the worse part about this movie ....

i think the generation of wiloz and me are stuck to that "i dont wanna think" mentality, if the ending isnt presented or the reason isnt presented directly, they dont bother to think about it, back when i first saw this movie, i saw alot of it kind of in a shocking light... and that machine the queen had creeped the bloody hell out of me, but the point im making is, im 20, saw it 9 years ago, and then saw it agian around 16, and then again a month ago... this movie always seemed to have me thinking the people were pretty damn foolish, and if you think about it, thats what alot of the subplot is layed around, you see tommy's parents going nuts not willing to accept their actions, the entire movement to follow tommy was just to show how low humans really are in regards to our beliefs. Take a look at the modern music scene for example, girls will iconolize artists, essentially diefying them, one girl i knew had an obsession with simple plan, and one day i blurted out; " you DO realize they are just human beings, they eat mcdonalds, they *beep* in a toilet, they get sick and puke in a bucket next to their bed, and its damn possible they arent happy with themselves at times" and her retort... "bull! their so cute and everything about them is so perfect", even with the scene where tommy's real dad comes back and the new guy kills him, it was just like a wild animal taking out a rival, tommy becomes the weak one, where his cousin and uncle prey upon him without remorse, I loved this movie... granted, i didnt understand it very well at 11, but at 16 i got the basics of it, and now alot of it is pretty understandable, and im still kinda disheartened that there was plans for a follow up to tommy that got scrapped... baba o'riely is a leftover of one of the songs meant for it, and yeah the bean scene was odd, but it was one of the most simple things to understand for me, the commercial of something that looks so unattractive as beans set in such an extravagant setting, i think she started to freak out and think of herself as something that shouldnt of been where it was... oh hell what do i know, i even like Phantom of the Paradise

My friend told me "I only hated this movie because you would only skip to the worse scenes! If I knew there was good parts of the movie too, I wouldn't hate it so much" when she finally watched the whole thing with me.

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poor you !

I'm 16, and one day I tried to explain to my best friend that Pink Floyd and The Who are in another (better) class of music than Green Day, he was like : "I don't like Pink Floyd songs because they don't have a melody", I mean what have you got to say to that ! And then I explain that Pink Floyd and The Who don't just fling a simplistic chord progression and repeat throughout a WHOLE ALBUM, but that their albums have a concept, even a story (the Wall, Tommy), and they actually pay attention to what they say in their lyrics, that talk about something else than girlfriends and boyfriends, and he's like : "But whats the point in good lyrics, whats the point in there having a story ?"
What do you say to that ?

PS : I know American Idiot is supposed to be a rock opera, but its basically a joke.

I am in middle school, and on my iPod, the "Top 25 Most Played" playlist is filled with songs from "The Wall" and lots of Who songs. Though I think "Quadrophenia" is the best album ever (The Who is my favorite band), Tommy is still awesome. There are only a few other kids in my school who listen to this sweet music (they all listen to (c)rap), and I am disapointed that they have given their attention to rappers who think they know music.

P.S. I am a Green Day fan, too. Sure, they're not as good, but The Who is one of their biggest influences. They even have a cover of "My Generation" on "Kerplunk!".

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I'm 15. I just watched Tommy and I love it. The music is just awsome. The plot is a little thin. But I still loved it!
As for the guy who said that My Generation thinks Pink Floyd the Wall is better than this is wrong. That, my friend, would be bulls*t. Most people my age I know haven't even heard of The Wall. And the only reason they know about Tommy is because this kid's Dad has a Tommy "themed" pinball machine.

Dear sexy knickers I don't half fancy you meet me outside at 5:30 and we'll get it together