{"id":2039,"date":"2024-04-10T03:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T10:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2024-04-10T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T22:15:09","slug":"the-greatest-hits-an-emotional-comedy-drama-and-fantasy-film-that-highlights-the-impact-of-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2024\/the-greatest-hits-an-emotional-comedy-drama-and-fantasy-film-that-highlights-the-impact-of-music\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Hits * An Emotional Comedy, Drama, And Fantasy Film That Highlights The Impact Of Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/greatesthits.poster-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2045\" style=\"width:120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/greatesthits.poster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/greatesthits.poster.jpg 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time &#8212; literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend (David Corenswet), her time traveling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present (Justin H. Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders &#8212; even if she could change the past, should she?<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Zoe C. comments, \u201c<\/strong><em>The Greatest Hits<\/em> is an emotional comedy, drama, and fantasy film that highlights the impact of music. The cute yet sentimental storyline is unique, and I especially love how this film uses music as a metaphor to depict grief, and the stages people go through processing it.\u201d See her full review below. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Greatest Hits\u00a0<br>By Zo\u00eb C, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;The Greatest Hits&quot; Through Zoe C.&#039;s Eyes\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pvqsnTJa40I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TGH-11471_C_2024-03-12-195734_sysl-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2044\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TGH-11471_C_2024-03-12-195734_sysl-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TGH-11471_C_2024-03-12-195734_sysl.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lucy Boynton in THE GREATEST HITS. Photo by  Merie Weismiller Wallace, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. \u00a9 2024 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>The Greatest Hits<\/em> is an emotional comedy, drama, and fantasy film that highlights the impact of music. The cute yet sentimental storyline is unique, and I especially love how this film uses music as a metaphor to depict grief, and the stages people go through processing it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film introduces Harriet (Lucy Boynton) who loses her boyfriend in a car accident. The tragedy leaves Harriet with trauma and also the ability to go back in time. When she hears a song that\u2019s connected with a memory, the ability to time travel is triggered, and Harriet goes back to that time. Harriet tries to bring Max back, and faces many life-challenge obstacles that don\u2019t allow her to recover from his death. Two years later, Harriet remembers the accident like it happened yesterday\u2014she visits a support group where she meets David (Justin H. Min). And so Harriet must \u201cface the music\u201d and make some very tough decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TGH-11183_2024-03-12-195726_qqpw-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2043\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TGH-11183_2024-03-12-195726_qqpw-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TGH-11183_2024-03-12-195726_qqpw.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justin H. Min and Lucy Boynton in THE GREATEST HITS. Photo by  Merie Weismiller Wallace, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. \u00a9 2024 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This film is authentic, heartbreaking, and very relatable. I love the soundtrack and connected with it so much as I constantly listen to music, and I love how music symbolizes different stages of life.\u00a0 Throughout the film, Harriet is desperately looking for ways to bring Max back. While this makes Harriet relatable, I also found this to be the film&#8217;s biggest flaw. That being said I did find the plot to be very cute and romantic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story is about overcoming grief, and I like how the film represents what that means to Harriet. However, the acting and script aren\u2019t as strong as I wished. Lucy Boynton does deliver a very good performance as she shows how grief can harshly impact one\u2019s life. And I liked Austin Crute\u2019s performance as Harriet&#8217;s best friend\u2014their chemistry is refreshing as he supports Harriet through her grieving process. Finally, I enjoy the aesthetic of this film\u2014the warm cinematography is pleasing to the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TGH-02928_2024-03-12-195647_jhje-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2040\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TGH-02928_2024-03-12-195647_jhje-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TGH-02928_2024-03-12-195647_jhje.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lucy Boynton and David Corenswet. Photo by  Merie Weismiller Wallace, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. \u00a9 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The message of this film is that sometimes we need to let go of the past to move forward with the present.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give <em>The Greatest Hits <\/em>4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults.&nbsp; <em>The Greatest Hits <\/em>debuts in limited release in theaters on April 5, 2024 and on Hulu April 23, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;The Greatest Hits&quot; Through Zoe C.&#039;s Eyes\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pvqsnTJa40I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time &#8212; literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend (David Corenswet), her time traveling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present (Justin H. Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders &#8212; even if she could change the past, should she?<\/p>\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Zoe C. comments, \u201cThe Greatest Hits is an emotional comedy, drama, and fantasy film that highlights the impact of music. The cute yet sentimental storyline is unique, and I especially love how this film uses music as a metaphor to depict grief, and the stages people go through processing it.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[2119,2116,2123,2117,2127,2121,1842,2125,2115,2120,2128,2126,2122,2124,2118],"class_list":["post-2039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film-critics-blog","tag-austin-crute","tag-cassandra-kulukundis","tag-chung-chung-hoon","tag-david-corenswet","tag-hilton-smith","tag-justin-h-min","tag-lucy-boynton","tag-michael-london","tag-ned-benson","tag-retta","tag-ryan-lott","tag-saira-haider","tag-shannon-gaulding","tag-stephanie-davis","tag-stone-douglass"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2039"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2048,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2039\/revisions\/2048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}