Review of Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) by Zac I — 01 Sep 2013
Pink Floyd is easily one of my all time favorite rock and roll bands and it's nice that their cinematically-suited concept album The Wall, released in 1979, was made into a feature film by Alan Parker and released three years later.
The film is a masterpiece of visual storytelling. I find something new in it every time I see it that I didn't pick up on before, which keeps me coming back for more. I have fond memories of sitting on bed as a teenager with a pair of headphones slipped on, listening to the album and imagining the images it conjures up in my head.
With the film, now I don't have to. It's certainly not an easy film to watch by any means. It's a bold and harsh film at times that challenges you, and it's just fantastically made. I'm so glad that Roger Waters chose to turn it into a narrative film rather than a rock concert film.
It would have been great, but not nearly as memorable. The music is fantastic, the images are striking and the overall narrative is strong. It's also a film with powerful themes that's also quite beautiful.
It's one of my favorite films and you owe it to yourself to check it out if you haven't seen it already.
This review of Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) was written by Zac I on 01 Sep 2013.
Pink Floyd: The Wall has generally received very positive reviews.
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