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\nThis may be an acquired taste, and it may require an already-existing fascination with the Beatles, as well as an understanding of what this three-part docu series signifies – and that’s okay. This is for the people who need it, who want it, who’ve been wanting to see it for fifty years. I’ve already seen a couple of reviews saying how boring it is. Depends on how you look at it. Am I the only person who tries to see a film through the lens of the audience it’s meant for? It doesn’t mean I LIKE it, but I recognize when something is geared at a niche audience. Anyway. Being familiar, myself, with the history of these “Let It Be” sessions, or “Get Back” sessions – and what this full three-part seven-hour docuseries on Disney means … I went into it open to the possibilities and curious to see the rest of the footage, the majority of which has been sitting in a vault for fifty years. My favorite thing about Get Back<\/i> is that you actually watch songs take formation, moving from nothingness to somethingness, from nonexistence to existence. It’s incredible. Songs we all know now. Maybe this is “boring” to some people. Not to me, baby. I can’t wait to watch this one again, when I’m not taking notes feverishly the whole time.<\/p>\n
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