Across the Universe – Or right here at home

A musical twist of artistic social commentary set to the familiar tunes of the Beatles cannot even begin to describe the film Across the Universe. Set in the 1960’s during the Vietnam War, the film depicts a time when the innocence of America was radically shattered one young drafted male’s life at a time.



A depiction of passionate free love that defined the 1960’s in America, yet realistically portrayed in the bondage of passionate devotion to a cause…a cry…for true freedom from a world defined by a war across seas and a war within her own boarders. Passionate love in a bondage that forced protest to bring the violence from across the universe, to right here at home.

As I was memorized to the point of speechlessness by the film, I couldn’t help but believe that we live in a time of similar devotion. A time when we no longer see the why or how of the fighting, only the blood and body bags. A time when we soon will believe that enough is enough.

If they instituted a draft, that time would already be here. But if we continue the way we are, that time is coming soon.