My favorite story was from Susan, because I hold The Beatles on the highest music pedestal possible in regards to how great of a band they were and how they changed the music industry and art of music forever. As a young girl, Susan was obsessed with The Beatles. She collected memorabilia (and still does), fantasized about meeting them and even saw them in concert. She and a friend of hers are now writing a screenplay about four girls that meet because they’re mothers when to see The Beatles. Susan says she has been in touch with Paul McCartney’s manager about the screenplay.
What I really liked about this documentary is how they tied these women’s obsession with boybands with their personal stories. You can really see how these obsessions affected their lives at the time of the peak of the boybands and even in the long run. It gives the documentary some more depth by adding a psychological aspect to it.
“…more depth by adding a psychological aspect to it.”
Something that I found odd is that out of all the boybands they chose to explore, director Jessica Leski chose to explore Take That over a group like New Kids on the Block who are arguably more famous. Also, I know for some people, having The Beatles considered a “boyband” is debatable. I mean technically they were a band, so they are probably the most qualified to be explored in a documentary such as this. The Beatles were just a band that did more than made love songs and outlast the test of time with their music, so that can be somewhat of an issue for this documentary, but more of a knit pick than anything.
Overall, I did enjoy I Used To Be Normal. I appreciated how the stories were told and the fact that they actually played clips of the bands’ music. It also had a good runtime of around an hour and a half, which I think is ideal for a documentary.
"…"...having The Beatles considered a 'boyband' is debatable.""
