Review №4

Almost Famous (2000)

Director: Cameron Crowe

Cast: Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup , Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand ,Jason Lee

Synopsis: A boy from an ordinary family with a strict mother dreams to be a great journalist. He gets a chance to work with the popular music band StillWater but to write an article he needs a permission which he has not got.

Review

The action takes place in nearly our time in the US when William, a boy dreaming to become a reporter, meets the music band StillWater and make good relation with them. By coincidence he is to accompany StillWater to make a good article. And plunging into their atmosphere he recognizes a lot of things about these men but can’t include them into the article because StillWater trust him, William can’t be honest and disturb the rule of journalist ethics. However the permission from one of the StillWater’s members William tells truth, he becomes a good journalist.

It is interesting to note that the main characters, band StillWater, live without rules, restrictions and liabilities, they just want to become famous and play good music. William is their opposition; he lives with the strict mother and dreams to be a good journalist. I think that this difference in the main characters adds originality to the film and helps to recognize pros and cons of every member of them.

The performance of the actors here is great. The men from StillWater showed the necessary style of life with specialties which are presented them as a music band without rules. Patrick Fugit was successfully in his role of William who is in search for his way in life. The actor could convey the boy’s rueful feelings, his character and doubts. The director made his work very good and the film issued interesting.

I can’t say that “Almost Famous” is one of the best films I have ever seen but anyway I like it. I like it for freedom, music, relationship, love, truth. It shows a life of ordinary people with fame and a boy with a dream. The music band helps William to make his dream real and changed in a better way.