Why do movies about music have to be so bad?
A brutal review from Paste magazine about “August Rush” a cheesy Hollywood movie that has nothing to do with creativity and everything to do with schmaltz. Forget this junk and rent “Hard Day’s Night” or “Spinal Tap.”
November 30th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Spoken like a non-musician. I saw it and loved it. I really connected to this movie and the music was incredible. This mvie illustrates the magical powers that music can have, how it can affect someone’s life in unimaginable ways. I hate when critics talk out there asses.
December 3rd, 2007 at 8:42 pm
It’s my guess that the reviewer values both music and well-written movies and wants to see them presented in an honest and creative fashion avoiding the maudlin sentiment. Good music in it’s purest form is a powerful force and it’s been co-opted by so many in the corporate arena that artists need to defend it when it’s made to look silly or diminished in any way. But if you got a different message from it, that’s great.
Now that I’ve given more thought to it, there aresome recent great films with a music theme; “Walk the Line,” “Ray,” “Once” and my all-time favorite (from a few year’s back), “The Commitments.”
December 7th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
But a fictional movie about music (such as August Rush) cannot be compared to a biographical movie about some of the most beloved musicians in recent history (Ray or Walk the Line).