BSA106 Pink Floyd's "The Wall".

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The Wall was made in 1982. It was directed by Alan Parker, Roger Waters wrote the album and the screenplay and Gerald Scarfe was the animation director.
I liked the movie. I thought that it was quite an original concept. I found the story compelling and I like Pink Floyd's music so I loved the soundtrack. I enjoyed the way the story line jumps forward and back and the cinematography seems very experimental and unconventional-especially for the time that it was made.

The main themes that I got out of The Wall were themes of conformity, oppression, depression and anger.

I particularly liked the parallels drawn between how the rock star is taught to listen and conform as a child and when he tries to break out of it by being a rock star, he starts to be forced by his management to become what he has despised-someone who others conform to and who inspires a mob mentality.
This conflict seems to drive the main character into a depression that he has struggled with since the loss of his father.

I thin that the film works as a very well made social commentary that seems to have stayed relevant to today despite it being made back in 1982. I think that the questions raised are questions that we still haven't managed to answer.

The animation works well in the film as it adds to the chaos and shows the conflict as well as it ads a trippy element to the film which makes sense seeing as Pink Floyd are known for their psychedelic rock music and acid.
To me, The Wall has elements of a thriller and a drama movie, as well as a musical.

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