Songcatcher, named after a recorder used to document the music of the Appalachians, was strange and unique film. The main focus of the movie is to increase appreciation for the hillbilly type banjo music and the people who both play and enjoy this type of music. They succeeded in increasing appreciation by creating a bond between the viewer and certain characters in the movie through Professor Lily Penleric. Like the viewers Professor Penleric is very skeptical of these 'strange' mountain people initially but builds bonds throughout the film; most notably that of her husband to be, Dean Pembroke. The film does do a good job of tearing down the cultural barriers noted in the movie and the storyline is clear and concise, however, the lesbian scene and general lesbian agenda throughout the movie took away from the main focus of the film.
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