Most of you will be expecting a gushy movie review. Wrong!! This movie is called August Rush. I am going to detail some of the miscues visually that crop up in this movie.
Composition scene. August at the Organ.
August begins playing the pipe Organ but as this scene progresses the music does not keep pace with his hands and feet. As the music swells and becomes more complex August becomes still in his hands and feet. Either he was playing or not but lets not have both.
Concert scene. August Conducting.
The Orchestra begins with the Lights coming up on August. Have you ever been in an Orchestra? The Conductor begins with the beat. How can you start when you don't have a beat from the Conductor? 1/2 of the way through He starts the Orchestra again? They are already playing. No Restart at this point. 2/3 of the way through August is standing still while the Orchestra continues to play. As a matter of fact his hands are shaking at this point. I can see turning around and having them continue to play but not having the conductor stop the beat. Once the beat stops you stop. This is an unbroken rule for all Orchestras no matter who is the leader. Never quit while the music goes on.
The interplay of Classical and Modern Music is well done but when it comes to kids the editor of the film needs to keep his ear on the music as well as the Movie.
This is an enjoyable movie that may need further tweeking from the movie studio as it enters it's rest.
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