So we watched August Rush last night. It had kind of a slow start, but turned out to be a good show. The overall plot was one of those “feel good” sorts of things, about an orphaned kid who overcomes obstacles and holds onto his faith that he’ll find his parents. The really fun part was the music, however. Of course one of the main themes of the movie is the fact that the boy is a musical prodigy (apparently because both of his parents were, and they somehow passed it along genetically). Thus he learns how to play a guitar in a matter of hours, the piano in a day, and eventually composes an amazing orchestral piece.
The guitar playing in the movie is pure fun to watch and hear… it almost makes me want to learn how to play…