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Title: A Misunderstood Marvel
Review: So many reviews have focused on the "Oliver Twist" subplot to this film and failed to see the genius in the true structure. August Rush is a clever inversion of classic Anastasia tales, where it is the parents, not the wayward child, who need to be reminded of whom they were meant to be. On a spiritual level, this film has kinship to the legends of the reincarnation of the Buddha and the Christian emphasis on the importance of children in being able to perceive the heavenly realms. Little Evan-August is music incarnate who seeks not only to restore his wayward parents, but to harmonize a discordant creation. And the film as well as it's protagonist succeed!
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