This weekend I rented the independent film Once. I had read numerous reviews about how wonderful it was and how is was the film of the year. I am usually a sceptic when it comes to these things so I decided to check it out for myself. I am happy to report that it exceeded my grandest expectations!
The film is set in Ireland and follows two people, one a heartbroken street musician trying to get a record deal, and a talented immigrant whom he meets. They begin to make music together that illustrates the progression of their relationship during this one week.
The movie itself is no major Hollywood production. It's simple. Just two people singing and walking through the streets of Ireland. It's fascinating to watch the progression of their relationship. They are two, very real, very normal people trying to express through song what they can't express through direct conversation.
This movie, to me, represents what a lot of films nowadays have lost. The story is simple but heartwrenching. It's realistic and makes you relaize this thing happens everyday. It takes a moment in time and magnifies it for the world to see. That's what the Transformers, Harry Potters, and Superbads of the industry have failed to do. Now, I'm not trying to knock these movies but what I'm trying to say is that film used to be about showing people things that happen everyday, but in the process depicting something that we don't pay attention to, that slips by unnoticed. That's what Once has achieved and I have to agree, it is definetly one of my favorite films of 2007.
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