We just finished watching Once, a musical about a chance meeting between a guy and a girl that evolves into an uncharacteristic romance. The movie was filmed on a $100, 000 budget, but it is one of the best movies I have ever seen. Partly because it is unpredictable. Partly because it is so real that you feel you are one of the characters yourself. Partly because it makes you question your life. Partly because of the music.
Oh, the music. The music is just fabulous. The movie won an academy award for Falling Slowly, my new favorite song. Listen to it so you can see what I am talking about:
You listen to this music and you wonder how it is possible for a brain to put notes together like that to create something so beautiful. It literally brought tears to my eyes.
I love movies that make you question your life. The characters in this movie have simple jobs. He fixes vacuums. She cleans houses and sells roses. But they both have a passion for music and that is what gives them both hope. What is my passion? I am 40 years old and I have spent half of my life (19 years) in school, six years working in the oil and gas industry, five years working for government, and the last four full-time parenting. I love politics. I love computer systems. I love math. But what is my passion? I'm not sure I know and that's why I think I am lucky to have watched this film tonight.
TTYL.
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