A tear-dropping turn of events combined with a heartwarming story and harmonious songs create this constantly changing movie, “Tick, Tick Boom!”

Before I started watching this movie, I truly did not know what to expect. From the title, my ideas on what it could be ranged from the latest horror serial killer movie to an obscure extraterrestrial invasion. As the movie started, I was deeply confused and lost in the plot for about 20 minutes. The fast changing scenes with little connection left me with a feeling of uncertainness of what was really happening. But, as time passed by, the bigger picture started slowly forming, and I started to become truly involved in the story, sympathizing with the characters and transporting myself into their world.

Based on true events, we follow the path of life of a promising theater composer, Jonathan Larson, who is following his dream of putting on his first play on Broadway while navigating love and friendship through many different angles, and dealing with the instability that the future beholds.

Through all the obstacles and difficulties of everyday life that the main character, Jonathan Larson, and his friends had to face, the director, Lin-Manuel Miranda portrayed how momentary life is, with all its temporary ups and downs, and left the audience with an important message: time flies by. This movie encourages us to value every second of our lives as if it was our last one and to focus only on the things that really matter to us. After watching this movie, I reinforced the idea of living life to the fullest and the importance of always being there and present for the people in my life.

And if an amazing plot and flow of ideas wasn’t enough to make this movie one worth a good try, the outstanding cast puts it all together. Combining award winning, well-known actors such as Andrew Garfield and Bradley Whitford with rising stars such as Vanessa Hudgens and Alexandra Shipp gives us a powerful input of fresh energy and break from your usual Hollywood cast.

A special shoutout goes out to Andrew Garfield, who played his main character role with such ease and naturality, making it almost natural for the viewer to find himself thinking the same thoughts and feeling the same things as he was, totally emerging himself into the flow of events, and bringing attention to mental health issues so well-known and “dear” to us like anxiety. The portrayal of the thin line between our professional career with our personal lives, love and friendship, and how they often blend together, leaving us with a sense of stress and unfulfillment. I deeply enjoyed the performance of each of the characters, especially Andrew Garfield and Robin De Jesus, and the way that they made me connect with them and deepen myself into their world.

Overall, I found this movie to be a true cinematographic masterpiece, combining a deep message with great songs to lighten the atmosphere. It is definitely not your average Hollywood plot, and it takes a while to settle down and understand where the course of events is going, but once you get the hang of the plot, it is almost impossible to get out of this charming world where the present and the future come together. I would give this movie an eight out of 10 and would recommend it to anyone looking for a new movie that requires some thinking and close-following of events and gives you a sweet taste of true love.