I Have A Dream ~~~

      From West Side to Broadway, from musical stage to movie screen, Mamma Mia has been sweeping spectators off its feet all over the world. Since the first performance in 1999, it has been played in 240 different cities, spoken with 14 different languages, including Chinese this year. With its popular songs, entertaining romance, extraordinary three fathers with one daughter relationship, and all-star cast, we enjoy Mamma Mia the movie and love it even more.

      When Sophie sings I HAVE A DREAM, my heart has already gone to the enchanting Aegean, the blue sea and the blue sky, the white wedding and the white Greece. It is where Aphrodite was born, the love and beauty. It is also where our story begins.

      Two decades ago, Sophie's mother namely Donna fell in love with a Sam guy, whom had already been engaged to someone else. He broke her heart by leaving to breaking the engagement. However Donna did not know the truth, so she was involved with the second guy Bill. Then she fell for some head banger Harry the third one. That explains why all of them could be Sophie's father, and that's why Sophie invited all of them to her wedding. She didn't know which one is, because Donna never talk about anything about her dad. She is determined to find out the truth, but she had to keep that secret from her mother. She sings HONEY HONEY joyfully, with expectations of seeing her father and recognizing him at first sight. At the same time, Donna's BFFs also arrived. Auntie Rosie and Tanya are as dynamitic as the twenties, one is a famous cook writer and the latter is a two-times divorced material lady. Donna told them the hard times of making ends meet and breeding a daughter with her own by singing MONEY MONEY. When everything seems to be going under control, the three fathers came all together. Sophie had to keep them away without her mother's notice, but Donna still found out. MAMMA MIA! Donna couldn't believe it at all. Three lovers, three unforgetable romances just showed up out of blue from no where. Three father are delighted to see Donna again after twenty years, but Donna however thinks it must be some joke by God because all these years she has heard nothing from any of them. Why they all appear just when Sophie is getting married? Donna doesn't want to see them of course, expecially Sam who dumped her at first place and has always been her love of life. She is in sorrow, and go to her friends for comfort. Rosie and Tanya will always be there for her. They remind Donna of the old great times when she is the DANCING QUEEN always seventeen. While at the same time, three fathers seem to be blue too because they thought it was Donna who wanted them to be here. However it's not, so they just decide to leave. Then Sophie catch up with them and beg them to stay for her own sake although she still doesn't tell the reason. Three fathers and one daughter sing OUR LAST SUMMER, and share some old happy times with Donna.

      Sophie still couln't tell which one is her father, because they all seem to be possible for one reason or another. And with their time spending together, they are all growing fond of Sophie and all three think their-self could be the father and should walk her by the aile. Sophie couldn't keep silent any more. She asks Sky for help, her groom-to-be. However Sky is in anger because he thinks they share everything. They doubt about their wedding-to-be and are not sure if it is what they really want. Sophie is also mad at Donna. She blames it on her for carrying baby without man, for not telling her who's her father and for not supporting her getting married at all. But there is nothing in the world could tear mother and daughter apart. Sophie asks Donna for forgiveness and suggest that she should be the one who give her away. SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINERS, Donna is watching her growing-up precious Sophie in white wedding dress before the mirror. They are ready, both of them.

      Although Sophie still doesn't know who her father is, she doesn't care any more. She has her mother, that's all her need. The wedding is as planed as perfect. Just before, Sam came for confession to Donna that he is still in love with her and wants to tell her his real feelings desperately. But Donna seems to care less. She tells Sam THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL, what they had is history and what's past leaves in the past. She doesn't want to talk although she still has feelings for him.

      The wedding bell rings. Everybody is their. Just before the priest pronouce husband and wife, Donna shares the secret that she was premaritally pregnant and Sam, Bill, Harry all could be the father but she still doesn't know who is the one. Sophie also asks for Donna's forgiveness because of what she had done to find her father without permission. Mother and daughter finally come clean to each other. Just then, three possible fathers all stand up to claim that they are more than proue and honored to have one-third of Sophie as their daughter. When everything seems perfect, Sophied suddenly decides not to get married and she wants to go traveling with Sky. Why waste such a wedding? Sam goes down on his knee and asks Donna to marry him. Donna says yes of course. It is still a happy ending with a happy wedding.

      I HAVE A DREAM......

      We hear Sophie sings the familiar song and we know our story is going to end.
      I have a dream, a song to sing
      To help me cope with anything
      If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
      You can take the future even if you fail
      I believe in angels
      Something good in everything I see
      I believe in angels
      When I know the time is right for me
      I'll cross the stream
      I have a dream, a fantasy
      To help me through reality
      And my destination makes it worth the while
      Pushing through the darkness still another mile

      The story ends here, but the story never ends there. It has been retelling from decade to decade, from mothers to daughters, from this century to next. It has been the classic. It has been the fairy tale. It is something we could hold on to and have faith in. It is the beauty and love that we dream and sing. As long as we have these two, we can always take the future even if we fail, we can always go through reality and darkness still another mile.

      Incidentally, the cast is irresitably charming. Meryl Streep, our one and only Dancing Queen. When you sing and dance there, you are the super trouper. Amanda Seyfried, a lucky girl, with goggled eyes and blonde hair, who represents teen girls with youth and dream. Three fathers are also the shining stars. It's unbelievable to see Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth singing and dancing together. But they did and we bought it. All characters are fabulous. That makes the movie more fabulous.

      I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore
      when I tell a joke, you've probably heard it before
      But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
      'Cause everyone listens when I start to sing
      I'm so grateful and proud
      All I want is to sing it out loud
      So I say
      Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing