Comments on: Falling Slowly http://www.screenwriterguy.com/movies/falling-slowly musings of a wannabe comedy writer Thu, 03 May 2012 01:03:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nick http://www.screenwriterguy.com/movies/falling-slowly/comment-page-1#comment-608 Nick Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:56:07 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/28/falling-slowly/#comment-608 <i>Once</i> was one of those movies I see a trailer for and shy away from. I'm not big on overly sappy love even though I feel that way about my wife 85% to 90% of the time. And if you throw in the "indie" feel of slow moving tracking shots and a lot of "off the shoulder" shooting -- what can I say, I rarely tend to enjoy those types of films. But after reading sparkling reviews and hearing that "Falling Slowly" song a few times, I decided to give it a chance. <i>Once</i> had me smiling throughout. Like you said, it ain't complicated or high concept, it's just humanity. You like the characters cause they are like you in so many ways, and you want them to succeed because you want to succeed yourself. That song is constantly on my mental playlist -- popping up to be hummed from time to time. Matt, There was a chance of the song being removed from contention, but for reasons unbeknownst to me they're allowing it.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('608','Nick'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('608','Nick','<i>Once<\/i> was one of those movies I see a trailer for and shy away from. I\'m not big on overly sappy love even though I feel that way about my wife 85% to 90% of the time. And if you throw in the \"indie\" feel of slow moving tracking shots and a lot of \"off the shoulder\" shooting -- what can I say, I rarely tend to enjoy those types of films.\r\n\r\nBut after reading sparkling reviews and hearing that \"Falling Slowly\" song a few times, I decided to give it a chance. <i>Once<\/i> had me smiling throughout. Like you said, it ain\'t complicated or high concept, it\'s just humanity. You like the characters cause they are like you in so many ways, and you want them to succeed because you want to succeed yourself.\r\n\r\nThat song is constantly on my mental playlist -- popping up to be hummed from time to time. \r\n\r\nMatt,\r\n\r\nThere was a chance of the song being removed from contention, but for reasons unbeknownst to me they\'re allowing it.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Once was one of those movies I see a trailer for and shy away from. I’m not big on overly sappy love even though I feel that way about my wife 85% to 90% of the time. And if you throw in the “indie” feel of slow moving tracking shots and a lot of “off the shoulder” shooting — what can I say, I rarely tend to enjoy those types of films.

But after reading sparkling reviews and hearing that “Falling Slowly” song a few times, I decided to give it a chance. Once had me smiling throughout. Like you said, it ain’t complicated or high concept, it’s just humanity. You like the characters cause they are like you in so many ways, and you want them to succeed because you want to succeed yourself.

That song is constantly on my mental playlist — popping up to be hummed from time to time.

Matt,

There was a chance of the song being removed from contention, but for reasons unbeknownst to me they’re allowing it.

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]]> By: Matt http://www.screenwriterguy.com/movies/falling-slowly/comment-page-1#comment-604 Matt Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:11:36 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/28/falling-slowly/#comment-604 The only thing I don't understand is that "Falling Slowly" is a pre-existing song. The main actor in the film, Glen Hasnard, is in a band called the Frames, and this song and a few others appear on their previous albums. The lyrics are the same, the structure is basically the same. The only thing that is different is the instrumentation - a duet with acoustic guitar and piano instead of a rock band version. That said, I hope it wins - it's by far the best song nominated and "Once" is one of my favourite films of the year.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('604','Matt'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('604','Matt','The only thing I don\'t understand is that \"Falling Slowly\" is a pre-existing song. The main actor in the film, Glen Hasnard, is in a band called the Frames, and this song and a few others appear on their previous albums.\r\n\r\nThe lyrics are the same, the structure is basically the same. The only thing that is different is the instrumentation - a duet with acoustic guitar and piano instead of a rock band version.\r\n\r\nThat said, I hope it wins - it\'s by far the best song nominated and \"Once\" is one of my favourite films of the year.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The only thing I don’t understand is that “Falling Slowly” is a pre-existing song. The main actor in the film, Glen Hasnard, is in a band called the Frames, and this song and a few others appear on their previous albums.

The lyrics are the same, the structure is basically the same. The only thing that is different is the instrumentation – a duet with acoustic guitar and piano instead of a rock band version.

That said, I hope it wins – it’s by far the best song nominated and “Once” is one of my favourite films of the year.

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