Nowhere Boy 2009
If you expecting another of those Beatles glorifying films, you are in for a disappointment. It is actually an emotional drama of John Lennon's early days as a confused teenager who has deal with his estranged biological mother, Julia, who left him at the age of 5 to stay with her sister, Mimi. He grows up to be a troubled teenage always getting into the wrong side of the school - the trouble side.
This is a biography of a teenager John Lennon was told by his principal that he is going nowhere (in his future) - hence the title but also his later song, Nowhere Man.
He grows up with Auntie Mimi and Uncle George since five. John is very attached to his uncle but he, however, dies early.
With his friend Stan, he secretly goes to visit his biological mother Julia, a shallow, inappropriately behaviouring promiscuous young at heart (for her age) lady who is married with two kids. John finds himself able to open up better than with Aunt Mimi but he still cannot get over the idea that she dumped him.
John and his friend Pete gets suspended from school. He finds solace in his mum's house. Here he is taught the banjo and his interest in music grows.
Feeling unwelcome by Julia's husband, he returns to Mimi's house.
He decides that he wants to be like Elvis, get a guitar and Quarryman is formed. The union with the unlikely left handed rock and roller of Paul McCartney starts. As the band performs, George Harrison joins in.
On his 17th birthday, he confronts Julia on the whereabouts of his father who absconded from them. This leads to a big showdown between John, Julia and Mimi. It is revealed that Julia was two timing her husband (more than twice) when he went off for war. Julia also had given birth to another child, Victoria. The recalcitrant Julia would not change her ways even after the war. The marriage ended leaving John nowhere to go. That is when Mimi took him in. Julia claims that she was not thinking straight probably due to what appears like bipolar disorder. Finally all spoke their peace and forgive each other and try to catch up with lost time. Just then, Julia succumbs to a motor vehicle accident.
After all the bereavement, John accepts Mimi as mother as he leaves to Hamburg with his band. As we know that is when the real story of Beatles began.
It is a quality movie with good acting from Aaron Johnson (Lennon), Kristin Scott Thomas (Mimi) and Anne-Marie Duff (Julia). Lennon here is depicted as bossy, spoilt, anti establishment kid whose morals are questionable. McCartney appears like a goody two shoes who drinks only tea, not beer. He has lost his mother to cancer and built his strong bond with bond with John after Julia died. He felt the pain of John losing his mother. A lot of Liverpudlian English which takes a little getting used to to comprehend! Sorry, no Beatles hit songs here.
If you expecting another of those Beatles glorifying films, you are in for a disappointment. It is actually an emotional drama of John Lennon's early days as a confused teenager who has deal with his estranged biological mother, Julia, who left him at the age of 5 to stay with her sister, Mimi. He grows up to be a troubled teenage always getting into the wrong side of the school - the trouble side.This is a biography of a teenager John Lennon was told by his principal that he is going nowhere (in his future) - hence the title but also his later song, Nowhere Man.
He grows up with Auntie Mimi and Uncle George since five. John is very attached to his uncle but he, however, dies early.
With his friend Stan, he secretly goes to visit his biological mother Julia, a shallow, inappropriately behaviouring promiscuous young at heart (for her age) lady who is married with two kids. John finds himself able to open up better than with Aunt Mimi but he still cannot get over the idea that she dumped him.John and his friend Pete gets suspended from school. He finds solace in his mum's house. Here he is taught the banjo and his interest in music grows.
Feeling unwelcome by Julia's husband, he returns to Mimi's house.
He decides that he wants to be like Elvis, get a guitar and Quarryman is formed. The union with the unlikely left handed rock and roller of Paul McCartney starts. As the band performs, George Harrison joins in.
On his 17th birthday, he confronts Julia on the whereabouts of his father who absconded from them. This leads to a big showdown between John, Julia and Mimi. It is revealed that Julia was two timing her husband (more than twice) when he went off for war. Julia also had given birth to another child, Victoria. The recalcitrant Julia would not change her ways even after the war. The marriage ended leaving John nowhere to go. That is when Mimi took him in. Julia claims that she was not thinking straight probably due to what appears like bipolar disorder. Finally all spoke their peace and forgive each other and try to catch up with lost time. Just then, Julia succumbs to a motor vehicle accident.
After all the bereavement, John accepts Mimi as mother as he leaves to Hamburg with his band. As we know that is when the real story of Beatles began.
It is a quality movie with good acting from Aaron Johnson (Lennon), Kristin Scott Thomas (Mimi) and Anne-Marie Duff (Julia). Lennon here is depicted as bossy, spoilt, anti establishment kid whose morals are questionable. McCartney appears like a goody two shoes who drinks only tea, not beer. He has lost his mother to cancer and built his strong bond with bond with John after Julia died. He felt the pain of John losing his mother. A lot of Liverpudlian English which takes a little getting used to to comprehend! Sorry, no Beatles hit songs here.
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