.TheCure's new concert film from director Tim Pope (timpopedirector) proves they're still in their prime:
earlier this year, and they decided to tap Pope, who filmed dozens of their most famous music videos and their award-winning 1986 concert filmOn July 9, 1978, The Cure performed their first gig in a small English pub called The Rocket to a few dozen people. On July 7, 2018, just about 40 years since their live debut, they played an outdoor show in London’s Hyde Park in front of 65,000 people, and Pope captures that sprawling two-hour plus event in his new film.
The five-piece, dressed in all black, was met with the perfectly golden setting sun at the show’s start, but after a 29-song, 135-minute set, the show closed in the darkest shades of night. The simple setting would’ve been enough for The Cure, but video adornments featuring pastel-colored clouds, sinister spider webs and cartoon hearts added some additional texture to their somber allure.
Pope captures the intimacy of each member’s performance—be it Gabrel’s calm strumming, Cooper’s sweaty pounding or O’Donnell’s wry countenance. You also get a feel for small details like Cooper’s impeccably poofed hair, which somehow withstood the vigorous drumming, and Smith’s Schecter guitar, which displayed the dates 1978-2018 and the powerful slogan “Citizens, Not Subjects.”
Everything about the show felt like a masterclass. There were no fireworks, no special guests or gimmicky frills. Near the end, Smith tells the audience, “If you’d asked me in The Rocket what I’d be doing in 40 years, I would have got the answer very wrong. But it’s thanks to everyone around me, and to you all as well that I’m still here. So thank you very much! It’s been a good four decades.
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