Amy Lu's View

I had the day off and I watched a movie at home via Amazon Prime all by myself!

This is an occasion of note (and blogging) for many reasons:

• I rarely operate our TV on my own (that’s Chad’s job)
• I/we rarely watch movies (we watch a lot of episodic TV shows) 
• I rarely watch a movie–or anything–without Chad, but he had to work today (he even was AT work) and while he would probably enjoy “Yesterday,” he’s okay with missing it.
• I did not do anything else while watching the movie. I was not using my phone in any way (this is monumental as I’m always on my phone–usually shopping or on social media– when we watch TV).
• I only had to stop the movie once for a bathroom/stretch/put the laundry in the dryer break. (I frequently stop our TV viewing because I get ansty with sitting)

This most magical movie I watched was 2019’s “Yesterday,” about Jack, an aspiring musician, who wakes up after an accident to a world where he is the only person who remembers the Beatles (and interestingly, also Coke). This has been on my “to-watch” list since it came out (as you can imagine, my “to-watch list is quite long since I rarely watch movies).  Also interesting to think about how he can recreate the music of the Beatles, but of course, one person can’t bring back Coke (or maybe he could have? Maybe that’s the sequel?)

I’m not an aspiring movie critic or blogger (I’m about as good as describing movies as I am food) so I’ll mostly just say I loved it. It was sweet and funny and romantic and thoroughly delighted this rather ardent Beatles/Paul McCartney fan. It inspired me to think about music and creativity and authenticity and success. 

I’m trying to restrain myself from geeking out and trying to prove my fan cred by sharing my Beatles knowledge–okay, okay, one piece: Paul’s original lyrics to “Yesterday” were “scrambled eggs.”

I’m also thinking about what Beatles songs, assuming I was a talented musician who could play and sing them, I would want to make certain to share with the world. And what lyrics would I be able to remember? Of course, you can’t go wrong with any (most?) Beatles songs, but I think I may have leaned more toward post 1966 music than Jack did.

“Yesterday” also gave me a new awareness of appreciation for Ed Sheeran. I had no idea he was in the movie, and had only a passing knowledge of him. He was super charming in “Yesterday,” so I’m now listening to him while I write this, and learning that yeah, okay, while I wouldn’t be opposed to having more Ed Sheeran in my life, I also don’t feel I’ve been missing out. 

I was also surprised to see the woman from Verizon commercials played our hero’s bitchy manager. When I saw the credits I eventually figured out/guessed that she, Kate McKinnon, is a famous comedian (on SNL? Yes, just confirmed via Google). #NotAwareOfMostCelebrities

Perhaps the most poignant and surreal moment in the movie was–Spoiler Alert–Seeing a peaceful and content 78-year-old John Lennon.

I also have a twitch of a craving now for scrambled eggs.