In Dublin in 1985, a model named Raphina stood on the steps, looking beautiful and precocious. Conor originally just wanted to talk a few words, but it made the lives of the two people a little different.
She is a "mysterious model", the power to "light up" him, and
the first single "The Riddle Of The Model" by the band "Beautiful Sea". She is full of joy: Conor, who tried to write a song for the first time, used exaggerated words. The arrangement also sounds like a joke. The patchwork band members appeared in front of the camera wearing weird costumes. The MV was filmed by a completely unprofessional braces brother. The ridiculous angle and cut are almost close. The audience fell over.
Adolescents may not have a harmonious family and a happy campus life, but they cannot be without sustenance. This sustenance may be a beautiful girl who has only met once, or a band formed inexplicably, but it can slowly penetrate into life. Raphina, with "sharp eyes", saw Conor's lie that "the song was written to another model" at a glance, and smiled indifferently. As the new song was released, the girl with complicated encounters began to listen to the song and cry silently.
Forget the disdainful vision in school, forget the quarrels of parents at home, the young man is desperately absorbing energy from his brother's vinyl disc, and he has become more and more familiar with the band members. Conor who wrote lyrics and Eamon who composed music, like Lennon and McCartney of The Beatles, jointly contributed to the birth of the new song. The next song came out logically, and the protagonist is all her. With childish lyrics and maturing melody, they are all touching poems written to her.
Happy-sad ("Happy-sad")
teenagers seem to have less troubles than adults, but when they are in it, their feelings are actually not much better-the girl they like seems to have a good boyfriend. I don’t know how to deal with almost any problem. Parents need to walk around when they are separated... These real troubles are all things to face, but young people always seem to make them easier. Rather than complaining in the music frowning, it is better to express it with a relaxed melody and indifferent lyrics-this is the "Happy-sad" performed by The Cure band from Conor's brother.
At the same time, when one day when a grown-up boy can no longer be passionate about one person and one thing, perhaps these troubles have become memories that are extremely precious. "Love itself is'Happy-sad'." Raphina said.
The happy life that a teenager wants is actually very simple: in the fantasy American retro party, everyone dances happily, the girl he likes blinks in the audience, the separated parents embrace each other tenderly, and the brother who regrets several years regains his self-confidence. The instructor who was troublesome on weekdays also came to play treasures... It's a pity that the song ended, everything was just a dream.
"This is your life", "Do all you can do"
Experience makes music, and music makes people grow. The band's works finally exceeded five, and the members of the group were on the stage of the dance together. Conor was completely reborn compared to his timid and fearful appearance when he first transferred to school. The students put on the mask of the teacher and enjoyed the party at the dance, and the cool girl was finally caught. The 15-year-old kid was impressed. They had nothing but courage and decided to get on a small boat and travel across the ocean to the country they yearned for. When Adam sang "We're never gonna go if we don't go now", the two in the picture were soaked by the storm on the sea but laughed brightly, and a certain switch in the audience's heart seemed to be suddenly opened.
Youth is so good. Many people sighed after watching this film. From "once" to "begin again" to "sing street", although the protagonist's life is not going well, youth can brighten the ending tone too much. The memorials left by music in the lives of people of different ages are a piano that carries memories, a splitter to share stories, and a boat that rides the wind and waves. Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, the male protagonist born in 2000, also looks promising.
Compared to the first two music films by John Carney, the problem with this film is obvious: the process of forming a band is not convincing, and the protagonist's sudden change of style from being bullied seems a bit awkward. But the ingeniousness of the song is still seamless, and although music can't really solve the problems in life, it can change people's mental outlook, making the ordinary life look like it has been cast by magic, showing a different appearance.
At the end of "sing street", the regret of pounding one's chest is no longer continued. Compared with the forbearance of the predecessors, the bravery of the younger generations makes people cry from ear to ear but can't help but clap their hands in applause. Don't rush to say that this ending is idealized. In an interview with The Verge, John Carney made it clear that "starting together" does not mean a "romantic happy ending", "they are just children after all." Whether the notes that become a boat will turn into a placebo with the passage of time is not yet known. But the beauty of youth that John Carney conveyed through the music story this time, I believe it has been well conveyed to the hearts of movie viewers.
The original article was published in Orange News:http://www.orangenews.hk/culture/system/2016/06/15/010035670.shtml
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