So, I borrowed the movie Once from my buddy Hunter yesterday. I watched it and was so happy I did. It’s a short film (not even 90 minutes), and was written and acted in by the same two people, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.
It’s considered by many to be a musical, but I disagree. They don’t walk around randomly bursting out into song or anything. The music is part of their lives. Hansard’s character, known in the film as The Guy, plays his guitar on the streets for cash when he gets off work at his father’s vacuum repair shop. He meets Irglova, The Girl, and they strike up a friendship based largely on the music. They are the main characters with other people scattered in and out. It’s also pretty obvious they are falling for each other. I won’t give anymore plot away.
My favorite scene in the whole film takes place in a music shop. The Guy and Girl go into a music shop where The Girl goes to play the piano. She sits at the piano and he sits with his guitar. They begin to play and sing the song Falling Slowly together. It’s an amazing scene. And a beautiful song.
The ending is great, but I won’t say more than that to protect the plot. These two people try to sort out their lives and their obvious love; all while recording The Guy’s songs in a studio they rented. It’s so great. See it.
Also, the song Falling Slowly won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, beating very good songs from Enchanted and August Rush. For those two people, Hansard and Irglova, it was such an awesome moment they never expected from their small Irish film.
Falling Slowly, by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.
“I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody I'll sing along”
It’s considered by many to be a musical, but I disagree. They don’t walk around randomly bursting out into song or anything. The music is part of their lives. Hansard’s character, known in the film as The Guy, plays his guitar on the streets for cash when he gets off work at his father’s vacuum repair shop. He meets Irglova, The Girl, and they strike up a friendship based largely on the music. They are the main characters with other people scattered in and out. It’s also pretty obvious they are falling for each other. I won’t give anymore plot away.
My favorite scene in the whole film takes place in a music shop. The Guy and Girl go into a music shop where The Girl goes to play the piano. She sits at the piano and he sits with his guitar. They begin to play and sing the song Falling Slowly together. It’s an amazing scene. And a beautiful song.
The ending is great, but I won’t say more than that to protect the plot. These two people try to sort out their lives and their obvious love; all while recording The Guy’s songs in a studio they rented. It’s so great. See it.
Also, the song Falling Slowly won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, beating very good songs from Enchanted and August Rush. For those two people, Hansard and Irglova, it was such an awesome moment they never expected from their small Irish film.
Falling Slowly, by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.
“I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody I'll sing along”
2 comments:
I was curious about this movie. I find most indie movies slow and boring or just downright depressing. I am glad to hear from a real person this is good and not just some stuffy critic. Good review Chad.
Ooh, you have a blog. :) Yayness. I absolutely adored this movie, as I do most movies whose central plot revolves around music. But I was especially impressed with this film, and the song gets me teary eyed every time.
-Emma
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