The Last Song is a film based on the novel The Last Song written by Nicholas Sparks. Produced by Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot and directed by Julie Anne Robinson. Starring Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth and Greg Kinnear. The premiere of the movie was on March 31, 2010.
The film is about a girl named Ronnie (played by Miley Cyrus) who has to spend a summer with his father, (played by Greg Kinnear) whom she doesn’t know almost at all. After been there awhile Ronnie runs into a boy named Will (played by Liam Hemsworth), when he spills a milkshake on her. After many scenes they eventually fall in love with each other, which is kind of obvious.
The Last Song is quite similar to the other films which base on the novels of Nicholas Sparks: romantic, dramatic, instructive and sensitive. The Last Song is coming of age teen romantic drama film. Coming of age is a genre of teen films which focus on the psychological and moral growth of a protagonist. In the film it shows well because the protagonist, Ronnie, learns that: “sometimes you have to be apart from people you love but that doesn’t mean you love them any less, sometimes it even makes you love them more.” The film has mostly a romantic atmosphere but it varies through the movie. Drama occurs in the film when Ronnie is struggling with the difficulties with her father and Will. Luckily Ronnie’s little brother Jonah (played by Bobby Coleman) brings a little humor into the film.
After releasing the film it became quite popular. I think the main secret for its popularity was the writer of the book -Nicholas Sparks, who is also my personal favorite- and of course the main actors. I think most of the fans of Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth made sure that they’d go to see the film, including me.
The camerawork of the film was nicely done because it made the film more impassioned and genuine. There were no special effects in the film but the music made it feel more sensitive and you could almost find yourself thinking about the things as your own. The Last Song includes songs singed by Miley Cyrus, which made it more intimate for me to watch.
I really loved The Last Song because it was easy to identify with Ronnie, maybe because she is the same age as me and was going through similar things. The film evoked especially empathy in me. I found myself crying several times whether it was the tears of joy or not. I would highly recommend the film for sensitive people who love romance and weepy scenes.
All told, I think the main message of the film is that you can get through anything if you set your mind to it. And that we’re not perfect, any of us, even not the ones we love.
Sources:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1294226/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Song_(film)