Excellent movie :)

Rating: Null/10 (13 March 2008)

I loved this movie: it has great music, special effects, great characters Oh and to those who complain that the plot line is not realistic etc: this movie is a FANTASY, and to me 'fantasy' is NOT realistic, fantasy is a fairytale; if the plot line would be always realistic i.e. always obeying rules of life etc, then it would be 'reality' instead of 'fantasy'. Fantasy is someone's imaginative/creative attempt to deal with certain emotions etc caused by painful realities of life (e.g. described in 'Raise it up') through parable, art, music etc. Just because fantasies are not always realistic in the way their storyline progresses to me that does not mean they are not beautiful, captivating, moving etc. Yes I saw that some plot moments seemed unrealistic etc, but it did not take away from my enjoyment of the movie.
I just want to say I love 'August Rush'. To me the positive aspects of the movie (the music, the acting, the idea behind the plot of music symbolizing love and bringing people together, the visual symbolism: of the moon and of musical instruments, like wind chimes etc) i.e. the good things in the movie outweigh the negative aspects (some unbelievable plot turns, but hey it's a fairytale, so I'm not complaining). I also loved how in the soundtrack there is an interesting fusion of various styles of music: classical and modern music, the soul music etc. I have recently watched my DVD of this film with my mother and she loved it too
Do not watch this movie if you hate musical fantasies, only watch it if you love them.