His most heinous of crimes from The Beatles' point of view, however, is his hatred of music. A flamboyant character, with a high-pitched voice, he is set on conquering Pepperland and ruling with fear and oppression he is a supreme despot given to psychotic tantrums and violent mood swings. The Chief Blue Meanie, also known as "His Blueness", is the leader of the Blue Meanies and the primary antagonist from the 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine. "Your Blueness" "Your Newness" (after he has a change of heart) " Imaginationland Episode III" ( South Park) Those that do not flee are invited by The Beatles to stay and "mingle" and they make peace with their former enemies. With their spell thus broken, the Meanies cease to have a hold on Pepperland: even their guns start shooting flowers instead of missiles. This restores colour to the hills and plants and life into the Pepperlanders (who had been petrified by various weapons in the Meanies' possession). Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and bring music back to Pepperland. The Beatles find Pepperland's confiscated musical instruments and their own doubles, Sgt. Later in the film, a Meanie abducts The Beatles' companion, Jeremy Hillary Boob, PhD, the so-called " Nowhere Man." When The Beatles arrive in Pepperland, the audience sees how the Meanies have laid waste to the former paradise and petrified the natives. The Meanies, in his absence, cause the lovely and colourful Pepperland to turn into a very grey, dull and oppressive place, wrought with thorns and thistles. Old Fred journeys to Liverpool where he meets The Beatles, whom he enlists for help, because, as musicians, they would be able to restore harmony (and, indeed, melody) to Pepperland. This prompts one of Pepperland's sailors, the former Commander, now-newly appointed Lord Admiral, "Old Fred" (or "Young Fred", according to the even older Lord Mayor) to escape in the Yellow Submarine of the title to find help. The Blue Meanies arrive in Pepperland and do everything they can to oppress the peaceful, music-loving paradise. They are humanoid in appearance - albeit with blue faces and very long noses. They wear black masks around their eyes and hats that resemble Mickey Mouse ears on their heads. The Meanies have blue skin and claw-like, six-fingered hands. The Blue Meanies are focused on the occupation and silencing of Pepperland - a colorful, musical utopia that lies beneath the sea. Producer Al Brodax said that the Chief Blue Meanie resembled production coordinator Abe Goodman. Their visual appearance was mostly designed by Heinz Edelmann. They allegorically represent all the bad people in the world. The Blue Meanies are a fictional army of fierce, buffoonish, music-hating beings and the main antagonists in the surreal 1968 Beatles animated film Yellow Submarine. We have a lot to cherish in "Yellow Submarine" but also to learn from.The Blue Meanies their Chief, recognizable by long rabbit-like ears, is caressing the Dreadful Flying Glove I wish films that films that treated so many interesting issues without offensive language or inappropriate violence were more the norm today. It's much more than a music video but even if you see this as one extended music video, it surely was innovative for the late 1960s but hasn't lost its charm and draw in the 21st century. It has always amazed me that perhaps the only bands that everybody seems to love is the Beatles. The music is of course at the core of the film. Sure there's a bit of violence but it's rather tame more concerning to those in preschool and younger might be scenes of snarling dogs, yellow/sharp toothed monsters, and the like.Įven by today's standards, the bright, pop art like animation is thrilling to see - and it just keeps on coming. My elementary aged daughter sang along, laughed quite a bit, and kept talking about the film on the way home when we saw the digitally restored film outdoors tonight.īoth adults and children will enjoy the humor, though some of the quick lines might register more fully with adults. "Yellow Submarine" is great for the whole family, though some of the animated violence might bother the very young, perhaps preschool and younger.
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