In Your Face Punk

      In The Great Rock and Roll Swindle, the outrageous lives of the sex pistols is documented in a in your face style. The directing seen in this movie sets the film far apart from all others during its time. The use of alcohol, sex, drugs, and abstract events really pushed the envelope for movies of its time. This directing appropriately paralleled the persona portrayed by the punks of the time and more appropriately the sex pistols. The whole movie was under-toned with a anarchy-like feel, best perpetuated by the scene in which the sex pistols played on the river. The song God Save the Queen, a revolutionary song because of its blatant call out against the government, specifically against the queen, played in this sequence. In this scene shots of resistance of arrests and other anti establishment clips were pieced together. Once again the directing and cinematography completely matched the vibes of the Sex Pistols. This movie was a perfect representation of what the band represented and portrayed: anarchy, chaos, anti-establishment and other such rebellious traits.
       In my personal opinion the movie was a little too over the top and outlandish which in my opinion nullified its effect. The movie seemed at times surreal and forced. At times i felt as if i was watching another surrealist movie created by Dali. On the other hand i feel like it perfectly portrays a the Sex Pistols. There is no doubt that the group was a wild one and this movie does not in the least bit fall short of wild.