**Pink Floyd's music works on its own. As a film, it's a waste of time.**

I don't know if Pink Floyd were aware of the impact that “The Wall” would have when they released it. Today, there is some consensus in considering it one of the best rock albums ever and “Another Brick in the Wall” has become an anthem for teenage rebellion, which does not conform to the rules, dictates and conventions. And I feel free to say all this because rock is not, by any stretch of the imagination, one of my personal preference styles of music. I listen, casually, but I wouldn't pay for a ticket.

What this film does, essentially, is to take the concept of the album – which was designed and released as if it were a kind of opera-rock – and give it a look to match in an absolutely dreamlike, hallucinated style. There is no plot other than the one that goes on in the head of the protagonist, the rock vocalist Pink, who seems to be experiencing a very deep depression, as his social and emotional isolation increases, caused by an absent father (he died in the war when he was a child), an overprotective mother, a series of abusive teachers and a recent divorce.

Watching the film is like watching a musical nightmare. It's not an optimistic film, and it's not easy to watch, especially because the plot isn't very obvious and there are no explanations. There are several impactful scenes, so I don't know if it's the most suitable film for impressionable audiences. There are many fantasies about war, about power and using power to control others. There are also some good animated scenes, although they are just as disturbing as all the others. However, the film is just that... and Pink Floyd's music. The film will certainly please fans of the band, and rock lovers in general, but other audiences may think it doesn't justify their time.

Whoever says this movie is “just set of random music clips” and “doesn’t make sense” just didn’t get it at all. It is true that it needs a bit thinking but the storyline is actually why I felt so much for the album. The story is so intense I still have goosebumps after watching it for at least 30 times.
It is a story Roger Waters know very well. Rock star who start thinking about his whole existence who is filled up with his own tragedy and our consumerism a fanatism.
It’s about building walls from young age (first wall - father dies at war, war as a tragedy of humankind, fighting for nothing; overprotective mother - another wall; school etc.) he’s building walls and it makes him lonely and miserable until he becomes a new person.
There are so many social, psychological and political problems discussed in this movie which are completed with absolutely perfect animatons by great artist - Gerards Scarf.
It is one of the best movies ever (in my opinion) and not only because of Pink Floyd. I think it’s not much Ponk Floyd as it is Roger Waters and you really don’t need to be a fan to understand this movie or to let this movie to touch your soul. If you’ll watch it closely it will catch your heart and twist it. And hopefully it will leave something in your mind