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Besides the strong association that we make between the
Karate Kid and every time we see Ralph Macchio in another role, the movie
“Crossroads” was surprisingly well done. Although the movie is at least two
decades old, it’s still a good movie about the passion music can fill a person
with for learning about it, composing it and performing it live. Like most
movies about music, this one too is timeless. You can watch it at any time in
the future and still feel that it’s a relevant film for musicians and composers
in any age or era. Albeit, it would probably be viewed for the human interest
and most notably the history of Blues music.
“Crossroads” is a story about a young man who wants to come
into his own as a guitarist and in order to do so begins a journey of self-discovery.
He enlists the assistance of a guide and along the way starts to develop a love
interest with a wayward young woman. Much of the music that gets performed
within the movie as part of the plot is very well done, especially the pieces
with slide guitar. [Note: The original score was written by legendary guitarist
and film composer Ry Cooder. Check out his score for the long forgotten movie
“Trespass.”]
As the journey finally reaches its end, the climax scene
features a guitar battle between Steve Vai (virtuoso shredder) and The Karate
Kid. At first from the looks of things it appears that the Kid is in over his
head, but in the end defeats the master guitarist with the one ace in his
pocket – his classical guitar training, which you’ll remember from earlier in
the film. The feel and look of this film is similar to that of “Ray” and “Black
Snake Moan.”
Marc
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Loved this movie when it first came out, no doubt. Not to take anything away from Ralph, he put in some work, but that finale scene was shot like a music video, not live, just them playing over a recorded track. The close up of Ralph is edited with his head out of frame, like a body double was shot in his place in those choice shredding moments. Sorry, don't mean to be a pill, I love the intention by what you're saying, yes, we shall overcome with some hard work~
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