I went to see the august fascination with the film's review, and found that people who like it especially like it, and people who don't like it especially don't like it, which is very extreme.
The English name of "August Mystery" is "August rush". This name was originally the stage name given to the little protagonist by the wandering musicians in the film, and the domestic translation was "August Obsession", which is indeed a bit weird, and this inexplicable title is easy to miss this good film.
The plot of this film has been questioned and criticized by many people, for reasons without him, too many coincidences, bloody plots, and exaggerated human design. The film has two threads, one is the story of The Orphanage's protagonist, Augest Rush, looking for his parents.
Born in an orphanage and raised to the age of 11, Auguste, who had been reluctant to be adopted and left the orphanage, was convinced that his parents must be waiting for him somewhere in the world.
So he refused to leave the orphanage, fearing that after leaving the orphanage, his parents would never find him again. Later, he heard the call of the music in his heart and embarked on a long journey to find his parents.
Along the way, he showed extraordinary musical talent. Any sound around him, he can put these sounds into fascinating music. In the search for his parents, Auguste was helped by well-meaning social workers, priests and black girls, and he was also used by wandering musicians with ulterior motives, and finally entered the Juliet Conservatory of Music, where he received excellent musical training. At the end of the film, Auguste composes his first rhapsody and performs it in Washington Square in New York.
Another clue is Auguste's parents. His father was the lead singer of a rock band named Louis, who excelled at playing the guitar. Her mother, Lyra, was a cellist for the symphony orchestra and a senior student at the Juliet Conservatory. On a moonlit night, the two met in Washington Square in New York, fell in love to the music of wandering musicians, and spent a romantic evening.
The next morning, Lyra was taken away by her domineering father and continued on her journey to the next concert. Louis can't wait for the lover, leaves in disappointment, and misses with Lyra. Lyra waits sadly for her lover in the snow and discovers that she is pregnant. A few months later, Lyra was in a car accident, and she believed her father's words, and the baby had been miscarried in the car accident. Lyra did not expect that, in order to hinder her acting path, her cruel father sent the baby to an orphanage.
After two lovers separated, they could no longer engage in music. Lyra became a governess, while Louis went to work as an investment broker. After 11 years, as if summoned, the two returned to New York and resumed playing and singing. In the end, Lyra and Louis are attracted to Auguste's rhapsody, and the family of three reunites in the place where the two were separated.
Removing all kinds of complaints about the plot, the most commendable thing about "August Mystery" is the interpretation of music. For audiences who love music, this film is definitely a musical feast. The film's understanding and interpretation of the nature of music has reached a considerable height.
Louis is an Irish rock singer in the film, played by Jonathan. Rice. Played by Meyers. Jonathan himself was a demon, with a peculiarly neutral beauty and an Irishman's neurotic temperament. In 1998, he played rock star Brian in Velvet Goldmine, and in 2005, he also played "Elvis Presley". In addition to being an actor, I am also a singer and musician.
At the beginning of the film, Louis's intoxicated song of not finding the north is shown, hysterical screams and crazy dancing, which fully expresses the confusing feeling and temperament of rock and roll.
At the same time, the camera switches to the performance of classical music. Cellist Lyra shines, Kelly. Rassell played the role. Kelly has a very noble intellectual beauty, and the feeling of her hands fluttering on the cello is like classical music itself.
This scene of rock and roll and classical music is constantly switching, and the display of two completely different feelings is completely without any sense of contradiction. The encounter, acquaintance and love of Louis and Lyra means that the combination of the two musical forms of rock and classical music will produce brilliant and amazing results. The brief meeting of Louis and Lyra meant a collision of inspirations. Later, the two of them were indeed born with an extraordinary talent of Augustus in a night of passion.
Auguste is played by the famous child star Freddie Hammer, a musical genius who has not been seen in a century. He was not musically educated in the orphanage and was never exposed to any musical instruments.
However, in his heart, it embodies the most authentic thing of music, "music is everywhere, you just have to listen." When August wandered, he was attracted to the guitar in the hands of a black boy and followed him to a theater where a group of street children inhabited. The next morning, when the brilliant sunlight hit the skylight of the theater, Auguste felt the beautiful and fresh breath of the morning and began to play with the guitar without a teacher.
This is a very wonderful scene in the film, not to mention how beautiful the music is, this is really the most authentic way of music. There is no embellishment, no skill, no form, no genre, just the things that flow naturally in the heart, the things that can impress you, the things that you want to shout out, sing out, dance with your hands.
At the end of the film, it is the climax of the film. Auguste personally directed the rhapsody he wrote. This song brings together all the beautiful voices in the mind of a genius boy. Led by the natural singing of the little black girl, all kinds of noisy noises that you usually hate, the chaotic horn sounds when you encounter traffic jams to and from work, the sound of engines, the sound of cursing, the cries of animals, the sounds of complaints, the friction of clothes... all of these sounds, in the boy's mind, are indispensable elements to constitute a grand symphony.
Music is everywhere, it's just that you can't open your heart to listen. Legend has it that in ancient times the tribal priests could communicate with heaven and earth, they could sing and dance, and the music was ancient and fascinating, a call from nature.
Ancient music comes from the heart, you listen, and then you have a strong feeling in your heart, and finally you want to express it, and that is music. Showing off skills, focusing on form, tedious tunes, no amount of art reviews and praise, is it music?
Music should allow you to shout, to express, to soothe your heart, to pluck the deepest strings in your heart.
In "August Mystery", the director's interpretation of music is so moving. It's because we've been around for a long time and haven't known what music really is supposed to be.