August Rush
Kerstin Sheridan
This is a story of a music prodigy. Lyla is a renowned and beautiful cellist and
Louis is a guitar player and vocalist at a club. Lyla and Louis fall in love once they
meet each other following the music. Since they have different lives, they have to
separate without seeing each other again. However, Lyla has had their baby - Evan,
a prodigy born to music. Lyla has an accident and bears the baby but Lyla's father
gives the baby to an orphanage without telling her, for fear of affecting her career.
After that, both Louis and Lyla give up their music careers. Eleven years later, poor
little Evan believes that his parents are waiting for him and goes to New York to
find them. In New York, his musical gift leads him to success but also gives him
some trouble. A monger uses Evan to make money and prevents him from
achieving success. He escapes and runs into a church and people there are
surprised by his gift and send him to the best music school, Juilliard. There he
receives an education where his genius is recognized, and he creates his
composition - August Rhapsody in C major. At the same time, Lyla and Louis both
begin to play music again and Louis returns to New York. Because of his perfect
performance, Evan is granted an opportunity to play his music in Central Park in
front of thousands of people. There are three composers featured, of which he is
the last; his mother is the cellist in the preceding performance. As Evan is
conducting the orchestra in his rhapsody, Lyla and Louis come to the concert
following the music again. The family finally get together.
I really love it, it shows how music can transform our lives, to what extent
that it can influence us. Talent in music is really a gift. And when you have it, you
should really share it to the rest of the world. It really moves me when the family
met again because of music. Music is indeed amazing.
Now, I realize to appreciate music more. Music gives us life, a more colorful
life. When I will be teaching music already, I will really let my pupils appreciate
music and I will show to them how great music is.
This movie is a must-watched movie for those who were not able to watch
it yet.