The Film "Yesterday" Imagine a World Without Beatles Music if You Can

"Yesterday" is a fantasy (or perhaps horror) film wherein the Beatles were never formed and the multitude of memorable songs that formed the soundtrack to our lives are gone.  Stop and think about it, no uniting of Paul, John, George and Ringo.  Dir/producer Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire") romantic musical comedy plays on the premise the Beatles band had never born.  Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) is a fledgling singer/songwriter getting by with a little drudgery job.  He has 1 unflagging fan, Elie (Lily James "Downton Abbey").  Elie is his manager & long time admirer since their teens.  Not having made it in the music business, Jack tells Elie he's had enough.  Elie tries to convince him to stick with it, he's got talent and miracles can happen.  What happens is the entire planet goes dark (y2k deja vu) for 12 minutes while Jack is on his bike.  He slams into a bus.  It's a miracle he survived.  When he wakes in the hospital, Elie is at his side.  Hey dude, is the premise of the movie based on a dream?  Na-na na, na - let that idea out & let it in, allow the fantasy to begin.  Once out of the hospital, Elie presents him with a new guitar (he sweetly weeps for his demolished guitar).  Elie with a couple friends (one a doppelgänger for Paul McCartney's son) ask him to play.  Jack chooses "Yesterday" to the astonished praise of Elie & friends.  They don't seem to recall the song or the Beatles.  Is this a dream or a joke gone on too long?  Jack attacks the internet.  The only reference to Beatles are - beetles.  He becomes a real nowhere man, not knowing what he's going to do.  He begins to perform Beatle songs to growing adoration from increasing crowds.  Ed Sheeran (playing himself) pops over to his house having heard him play & asks him would he like to open for his band.  Jack agrees immediately (despite his dad running ridiculous interference).  Sheeran is one of the many delightful surprises.  If Sheeran can play out of character, he may have another career acting.  And, Malik has great promise as a singer.  Kate McKinnon's role as the LA ruthless music exec who  tempts Malik with money & fame is a big put off.  Rocky (Joel Frey "Game of Thrones") on the other hand puts in scene stealing performance as the underfoot lackey.  Rocky is only trying to HELP Jack.  Rocky says to Jack "I never not got what you not got in Elie."  The movie strums along with the Jack & Eli love story everyone sees except Jack before it's too late for him to say he's sorry and he's gonna lose that girl.  Patel & James performed together in perfect harmony. "Yesterday" is a charming and entertaining homage to the Beatle's songwriting genius.  the Beatles' music will defy the test of time as in all great art.  The film "Yesterday" is a pleasurable romp into a nightmarish world without the music.  Imagine a world without cigarettes, it isn't hard to do.  You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.  Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!