Yesterday I had a wonderful day spent with my grandma, to help celebrate her birthday. And we saw this adorable movie called 'Sunshine on Leith,' which is a musical film featuring songs by The Proclaimers, which is a fantastic band, famously known for their song 'I'm gonna be (500 miles).'
This film was an adaptation of the stage musical, which is set in Edinburgh, and I just have to say that I wish I lived there, because the city scape was so beautiful. When I was twelve years old, I went to Europe, and Edinburgh was the first place we visited. And being twelve, never having gone to Europe before, and from Australia, I had never seen such old buildings; I instantly fell in love with the city (and the Scottish accent), and watching this film just re-affirmed this.
Entering the cinema, I didn't actually know anything about what I was about to see, so when the first scene began with two of the lead characters- Davy and Ally- at war, with the opening song 'Sky takes the Soul' (which is a beautiful song), the atmosphere was filled with anxiety and foreboding, followed by an explosion that made me think "what on earth is my grandma making me see?" But I didn't need to worry after that, as the story continues set a few months later, with the pair returning to Edinburgh and with them breaking into 'I'm on my way;' the mood lifted and the story unfolded to be about the relationships between family, friends and loves.
It is a truly enchanting film, that has been well received, and according to Rotten Tomatoes, has a 92% positive feedback, which is incredible. I'm looking forward to seeing it again, as I enjoyed it so much! It is films like this that makes me love going to the cinema, also making me wish that we could just burst into song spontaneously anywhere we go. Imagine how amazing the world would be if we could just start singing randomly and everyone just joins in!
This film was an adaptation of the stage musical, which is set in Edinburgh, and I just have to say that I wish I lived there, because the city scape was so beautiful. When I was twelve years old, I went to Europe, and Edinburgh was the first place we visited. And being twelve, never having gone to Europe before, and from Australia, I had never seen such old buildings; I instantly fell in love with the city (and the Scottish accent), and watching this film just re-affirmed this.
Entering the cinema, I didn't actually know anything about what I was about to see, so when the first scene began with two of the lead characters- Davy and Ally- at war, with the opening song 'Sky takes the Soul' (which is a beautiful song), the atmosphere was filled with anxiety and foreboding, followed by an explosion that made me think "what on earth is my grandma making me see?" But I didn't need to worry after that, as the story continues set a few months later, with the pair returning to Edinburgh and with them breaking into 'I'm on my way;' the mood lifted and the story unfolded to be about the relationships between family, friends and loves.
It is a truly enchanting film, that has been well received, and according to Rotten Tomatoes, has a 92% positive feedback, which is incredible. I'm looking forward to seeing it again, as I enjoyed it so much! It is films like this that makes me love going to the cinema, also making me wish that we could just burst into song spontaneously anywhere we go. Imagine how amazing the world would be if we could just start singing randomly and everyone just joins in!
'Over and done with' (scene from film)
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