Believe it or not, my musical inspiration comes from an anime that I watched more than 3.5 years ago. Its an anime about a high schooler who lives a boring life. Everything is the same for him. Go to school, get bullied, go home, sleep, rinse and repeat. It all changes when he meets a dog by the name of Beck. Beck’s owner is a young adult by the name of Ryusuke, an extremely talented guitarist. His life is changing from the boring one it once was, to one filled with adventure, romance, and music.

Now why do I choose to write about this anime 3.5 years after I watch it? It’s because just yesterday, I found out they made a live action movie out of it!!!! Debby knows how freaking excited I was when I found out. Imagine the event that changed your life in some way or another. Now imagine if you got to relive it again!

I finished watching it yesterday and oh my goodness….it was fantastic. They shortened 100 chapters of manga or 26 episodes of anime into a 2 hour(?) live action film. If you are into anime or manga yourself, you can share my excitement of having your favorite characters come to life.

If you have a passion for music, you will definitely come to appreciate the hell out of this film. Although everything is in Japanese, it doesn’t take away from the quality of the film.

Now more about the movie itself…

The best part of the film is the original music hands down. The two original songs they play actually had me looking for a soundtrack to buy. The songs they like to play are more rock and the occasional ballad. The acting was not as good as I would have wanted it to be but only a couple are professional actors. The character choice is EXCELLENT! When I watched this movie, I felt like I was watching the anime again because the way the actors portrayed their personalities was dead on.

Great movie. Seriously. After watching this, it reinforced my belief that music can change the world. How I know? Because it changed mine.