An 11-year-old orphan discovers the power of music in the breathtaking film “August Rush,” which was released over Thanksgiving break, Nov. 21. The story line is enchanting as Evan Taylor, played by actor Freddie Highmore, searches for his parents who gave him up for adoption 11-years earlier.
Evans parents, Lyla Novacek and Louis Connelly, played by actress Keri Russel, and actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, met one night in New York City while listening to a street musician play. That one night was the first and last the two ever spent together, but their passion lived on in Evan, also known as “August Rush.”
The film concentrates on the power of love, and how far it can take you. When something is meant to be, and one is determined enough to trust their instinct, anything is possible.
“August Rush” expels feelings from music that one might have never thought likely. It causes your heart and emotion to almost beat with the music of everyday life, which usually no one ever stops to listen to. It gives you hope that everyone can find their way with trust in themselves.
Evan, changing his name to August Rush, finds his way through listening to the music of his heart, the music his musician parents, whom he never met, gifted him with.
The journey Evan takes from beginning to end is unpredictable and inspirational. The creative and suspenseful irony in the movie, made possible through the music, is enjoyable, and found in the most unpredictable places.
Over all the film is worth watching, but the ending might have been a little stronger. The end although powerful could leave the viewer hanging, and wanting more information.
