Tommy (1975)

This film is directly based on an concept album by the British rock band The Who.Tommy tells the story of a boy named Tommy Walker,who after witnessing his stepfather kill his actual father, became blind,deaf and dumb due to shock. He then found a pinball machine when he was a teenager and started winning competitions and helped his family became rich. Later in the movie, his mother is frustrated that he kept looking at his reflection in the mirror and then push him so hard that he broke the window, which then miraculously cured him. He then started a cult based on his miracle, but then people realized it is a fake and then violently revolt on him, causing his parents to die and him being depressed again.The film has no dialogue, it uses the lyrics and the music from the album to tell the story, similar to Pink Floyd's The Wall. It also have famous movie and music stars like Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Elton John, Jack Nicholson and of course The Who, in which the lead singer Roger Daltery and drummer Keith Moon played characters in the film.The reason why I liked the film is because the music, actors and actresses expressions in order to give the film more drama and overall quirkiness feel make this film a recommendation to Rock fans and The Who fans.

Absolutely dreadful film and will always wonder why the Motion Picture Academy gave Ann-Margret a best actress nomination for it. She is rarely seen in the film as her son approaches adulthood.While it is certainly true that the music is supposed to carry the plot, this was way overdone here. You needed some regular interaction of talking among the characters.Since when is Marilyn Monroe a person to be worshiped? This was absolutely ridiculous but that's true regarding the rest of this awful film.Tommy lapses into this state after seeing his father killed, but wasn't dad killed during the war?Tommy, as an adult, resembled Tiny Tim.

Tommy is an masterpiece way ahead of its time. The movie tells the story of Tommy, a boy that gets a trauma when his father gets killed by his stepfather and mother, followed by them telling Tommy:"You didn't see it, you didn't hear it, no word of it for anyone in life" multiple times. That made him act like he is deaf, blind and dumb for his whole life, suffering and suffering throughout the whole movie. It's a movie that you need to have your mind open to enjoy. Also keep your mind ready to understand the hundreds of messages and symbols in the movie, or else you won't find it that genius. The movie does psychological analysis on the character of tommy, quotes the story of Jesus, with great charismatic characters that are represented by great actors, followed by the sublime The who discography. Without dialog, only music. If you're the kind of person that likes to think, and also likes rock, this may be your favorite movie, although, that's not a movie for everyone, if you're used to movies that are easier to digest that don't require too much reflection to justify what you've just seen, you may find this movie just creepy and bizarre, as most of the scenes in the movie require some thought to make sense, like the scene where Tommy is tossed to the mirror. I simply loved it, each second of it and every thing in it has an utility for the story, be it to symbolize something(Like the recurring metallic sphere in the movie) or to just make something clear for the audience. The movie almost never gives answers to you right away, if you question what you've seen, search through your own mind to find the answer. The only thing i know that gives me the same feeling of watching Tommy, also providing psychological analysis of the character and symbolism is Neon Genesis Evangelion, although Tommy doesn't give you ANYTHING mainstream, it's all different and strange in the movie. For rock and thinking lovers, this movie is a must watch, if you are new to both subjects, you should watch it too, the best rock opera of all time.

If I had known better, I would have stayed away. I am absolutely shocked by this film's glorification of Xenophobia to the mentally challenged (Mostly in the film's case, retarded people) I am not sure if I understand what Ken Russell is trying to say about The film version of one of The Who's greatest works. Now I am thinking. Thinking of things I have never thought about. Have I missed something? The movie is one of the most unpleasant experiences of my movie watching career. Tommy features many scenes of nauseating visual effects, disgusting images, and Xenophobia. Tommy seems to be the most Xenophobic person on the planet after he gets his senses back because he wants everyone to be like him. Hitler Much? Also, The people are Xenophobic to Tommy and kill his parents and he plans revenge or plans to get healed again? I don't know it never explains at the end. Maybe some text could help me? But no, they just say, HEY HIS PARENTS ARE DEAD! HE LOOKS INTO THE SUN! THE END! I never want to see a film like this ever again. I felt sick, filthy, and absolutely awful. I was disturbed immensely by this film so much, that I might need therapy every weekend. AND I LIKED PINK FLOYD THE WALL! 48/100 C-