Comments on: Required Viewing: I Met the Walrus

By: Kristi Marie

Kristi Marie — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:42:06 +0000

I really like Lennon’s point about not blaming the government for “putting us in war” because, like he said, we put them there. Therefore, we should be blamed. Right on, man. This is still applicable today, which is surprising, considering that I’m not even very fond of John Lennon.

By: TeacherPatti

TeacherPatti — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:47:27 +0000

I’m with you, Slide (and yes, I have issues, too!) I saw the movie at the Ann Arbor Film Festival and at another film festival in town and didn’t like it either time.

By: bob miknob

bob miknob — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:26:32 +0000

i love john lennon. i love mental floss. thank you for posting this.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:16:43 +0000

I loved this! Thank you for showing it to me.

By: Krista

Krista — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:24:16 +0000

yaaaayyyyyyy Josh Raskin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Slide

Slide — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:12:45 +0000

I hate to say it, but haven’t most of us, as hippies or children of hippies, been exposed to *enough* John Lennon/Beatlemania? I dunno about any of you, but I had so much of John Lennon crammed down my throat growing up that I almost instantly tune this kind of thing out. The man was an average guitar player and average singer, not some peace prophet or shaman.

I’m sure he was a nice guy – and I won’t turn off a Beatles tune if it comes on the radio – and I’m sure these animators smoke great pot, but come on. I see Lennon and see just another self-important dead rich white guy on drugs who has been elevated to some cultural deity….and I’ll never understand why.

Yes, I am aware I have issues and aware of my bullshit.

By: jenny

jenny — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:25:25 +0000

This is currently playing in the Shorts section of the River Run Film Festival, here in Winston Salem, NC.

Y’all come out and see it!