August Rush

Saw it on DVD a few weeks ago when my sisters decided they’ve haven’t slept over our place for a while now. With Iko tucked in, the five of us found our places on the three mattresses on the floor, and pressed the play button.
August Rush. A film about little boy who searched for his parents and magically found his way to both of them. After 11 years and -- days of waiting: on an orphanage, a couple of struggles on the “outside” world, meeting Wizard and the little girl on the church, being a scholar on a prestigious music school and composing his masterpiece. Yes, music! He’s been hearing music ever since and he was hoping that if he played, his parents will hear him and they will find him.

I really liked the little boy who played August, Freddie Highmore. His other movies that I liked were Charlie and Chocolate Factory and Spiderwick Chronicles. But I fell in love with him this time.

The whole movie, we were touched by this little boy's struggles. The last scene when he turned around and found both his mom and dad in front of him, he just smiled. THE END. They didn’t even talk, or hugged, or kissed. Something all of us had been hoping to see. We ended up needing to hug to each other to feel better.

I was even hoping that I will be like Ironman. That after the credits, there will still one last scene. Wishful thinking...

Yes, I watched it for the second time. Hoping I missed the ending… nah!