Once.
I've been writing a lot lately but mostly if not totally on my vaio for my eyes only... I guess some stuff I'm not ready to share with the world yet but in saying that, it's probably not appropriate to share everything with people I do and don't know.
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I watched the movie 'Once' tonight. I guess I had high expectations for a lot of reasons, maybe too high almost waiting to be let down... but I wasn't let down... not at all.
Musicals are part of who I am I think. The feelings they evoke within me are so natural. Genuine to the core.
'Once' for me, felt real. The fact that the energy of the movie was not due to cinematic special effects or famous actors, it was not generated by a 'hollywood' feel... it's almost like life reflecting art, rather than art reflecting life. Does that make sense? For me - I know what I'm trying to say.
This is what truly amazes me: There's no "adult scenes", no kissing, none of the usual "inevitable scenes" and yet all of the poignance exists in its entirety. Not dulled down at all. There is a tension and a freedom at the same time and it's as if in the music, the movie stands still yet evokes movement all the same. I could do nothing but be drawn into the scenes. Surrendering to a guy and a girl in the midst of a million silent questions.
I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it because in a world of expectations, this movie was unexpected.
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I guess what tugged at me as I watched 'Once' was all that God's been doing in my life the past few weeks as well. You know how movies and music do that? Accentuate the details of your life? Or maybe cast light onto areas that were a shade of grey?
I've been learning so much from so many people/places about love and relationships, and in 'Once' so many of my thoughts breathed life. I guess though that at the moment I'm so caught up in what's on screen (the 2nd time watching) that I'm blabbering on and not making a whole lot of sense.... so I'll write some more thoughts soon.
xx
C