"Almost Famous" is about 15 year old high school senior William Miller that grows a passion for music after his sister leaves him a bag of records during 1973. As his love for music grows, he develops a keen writing prowess and slowly starts doing work for a local magazine. Though his world suddenly blasts into a universe of celebrity, betrayal, drugs, and love when Rolling Stone magazine contacts, and asks him to write an article for them. To complete this assignment he must travel with the band on their tour around America.
The film does a good job at not glamorizing (but still exploiting) the greed, lust and drug filled life of a rock star as William travels with them. On his journey he is instructed by his mentor never to befriend anyone as they will only use him... and they do. There is no honor among anyone in the rock world, everyone is out for themselves and they don't care. William however, is not dissuaded from trusting and befriending the band and groupies (one with whom he develops a romance with).
"Almost Famous" has some surprising comments on true friendship, and essentially not being a fake. In a rather touching scene towards the end of the film William contacts his old mentor after being betrayed, and he is told
"Friendship is the booze they feed you... they make you feel cool... the only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone when you're uncool".
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