Review - August Rush

       "August Rush” is the best film that satisfied my ears. The movie director did not need to create new, separate sound tracks because the music that came out in the plot was so amazing. Also I liked how this movie portrayed the music as the best tool to communicate and create a harmony.
       Evan Taylor was a music prodigy who was in an orphanage. He did not know where his parents were but he had a belief that one day, he would find both of them through the power of music. Actually his parents were both deeply related to music, too. His father, Louis Connelly was the main vocal and a guitar player in the band made of all of his brothers. His mother Lyla Novacek was a talented cellist. So this boy decided to go to New York in order to find his parents. While he was on his way, both his parents looked for each other. I will not tell you the ending but it is pretty predictable. By the way, the name August Rush is the name the Evan used as a fake name.
       What I really liked about this movie is the lessons of the story. It is kind of weird to say lessons but more of things that the movie wanted to tell. It deals about the true meaning of the music. “But I believe in music… The way that some people believe in fairy tales.” I think that music is the only thing that everyone can communicate. Music is the place where people can escape from when bad things happen. Also this movie depicts the importance of the family. The plot is maybe too idealistic but I liked the idea that the family should not be separated. In the movie, Layla did not even know his son's real name but she tried everything to find his son. Her actions truly show her love toward her family which we should learn from. 

       Many scenes where the characters played their instruments were great. Especially to me, the two parts where the acoustic guitar came out interested me. First part is where Evan first touched the guitar. His performance was so great because he played it in a very different style compared to normal guitar player. The other part is where Louis and Evan play each other’s guitar. They did not know that the other was the one that they were looking for. That scene really showed the connection between two by using music.
       Most of the critics did not like this movie whereas normal audiences liked it. I believe that this happened because those two different groups had different purposes of watching this film. Critics would have a thought in their minds to evaluate. However, the audience would just watch it for entertainment. I guessed that critics would dislike this for the predictable ending, unrealistic flow of the plot, weak structure and many characters that aren't developed during the run-time.  On the other hand, the audience would liked it because it had great soundtracks, a happy ending, and a plot almost like a fairy tale. The normal audiences probably was more relaxed and lenient during the movie compared to the critics.
       This movie's structure was not the best, I think. Maybe for some people, it is kind of too sugary and unrealistic like a fairy tale. The ending was predictable for me. However, the use of the soundtracks in this movie was so memorable. I thought it would be nice to just watch the movie without watching but listening. Just like what Evan said, “All you have to do is open yourself up. All you have to do … is listen,”So maybe if you want to spend your time watching a relaxing, warm movie, I recommend you to watch this film.