My first real premiere

Last night I got to attend my first real film premiere at the beautiful Ziegfeld theater. The film was August Rush and I think almost all the stars were there (the only one I didn't see was Robin Williams, and for all I know he was there and I just didn't see him). It was a pretty magical experience for a lot of reasons.

We got really dressed up - not because we had to really (most people who aren't part of the film don't really get all that dressed up) but because we wanted to. It's fun to have an excuse to look like a million bucks and we were definitely some of the best-dressed people there. We didn't get to enter on the red carpet or anything, but frankly that's fine with me. I want my first red carpet experience to be because I actually have some role in the making the film. Once we got inside, it was really cool because we had amazing seats. We were in the freaking 7th row. The theater is quite elegant. And they gave us free popcorn and soda/water.

Anyway, on to the film. August Rush is a romance about three people who get separated and find their way back to each other through music - a cellist (Keri Russell), a rock star (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and their child prodigy son that they don't realize is alive (Freddie Highmore). Yes, the premise is sappy. The whole film is sappy. But as someone who considers music a very important part of life (as Freddie Highmore's character says at one point - he likes music more than food) I loved every minute of it. If you ever want to watch a film that will just make you feel good about life, this is a great choice.

There are a lot of plot holes and characters that were underdeveloped (particularly Robin Williams' and Terrence Howard's characters). But if you can suspend your disbelief enough to get past facts like there's "no way a little kid - no matter how much of a music prodigy - could just know how to use an elaborate pipe organ," or "where'd he get that tux when he was just wearing jeans and t-shirt running through the sewers five minutes ago?" and just enjoy the movie for the fairytale that is, you will have a lovely experience. The music is beautiful, too. Definitely see the film in a theater first - on a big screen with a good sound system - if you can because it will be a much more magical experience that way. Granted, most movies are better in the theater. But this film in particular really will seem a lot more magical when the music is flooding your ears from all directions.

The other actor I didn't see that I would've liked to see was William Sadler. He's everywhere these days but I knew him first from the teen-alien drama Roswell, which I was a tad bit obsessed with in middle school. I am always really excited to see Roswell actors in new films or TV shows, and it would've been cool to see him in person. But overall, it was a magical night and a magical film.

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