Paul McCartney speaking about ideology in the 1960s: how the Beatles (and he) is perceived, how rules constrict creativity, how everybody has a right to live and think the way they want, embracing new outlooks and new values. Subversive: but coming from an important public figure such as himself, this is an influential message.
Magical Mystery Tour (Beatles film from 1967)
http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/arena-beatles%E2%80%99-magical-mystery-tour-revisited-bbc-two
Badly received as it challenged the ideological framework of what a film should be. There is no script, no narrative. And for these reasons, among others it is a very important and groundbreaking film. As McCartney puts it: "The kids got it, the adults didn't'!"
Interesting though that it contains and reflects the ideological values of 60s/50s British society; On the one hand the psychedelic drugged up view of the world, on the other the working class Englishness of tug of war, village fetes, coach trips etc.
Watch the documentary:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01nd5qd/
Watch the film:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01nbz1s/
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