You call, you call, and I'll come running
I have been waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting for Once. It is an odd feeling, loving something so much that so many people you love have never experienced. My sister & her Irishman saw it (and sent me the soundtrack without even knowing I wanted it, in a moment of destiny), and of course B. and I saw it. But not my brothers, and none of my friends. I feel like I have been talking about it since the afternoon we walked out of the theater. The other night over Vietnamese food with my classmates I announced that the best movie of 2007 was coming out on DVD the next day and they all needed to give it to themselves for Christmas. They looked at me. "What? Once?" They resumed slurping their pho. I made a copy of the CD for my co-worker who loves music and good movies. I basically forced it upon him. I have been forcing this movie and this music on everyone, but no one has been able to see it, because it's tiny and hasn't been out everywhere like God knows it should be. Sometimes I wonder if I am overhyping it, but then I remember that's not possible.
But now it's out, and everyone can see it, and everyone should. Tonight I brought it over to my little brother's house. We ate pizza and watched it. He laughed out loud. I cried out loud.
(Spoiler) I love how the reaction of the guy in the studio beautifully mirrors the reaction of the audience. That moment of realizing that you are watching and hearing something fucking amazing. (End of spoiler.)
He asked me as they sang "When Your Mind's Made Up" in the studio if all the songs were on the soundtrack, and I said yes. When the movie ended, I said, "God, don't you just wish we had the soundtrack to listen to right now?" He said, "YES." I pulled it, gift-wrapped, out of my purse, and said, "Happy Birthday!"
He laughed some more. He hugged me when I left and said, "I loved the movie, Eliza. It made me really happy."
But now it's out, and everyone can see it, and everyone should. Tonight I brought it over to my little brother's house. We ate pizza and watched it. He laughed out loud. I cried out loud.
(Spoiler) I love how the reaction of the guy in the studio beautifully mirrors the reaction of the audience. That moment of realizing that you are watching and hearing something fucking amazing. (End of spoiler.)
He asked me as they sang "When Your Mind's Made Up" in the studio if all the songs were on the soundtrack, and I said yes. When the movie ended, I said, "God, don't you just wish we had the soundtrack to listen to right now?" He said, "YES." I pulled it, gift-wrapped, out of my purse, and said, "Happy Birthday!"
He laughed some more. He hugged me when I left and said, "I loved the movie, Eliza. It made me really happy."
posted by eliza @ 8:20 PM
10 Comments:
That is the best story ever! Laughing and crying *all* *at* *ONCE!*.
I saw it! Saw it and loved it, can't wait to get the DVD!
That spoiler was the best part of the movie. It made my heart fill up with awesomeness. And it's why I wish that Glen & Marketa had performed that song more often on their press junkets, rather than "Falling Slowly". Which is a great song too, but still.
This movie is the number one thing on my Christmas list. The anticipation is killing me. Raaar!
God, I miss you all the time! I'm so happy you are on the planet making us all so happy --
I've never even heard of Once, but after that beautiful entry, I think I need to find it at once! (Pun intended!)
I hadn't heard of this movie, but I am going out TOMORROW to buy it for my daughter's birthday. I think she'll love it. thanks for the rec.
I saw it too and so did my in-laws! In fact, I think they saw it first and my father-in-law liked it so much he persuaded my husband we should see it!
I convinced Jeff and a friend that we should see this movie, based on your review in July, and we were all very pleased for having done so.
Did you see the Today Show piece on Glenn, where a woman gave him one of her dead husband's guitars? I was quite verklempt. (He wished me a happy birthday on my Myspace, and I thought it was just someone running their page, but it turns out he reads and runs his own page and notes. How cool is that??)
I feel the exact same way, like this movie changed me, or something. I ordered the soundtrack from Amazon as soon as we got home from the movie. And... amazingly... we saw Glenn and Marketa perform in Chicago last month. And it was the best concert I have ever attended, in 31 years. Now I prowl around YouTube, searching for video of him singing "Say It to Me Now."
a quick PS to my previous comment- I rented Once for my daughter. She LOVED it. She downloaded all the songs from Amazon immediately and hasn't stopped singing them since. Am I going to regret this?
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