So the other night, my fiance and I drove out to a movie. Something we don't do that often due to work schedules and other nuisances of everyday life. We went to go see August Rush, which is a very interesting movie staring Robin Williams, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keri Russell and others. So basically, this charismatic Irish frontman of a band is playing a club in NY, and after his show, escapes to a rooftop of a building to get away from the noise. At the same time by chance, this young sheltered cellist plays a much bigger show, and decides to go out for some air. Both meet, and spend the night on top of a building. They both get separated the next day, and the cellist ends up having a baby. Flash forward 11 years, the child is stuck in an orphanage with a 'gift' of hearing everyday music such as chords of the telephone wires or perhaps cars on the street. He sets out on a journey to find his parents that he has never met or seen. He gets picked up, and finds himself in the city of NY, under the eye of The Wizard (Williams).
The Wizard, who houses dozens of homeless kids who ran away from their parents, exploits the child and all of the kids under his watch for money playing on the streets. The child even changes his name so the police don't find him and return him to the orphanage. Well, I would rather keep somethings to myself in fear of ruining the rest of the movie. It's an amazing movie that makes you think. The child believes that music will bring his parents together and that they are listening to him. He never gives up on it, and "loves music more then food". I highly recommend it. It totally makes me appreciate music even more then I already do.
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