That “felt unnecessary” for such a well-known track, he said in a recent interview.
What intrigued him more was the possibility of expanding the song’s message through a narrative film.
After about two years of work, that project became “War Is Over!
Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko,” directed by Dave Mullins, which was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated short film.
In the story’s climax, both armies are ordered into bloody hand-to-hand combat while the opening lines of John and Yoko’s song ring out: “So this is Christmas/And what have you done?”
Persons:
Sean Ono Lennon, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Lennon, Yoko, ”, Dave Mullins
Organizations:
Music, John