History Film / Yesterday2019

* InSpiteOfANail: Despite one of the foundational presences in pop culture being erased from existence, the world seems largely identical to ours. Once people start catching on to the songs they respond with the same fervor the Beatles generated, even though modern music is heavily descended from what they started.

* AntiClimaxCut: As Jack is about to go out onto the roof of the Pier Hotel for his big concert, Rocky stops him and gives a heartfelt speech about how being Jack's manager has given meaning to his life, then opens the door... onto a fire escape, because Rocky screwed up and led them to the wrong door.

''Yesterday'' is a musical comedy directed by Creator/DannyBoyle and written by Creator/Richard Curtis, the film marks the feature debut of ''Series/{{EastEnders}}'' star Himesh Patel as Jack, joined by Creator/LilyJames as his childhood friend Ellie, Creator/JoelFry as his friend/roadie Rocky, and Creator/KateMcKinnon as his ruthless manager Debra.

''Yesterday'' is a musical comedy directed by Creator/DannyBoyle and written by [[Film/LoveActually Richard Curtis]], the film marks the feature debut of ''Series/{{EastEnders}}'' star Himesh Patel as Jack, joined by Creator/LilyJames as his childhood friend Ellie, Creator/JoelFry as his friend/roadie Rocky, and Creator/KateMcKinnon as his ruthless manager Debra.

''Yesterday'' is a musical comedy directed by Creator/DannyBoyle and written by [[Film/LoveActually Richard Curtis]], the film marks the feature debut of ''Series/{{EastEnders}}'' star Himesh Patel as Jack, joined by Creator/LilyJames as his childhood friend Ellie and Creator/KateMcKinnon as his ruthless manager Debra.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Jack becomes successful after [[spoiler: plagiarizing many of The Beatles' songs when he discovers he's in a world where they never existed.]] However, he can't remember the lyrics to several of the songs, and [[spoiler: being in such a world denies him the ability to Google said lyrics.]] This results in him changing some of the songs ever so slightly when writing them down.

* HorribleHollywood: Of the music industry variety. Jack gets a very quick crash course in just how brutal and unscrupulous people in the industry can be. Debra outright says his songs will make a lot of money and they will take most of it.

* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Discussed and parodied with Jack. In a deleted scene, Ellie says that Jack's music has gotten better, but his personality has gotten worse over time. This is, of course, not the case. As Jack is just trying to [[spoiler: convince people that the music of The Beatles is truly great in itself]].

* AcquiredSituationalNarcissicm: Discussed and parodied with Jack. In a deleted scene, Ellie says that Jack's music has gotten better, but his personality has gotten worse over time. This is, of course, not the case. As Jack is just trying to [[spoiler: convince people that the music of The Beatles is truly great in itself]].

** Popular as The Beatles’ songs may be, some of the music’s lyrics are quite dated by today’s standards, which leads to Ed talking about how Jack calls Russia the USSR when it stopped being called that before Jack was born. As well as “Hey Jude” being changed to “Hey Dude” because the former sounds, in Ed’s words, “a little old-fashioned”.

** Gorleston is also a real place, a seaside town south of Great Yarmouth and it does look that pleasant in summer. Maybe the same glitch that moved Jack to an AU without the Beatles [[DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch put the town in Suffolk]], as the movie claims: in our universe, Gorleston is very definitely and firmly in '''[[UsefulNotes/EastAnglia Norfolk]]'''.

%%* AbbeyRoadCrossing: The poster depicts Jack recreating this, albeit alone instead of with a band.
* AlternateHistory: Somehow a worldwide blackout sends Jack into a world that's mostly the same except for a lack of the Beatles. While that is the main story, other differences are discovered throughout the story including [[spoiler: Coca-Cola, the band Music/{{Oasis}}, cigarettes, and Franchise/HarryPotter, with a reference to a ''Thursday Night Live'' instead of ''Saturday Night Live'']]. But the biggest change is that [[spoiler: since Music/JohnLennon never became famous, he wasn't shot in 1980 and remains alive, well and very happy in the present]].

* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: Played with as Jack can't actually recreate their songs entirely from memory, and so ends up making a number of small changes in chord, tempo and lyrics (he even visits UsefulNotes/{{Liverpool}}, a place he had never been before, to try and jump start his memory because many of their songs were based on local landmarks). This becomes most notable when he performs "Help!" as he is having [[FreakOut an emotional breakdown]] on stage, while the original song is more playful and lighthearted.

* ExecutiveMeddling: InUniverse, Ed Sheeran suggests that they change "Hey Jude" into "Hey Dude" because they don't understand the original context, and Jack barely understands it himself enough to defend it. His efforts to get his album named after Beatles albums like Abbey Road are also shot down, instead being told they'll go with "One Man Only".

* FeedbackRule: Occurs before Jack plays ''Help''.

%%* SurpassedTheTeacher: Jack starts his career by being the warm-up act for Music/EdSheeran who initially took him under his wing. However, after Jack wins their friendly competition, Ed is a GracefulLoser and expresses that he feels like this has taken place. Of course, this only adds to Jack's developing imposter syndrome.

* TakeThat: Despite the fact that every other band the Beatles influenced are apparently unchanged. [[spoiler: Oasis, who are often criticized as a rip off of The Beatles, don't exist at all without them.]]

* RealityEnsues: Jack becomes successful after [[spoiler: plagiarizing many of The Beatles' songs when he discovers he's in a world where they never existed.]] However, he can't remember the lyrics to several of the songs, and [[spoiler: being in such a world denies him the ability to Google said lyrics.]] This results in him changing some of the songs ever so slightly when writing them down.
** Jack dreams of becoming a successful musician, but he can't seem to get anyone to notice him. [[spoiler: However, when he finds himself being able to replicate The Beatles' success, he quickly finds that the life of a celebrity (the celebrity of '''The Beatles,''' which is about as famous as it gets) is very stressful, and he begins to rethink his choices.]]

* RealityEnsues: Jack becomes successful after [[spoiler: plagiarizing many of The Beatles' songs when he discovers he's in a world where they never existed.]] However, he can't remember the lyrics to several of the songs, and [[spoiler: being in such a world denies him the ability to Google them.]] This results in him changing some of the lyrics ever so slightly when writing down the songs.

Jack Malik has wanted to be a musician his entire life. But after years of never getting anywhere, he finally gives up, only to be hit by a bus during a mysterious worldwide power failure. Upon waking up, everything seems the same, but then he plays "Yesterday" for his friends and family... and they all assume he wrote it! Somehow, Jack has landed in a world where the Beatles never existed, enabling him to truly make a name for himself as he passes off one of the greatest music catalogs of all time as his own one by one.

* AbbeyRoadCrossing: The poster depicts Jack recreating this, albeit alone instead of with a band.

%%* AbbeyRoadCrossing: The poster depicts Jack recreating this.
* AlternateHistory: Somehow a worldwide blackout sends Jack into a world that's mostly the same except for a lack of the Beatles. While that is the main story, other differences are discovered throughout the story including [[spoiler: Coca-Cola, the band Music/{{Oasis}}, cigarettes, and Franchise/{{Harry Potter}}, with a reference to a ''Thursday Night Live'' instead of ''Saturday Night Live'']]. But the biggest change is that [[spoiler: since John Lennon never became famous, he wasn't shot in 1980 and remains alive, well and very happy in the present]].

* CelebrityParadox: In the alternate reality, ''Saturday Night Live'' is called ''Thursday Night Live'' and it is unclear if Creator/KateMcKinnon (Debra) is still a cast member.