Once is a tale of two people and their musical exploits. Ah, but it's not quite a musical (which I would define as characters randomly bursting out into elaborate song numbers). No, this is quite the realistic tale, told through shaky camera work (whether it is intentional or shoddy I don't quite know) and yes, songs.
This is not to say that the songs tell the story. I would say it compliments it; adds to it's atmosphere. The songs, taken by themselves, aren't all that great (indeed, some are downright sappy). But ah, when they are placed onto the screen, and you see them being sung by the characters themselves, they take on a different dimension altogether.
It is, certainly, quite hard to describe the movie. It's best you watch it for yourself. The story works because of the songs, and the songs work because when our characters sing them, we believe them.
The ending might be a little bittersweet but it is still enormously inspirational in its own way. Or, as Steven Spielberg said, "A little movie called Once gave me enough inspiration to last the rest of the year."
It's no surprise that this is probably one of the best movies this year, and one that contains a delicately balanced mixture of laughter, sadness, frustration and yes, music.
This is not to say that the songs tell the story. I would say it compliments it; adds to it's atmosphere. The songs, taken by themselves, aren't all that great (indeed, some are downright sappy). But ah, when they are placed onto the screen, and you see them being sung by the characters themselves, they take on a different dimension altogether.
It is, certainly, quite hard to describe the movie. It's best you watch it for yourself. The story works because of the songs, and the songs work because when our characters sing them, we believe them.
The ending might be a little bittersweet but it is still enormously inspirational in its own way. Or, as Steven Spielberg said, "A little movie called Once gave me enough inspiration to last the rest of the year."
It's no surprise that this is probably one of the best movies this year, and one that contains a delicately balanced mixture of laughter, sadness, frustration and yes, music.
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