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The film is the north star for this campaign.
The finished Now and Then feels like something plucked from an alternate timeline.
Its an anachronistic jolt not unlike Nirvana unveiling You Know Youre Right orLinkin Parkfinding Lost.
What would Lennon think?
He let it languish.
What would Harrison say?
Sir Paul seems sure theyd love the result, and few would know them better.
But hes supposed to say that.
Finishing this song has been his quest.
Its his job to sell us on the brilliance of it.
(Imagine the crusty recordings of great old performances thatll benefit from the Beatles demonstration.)
Now and Then uses a voice from the past to point toward that future.
Its probably, like, the last Beatles song, McCartney says in the doc.
(But Carnival of Light, the mythical 1967 improvisation he lobbied to place onAnthologyremains in the wilds.)
If thisisthe end of the Beatles, they have left us with a snapshot of their strengths.
Correction: A previous version of this review incorrectly stated the director of the Now and Then mini-documentary.
