SING STREET (2016, dir. John Carney)
GENRE: coming of age, comedy, drama, musical
"Dublin, 1985. 15-year-old Conor has just been moved to a new school. Between the inane rules, fascist teacher-priests and bullies, it is a daunting place. He meets a beautiful girl, Raphina, and is immediately smitten by her. To get to see her, he says he is in a band that needs a model for a music video. Would she be interested? She agrees. Only problem - he doesn't have a band. He hastily forms one and creativity starts to flow."
-grantss, imdb
"This is life, Conor. Drive it like you stole it."
My rating:
8.5/10
☆
WORDS LITERALLY CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS MOVIE GHEJHFJEJFJT
GO WATCH THIS MOVIE. Every time I do I feel 15 again (in the best possible way). If you like '80s music, you'll love the soundtrack & original songs from the band. This is a movie that inspires you to do anything. It's equal to 6 cans of Red Bull. Young love, freedom, and rock & roll reign supreme in Sing Street. Adorable & inspiring.
(Darren is the main character. I don't make the rules.)
☆
(Side note: this movie actually means a lot to me because it's what first got me into screenwriting in high school. Almost immediately after watching it in my room I got to work on a crappy draft I haven't read since. Though I'm focusing on writing a novel, none of this would be possible without Sing Street. :)
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