Comparison of the Beatles "A hard days night" to Elvis's "Jailhouse Rock".

In February of 1964 four boys from Liverpool, England played on the Ed Sullivan Show and with them began the British Invasion. They of course were the Beatles. On the heels of the Beatles came bands like the Rolling Stones, Herman and the Hermits, the Who, and the Yardbirds to name a few. The Beatles began a phenomenon within their marketing appeal. In 1960, Elvis came back to his fans and appeared in a show with Frank …

…movie) and on a whole was made in true Hollywood fashion and didn't break any boundaries structurally. The Beatles movie on the other hand, through director Richard Lester strayed from the normal structural conventions and created a new style of drama/documentary of a rock and roll band. The theme of freedom and rebellion was prominent through the movie as the four boys constantly created trouble for themselves and disobeyed orders on a regular basis.