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Title: a dumb movie that makes people dumber
Review: I'm a film teacher and I've had a number of students who were crazy about this movie, so I've watched it: they tell me that what they LEARN from the movie is that "war is bad," and that crowds at rock concerts are sort of like groups in war and groups of students in school. With every fan of this film I've talked to, the bleeding obvious is converted into what they think is a profound insight. Why does this movie fool people into thinking that its tired old ideas (war is hell, crowds don't allow for individual thought, etc.) are new just because of the flashy visuals and animation? Just in case anyone was wondering, I'm not anti-Pink Floyd: I think the talentless Alan Parker is the problem here. This is one stupid film, and a pretty blatant copy of the film version of TOMMY to boot.
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