On Vox: movie thoughts: Once
Mar. 23rd, 2008 10:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
orangerfulThis is probably one of the simplest and sweetest movies I've ever seen. But not in a manipulative way, the way so many "touching" Hollywood films are, 'Once' is just beautiful.
My friend recommended it to me and I checked it out on a whim, not really knowing what to expect. Like 'Into the Wild', it is not a normal "movie". It is just a telling of a short time in two people's lives. Not the epic rise or fall. Not a passionate love story. Not a story of anger or despair.
He is a street musician. She is a Czech immigrant, making just enough to get by. They meet by chance. They share a love of music. They make music. The end.
But it is beautiful music. The "movie" is more of a collection music videos, but since it is relatively short, you don't really notice. It doesn't pretend to be more than it is, which is what makes it so enjoyable.
My friend recommended it to me and I checked it out on a whim, not really knowing what to expect. Like 'Into the Wild', it is not a normal "movie". It is just a telling of a short time in two people's lives. Not the epic rise or fall. Not a passionate love story. Not a story of anger or despair.
He is a street musician. She is a Czech immigrant, making just enough to get by. They meet by chance. They share a love of music. They make music. The end.
But it is beautiful music. The "movie" is more of a collection music videos, but since it is relatively short, you don't really notice. It doesn't pretend to be more than it is, which is what makes it so enjoyable.
Originally posted on orangerful.vox.com