pink Floyd's groundbreaking album. The performances by Bob Geldof, Bob Hoskins and others perfectly capture the essence of the story created by Roger, David, Nick And Richard only a couple years before. If you are going to watch this (and you should) I would recommend listening to the album in full before hand so it is fresh in your mind. Trust me, what ever you create in your brain is nothing compared to the animation created by Gerald Scarfe. In particular the 'What Shall We Do Now?/Empty Spaces' sequence. It is insane, but also amazing on so many levels.
Even if you have never listened to Pink Floyd, You can still enjoy this film as the story is almost as compelling as the music. It follows the life of A musician called Floyd 'Pink' Pinkerton (yeah, really subtle) who goes crazy and 'builds' a Wall from society. It truly is an amazing story and Bob Geldof portrays Pink with integrity and passion. This shown off best in the 'One Of My Turns' scene.
So no matter your view on music, you can appreciate this film for its stellar storytelling, amazing performances and insane animation.
It truly is an underrated classic that should be admired for generations to come.