Imagine for a moment that life was very different. You're sitting at your desk at work reading through your email. You come upon a message that gives you good news. Instead of firing up instant messenger, you sing a song. Or, how about this. Your sitting at a friend's house with a group of people. It's been a long, hard day. You start singing of your troubles. Wouldn't that be strange? I think, that would be wonderful.
Songcatcher is about how life and music intertwine. People really do start singing when they want to up in the mountains. The folks songs in the movie are all Irish and Scottish folks tunes that were preserved over time by the isolation of the mountains. The movie is set around the turn of the century, when these ballads were first discovered. There may be subplots in the movie that cause a bit of distraction. However, if you didn't have them, there wouldn't be any conflict to resolve in the end.
If you liked Cold Mountain or O Brother, Where Art Thou? For the music, this movie is worth viewing.
at October 24, 2006 9:37 PM