I could have been that kid.

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2016)

There are a lot of I could have beens in this movie including mine after I've seeing it. Makes me pick up the guitar again.
The first one is the the elder brother Seth Rogen jet engine scene, he could have been that kid if he only had the discipline to pursue the dream.
the second is the drunkard father who smacked the bully for not respecting the power of Rock and Roll, because the father, probably, could have been that kid if he only had the discipline to pursue the dream.
the third one is after the movie when the credits were rolling, I realized that the director too could have been that kid, actually he wrote the songs in the movie, ergo, he actually is that kid.
and the fourth one is me picking up the guitar again, because I could have been that kid and there is still hope, I could still write and play the guitar.
There are so many lessons in this movie. To continue life and rise to the top, in spite of being bullied.
To walk the walk and talk the talk, to pay your dues to play the blues.
The importance of discipline for music beginning at early age,
good parenting in spite of being a single mother, displayed by the guitarist's mom.
brotherhood in music, multiculturalism.
the capo was only seen clipped twice and never seen again, because hey, you are not John Denver, kid. You're in a Rock and Roll band.
Songwriting and the importance of jamming.
The end of the movie probably paid tribute Jim Morrison, Jim's father was a ship captain and he rebelled against his father's parenting style.
quoting from the wiki:
Morrison's early life was the semi-nomadic existence typical of military families.[48] Jerry Hopkins recorded Morrison's brother, Andy, explaining that his parents had determined never to use physical corporal punishment such as spanking on their children. They instead instilled discipline and levied punishment by the military tradition known as dressing down. This consisted of yelling at and berating the children until they were reduced to tears and acknowledged their failings. Once Morrison graduated from UCLA, he broke off most contact with his family. By the time Morrison's music ascended to the top of the charts (in 1967) he had not been in communication with his family for more than a year.
A very good movie. Highly recommended.