Black metal band Dead MaKabes didn’t start out. The guitarist wants to play more melodic music, the bassist is fed up with dark bloody lyrics, the drummer is concerned about family life. Only the leader of the group Alex does not want to see the problem and rushes forward, not noticing that he was left alone. And as if that wasn't enough, the group bus hits a man to death. What's left for the musicians now? Retraining as a hippie.
The film presents two types of participants in the “informal” movement: for some it is only a kind of game, a way to stand out from the crowd; for others, as for Alex, it is ideology and the main way of self-expression. You can also notice the funny evolution of rock music: from cheerful rock 'n' rolls, pacifism and bright paraphernalia of psychedelic colors - to severity, aggression and infernal images of extreme metal.
"Welcome to Pop" is a kind of edification to the leaders of rock bands. If you want to achieve something – do not give up, stick to your creative principles, but do not be afraid to experiment.
And, of course, it is worth noting that this is a French comedy - and therefore funny. There could be more jokes, though. Despite the fact that what happens on the screen causes a smile of memorable episodes that could be remembered, quite a few.
Still, I wouldn’t say the drawback, but strange: what does pop have to do with it? At the Strawberry Festival, as it seemed to me, the usual rock in the spirit of the 60s, any amateur activity ... anything but pop was performed. Maybe we mean that this is all pops from the point of view of “tru-black”?
Result: a great French comedy for those who like rock. 9 out of 10
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