Imaginative journeys - yellow sumbarine

             Upon the thought of the concept "Imaginative journeys", the initial response is to envisage a quest constituted by the fantastic, mythical and original – often assuming the form of a physical journey undertaken by the central characters of such a world. In many imaginative journeys, this is the case.
             The text 'Yellow Submarine' clearly demonstrates this dimension of the imaginative journey. We see the central characters embark on a physical journey – but one that embraces the illogical and absurd. Technically, they are making their way from one physical point to another. Yet the worlds in which they make this expedition are so detached from reality that it makes more sense for this seemingly 'physical journey' to be of an imaginative nature. The universe which has been created by the film represents more closely a sequence from a dream, rather than one governed by the rules and limits like our own. However, this world does not simply serve as an environment for the characters journey to take place in.
             The landscapes the characters travel through in 'Yellow Submarine' are populated with strange creatures (for example, a fish with human arms performing a breaststroke motion), and covered with odd, out of place or seemingly useless objects (for example, the words "Love", "Know" and "Yes" are scattered across the utopian landscape of 'Pepperland'). Consequently, this barrage of strange images and animation leave the audience to interpret their significance – to make their own personal 'connections' with the abundant oddities within the film – thus taking us on our own personalised, and unique imaginative journey as our minds resort to more emotional connections where regular logic seems irrelevant. We see the unique ability of the imaginative journey to reach out from the linear limitations of the conventional journey
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