With that being said, it builds up nicely enough for an impressively rendered final confrontation played out over the synth-lead Algorithm and finally a battle between Bellamy and a giant robot played out over a re-arranged version of a metal medley featuring bits of 4 heavier Muse songs at the close. This is all something that may’ve used a bit more work to sync into one another. In truth, it loses its way a bit after the robo-funk of Propaganda, with random ads, talk of media manipulation – even if people being manipulated to say a virus in the film’s world is a hoax is a lot more topical than expected – and the casting of Muse frontman Matt Bellamy as a voiceless Neo-like figure to save those trapped in the matrix. Overall, inserting the extra footage to create a story does hold up fairly well, expanding nicely on the Simulation Theory universe Muse spelled out in music videos released in 2017-18 as the songs from the album were first released, and on what the backing dancers during the show are in aid of. It shows scientists investigating paranormal activity linked to the O2, when a scientist called Murph is infected with a virus transmitted from an arcade console in the stage that suddenly has him seeing the gig.įrom there, the production plays out flicking between inserted footage that builds up the world Muse are seeking to create backed up original songs spliced with songs and live footage from the O2 Arena. Instead, we get a pre-show clip of the first part of the story arc that plays alongside the gig. For that, there’s an impressively done YouTube fan edit of mobile phone and camera footage. When one boots up the film, however, its safe to say that what Muse did with the footage of these O2 shows was not a straight-up documentation of the concert. It did enjoy a limited run in cinemas, but none with an hour’s drive of my house, so I waited for a home release. The last minute decision also ended up coinciding with Muse filming both this show and one the night before for a planned movie, with IMAX cameras and the intent to drop it in cinemas in 2020.Īs we all know, cinema in 2020 has been a bit more difficult than perhaps aspired so my first watch is on Amazon’s video platform rather than on a huge film screen. In short, very theatrical for a rock gig, though with the tunes to keep the casuals on board. The show was highly engrossing, featuring backing dancers wielding trombones and dry ice cannons, or posing as zombies, lasers, super-high-def video interludes, an arcade console and the centrepiece of “Murph” – a giant semi-inflatable robot skeleton emerging from behind the back of the stage to duel as the band for a 15 minute metal medley. In September last year, I made a trip to the O2 Arena in London to watch Muse bring the Simulation Theory Tour to them.
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