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Thank you for leaving your homes.
We havent left our homes to go and see this version ofAmerican Utopia.
Even if we wanted to visit the Hudson Theatre, or any Broadway stage, we couldnt.
But in a way, even thisAmerican Utopiaallows us to leave our homes in some sense.
Our brains can change.
A movie of a concert or a play cannot replicate what it feels like to be there.
What it can do is give you access to perspectives that a typical ticket-holder does not get.
InUtopia, no one wears shoes.
Lee captures some spectacular overhead views of the effective, deliberately minimalist stage, framed by lengthy hanging chains.
He uses the song Everybodys Coming to My House as a jumping-off point to celebrate immigration.
Eric Garner/ Say his name, Byrne and the members of his collective chant.
Trayvon Martin/ Say his name.
It is the most charged, political, and bracing moment in the nearly two-hour experience.
The lyrics can be viewed as pessimistic or optimistic depending on ones reading.
Were on a road to nowhere that doesnt sound promising.
