The reason I'm bringing up musicals and how much I love them is because lately I have been watching a lot, and I mean A LOT. Last week, almost every time I would watch a show on television, I would surf the channels and end up at a movie with musical numbers or even some live musicals that were broadcasting. Of course, I had to stay and watch them because they are just that awesome! One in particular was Sweeney Todd. I've seen the movie like a million times, yet I never seem to get tired of it. For me, the movie compares to a song that you can never get tired of; no matter how much you listen to it, it still is one of your favorites. That goes for all musicals; they all never seem to get tiring, which is a definite plus!
Not only have I been watching a lot of musicals on TV, but last Thursday I went to see our schools fall musical, "I Love You, Your Perfect, Now Change". I had auditioned to be in the musical, only knowing that it was about the troubles that people go through while in relationships and such, so I didn't have a clarity of what it all was portraying. I didn't make it, obviously, but I still was curious to see what it all was about and since I have clearly established my love for musicals, I decided to go.
It... what... so good! The musical was just so funny! Me and my friend couldn't stop laughing the whole time! It was full of all these little skits about the quirks and joys of love, but also with other skits that showed the down sides of the love life. While all those were hysterical in there own way, it was really cool how they showed the progression of it all. By that, I mean the musical started out with all these young people on their first awkward dates, the travels through their love to their marriage, changes, and troubles, then ending with them growing old and wrinkly together. It was such a cute little show, showing how musicals can be very entertaining while making a point.
So after that little number, I ended up going to see yet ANOTHER musical, but this one was in theaters. Anyone seen FAME? Yep! That is the one I went to see, Friday night, and let me tell you something; it wasn't my favorite. I was so excited to see it! I mean it had the basic theme; young people trying to make it big in the world, their struggles to achieve their dream. It sounded like such a fabulous musical to me, but I honestly it kind of seemed like a train wreck, to me. First off, the movie had so many different peoples stories to follow that through out it, the stories were lost. Some characters were focused on more than others, so the other characters stories were basically like cut off. Not only that, but the actors/actresses didn't really represent their characters all too well. There were numerous times where I didn't feel like I believed them. To me, they were actresses and actors who were playing the roles in the movie, not actually BEING the roles, if you get what I mean. There were so many other little things that bugged me, but I'm not going to drone on about it all. I went to see the movie late at night, so being partially tired wouldn't help the movie situation, so I guess I could see it again. But even so, loving musicals as much as I do shouldn't put me to sleep when I actually watch one. Fair warning to all you musical lovers, don't pick FAME as your next late night movie.
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