This Martin Scorsese directed biopic appeared in two parts on HBO last fall. As part of the new feature HBO GO I watched this on my Ipad this weekend.
Scorsese appears to be the leader in this type of movie as he continues to do these type of biopics on musical performers. This is a very well done show. It compares well with the Beatles Anthology that we saw years ago while focusing on George himself.
Harrison's interest in Eastern relgions is well documented. His relationship with Ravi Shankir was long and prosperous. His relationship with Eric Clapton and Patty Boyd and the whole Layla mess is shown in detail.
Outside of that however we see much about Harrison's musical career. It was very interesting to note that All Things Must Pass was the most successful of the Beatles first solo albums. Harrison had a stockpile of material. While Something and Here Comes The Sun highlighted Abbey Road the fact is that there was not much room for Harrison's material on The Beatles albums. Thus he was well prepared.
Harrison was a conflicted individual. As much as he embraced religion and explored Eastern ideas he also had a long and large experience with drugs. His concert for Bangladesh was the first large scale charity concert yet he was embroiled in many lawsuits with his fellow Beatles.
As we look at Harrison's later career his time with The Traveling Wilbury was a highlight. It is hard to think about a band with Harrison, Dylan, and Tom Petty. What an amazing group that was.
Harrison died too young. In watching the movie one will see perhaps the most interesting Beatle as he was very hard to paint. When Ringo breaks into tears when talking about the last time he was with George it is hard not to choke up yourself. Harrison was a strong character in our time.
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