eyeintrees

I didn't expect much from a free film on youtube. Not only were all the actors simply amazing, it was human at its deepest level.

One review here tells of 'too many subplots'... I think they were watching something else. There are character stories that blend and converge to create a story of love and humility, of human fragility and tenderness and of struggle and greatness.

If you think it's going to be hard watching a movie about a character that has cerebral palsy, this gem is not difficult and neither is it trashy or sentimental and made for a quick grab audience, like so many movies made about people who live with disabilities.

Beautiful.

Beautiful singing, simply beautiful. A quiet movie that doesn't seek to work out too many themes, and that worked for me. It focused on a gifted boy, a stroke of good fortune and an opportunity of a lifetime. Some themes were a little formulaic but I forgave that due to the very good acting from all and some of the words given to the boys by Dustin Hoffman's character near the end, which were simply beautiful and perfect and what every single young person in the world should hear at some time. This is a very good film with a fine focus on the importance of human striving and creativity. We don't get a chance to see other themes that another director may have thrown in and, frankly, I was grateful, as I simply wanted what it was, not another family 'victim/showdown/misery-fest; which muddies almost every single saturated thing these days. Wonderful and highly recommended.