Across

 You're describing a striking and symbolic scene from the film "Across the Universe" (2007), a musical that uses Beatles songs to tell a story set during the turbulent 1960s. The scene you're referring to is when the character Max Carrigan is drafted into the U.S. Army and undergoes the military medical examination — a moment full of surreal, dehumanizing imagery.

Here’s a breakdown of that scene with a bit of context and interpretation:

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Scene Summary:

Song playing: "I Want You (She’s So Heavy)" – performed by Joe Anderson, who plays Max.

Setting: Max enters the draft examination building. The environment is cold, clinical, and symbolic of the military machine.

Imagery:

Max is stripped of his civilian identity and clothing.

He’s placed on a conveyor belt, representing how the military processes young men like products in a factory.

Along the way, soldiers (like automatons) remove his clothes until he's in just his underwear.

He arrives in a room with 15 other young men, all in identical white underwear, standing side by side — creating a sense of uniformity and loss of individuality.

A military voice yells "IN POSITION!" and the men, frightened, comply, extending their arms out robotically.

The group is ushered into cubicles for various physical examinations — eyes, heart, knees, and then the most invasive: genital and anal exams.

Despite the surreal and disturbing nature of the exam, Max is approved and deemed fit for service.

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Symbolism & Meaning:

The conveyor belt and the uniform underwear highlight the dehumanization of the draft process.

The robotic movements and shouting officers evoke a loss of control and autonomy, showing how the system breaks down individuals into mere bodies to be used.

The physical examination — especially the final stages — is invasive and humiliating, underlining the violation of privacy and consent often involved in the draft.

The song "I Want You (She’s So Heavy)" intensifies the tone, turning a love song into a metaphor for the crushing weight of government/military control.

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