Does anyone know any "hidden" meanings behind the Beatle's song/movie the "Yellow Submarine?"

I personally own and adore this movie, but being born in the early 70's and growing up on country-based music, I didn't become familiar with the Beatles and other groups and artists from that era until later on in my life....any comments or facts greatly appreciated!

Does anyone know any "hidden" meanings behind the Beatle's song/movie the "Yellow Submarine?"
Old Fred: [after they have all been turned into much younger versions of themselves] Now I don't mean to alarm you, mates, but the years are going backwards.


George: What does that mean, Old Fred?


Old Fred: It means that if we don't do something soon, we're all going to disappear up our own existance!


Ringo: [Sniffing] I want me mom
Reply:no meanings it's just fun to watch :)
Reply:Acid and marijuana wern't legal then, but they wern't exactly terrorist material like they are today. Smoke a joint today and you go to jail for about ten years. Smoke a joint back then.... and you'd go to jail for not sharing with the cops. It was all trip and stone for the hippie generation. The joys of the high were happly shared with others, some in the form of visual entertainment. Seeing something trippy was either find the tripout, or make it your self, thus, the Yellow Submarine.
Reply:where they go for acid....its a drug reference
Reply:Someone told me the only way to truely understand the movie was to take LSD or eat shrooms and then watch it and you will know...





I couldnt tell you though b/c i dont do stuff like that and I have never seen the movie.~
Reply:Knowing the Beatles, there could be many hidden meanings. They were probably using the submarine as an example of earth.





Maybe they were talking about being high.





Those are my two suggestions. I am a big Beatle fan.
Reply:It's just a children's song. It has the overall general meaning of we're all in this together.





The movie had little to do with the Beatles other than using their songs. They didn't write or voice it. The style (Peter Max) was representative of the psychedelic art and attitude of the times.