Perfect Movie

For me, a wonderful movie is mostly about the story. Does it offer me an insight into my own life? Does it offer a different view of a familiar experience? Once is one of those movies. A simple movie (the two main characters are never even named), it explores the intimacy and love that happens in a creative collaboration. From the very first scene I fell in love with the musicians for their charm and vulnerability. (And after spending 25 years in a recording studio, the later scenes of the characters recording their songs were fun to watch.) It helped considerably that the actors were musicians first and actors second. It was clear that their performances were authentic and passionate. But the transient nature of the personal relationship--it may have taken place in just a week or so--was so true to life. You never know when that experience will happen to you. And as much as you want to keep it going, treasure it, sometimes it may not be able to be sustained. And then it is simply one of the reasons that life is amazing.