A musical directed by Ken Russel with music by The Who.
A boy witnesses his mother's new boyfriend killing his real father and ceases to hear and see. He eventually becomes a pinball champion and regains his senses, only to become an unsucessful Christ figure.
I usually don't like musicals because I can't play guitar while watching them. This one was alright because it was the true purpose of the band, The Who to create it. Illuminati symbolism abounds as the church-goers worship Marilyn Monroe (queen semiramis) and Tommy sits in his hang-glider (the triangular pyramid shaped riding section). I'm sure there is much more of this type of thing in the film, but I don't have the patience to go into detail about it here. A musical getting an o.k. is like any other film getting "worthy", so if you like this, watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show or some other musical from the 70s.
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