*ONCE*

I think it's about time I update this blogspace of mine...



It's been a while since I've recommended a film to everyone...Incidentally, I've stumbled upon a little gem of a movie. I absolutely love the feeling when you come across an excellent film that is not your usual highly-publicised, Hollywood production and you watch it with little expectations but come out feeling simply great. ONCE is one such movie.



ONCE tells a love story about how the lives of two musically-talented strangers converge in the streets of Dublin, leading to a weekend that significantly changes the path of each other's future.




He is a street busker and she, a flower-seller, both enduring difficult times in their lives. During the brief encounter, they find solace in each other's company and inevitable attraction to each other's musical inclination.



It is a story about the passion for making music, daring to dream, how life-changing moments happening when you least expect them, unspoken love, and making the best of what you have and own at every given moment.


I enjoyed the way the movie was filmed using soft lens - it gave a texture of intended imperfection and sombreness, each suiting the harsh realities of life. Although deemed to be a modern day musical, it is very much a dialogue-filled movie, albeit offerring elaborate music scenes. Its storyline is uncomplicated, alternating between sad and funny moments, and ending (in my humble opinion) very appropriately.


If you're a hopeless romantic and/or a sucker for love songs by singer-songwriters like Damien Rice, this is a movie you definitely do not want to miss!


Check out trailer at :-
http://www.foxsearchlight.com/once/


...and listen to some of the soundtrack at :-
http://www.myspace.com/theswellseason