Once

Posted by Chuck at 2/29/2008 6:37 PM
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I hate musicals.
 
I think Grease is among the dumbest things people have ever done. What happens in a musical is that you take a movie or play that may have had an interesting story to tell and you destroy all credibility in the characters by making them burst into instrument-accompanied song.

Mostly I hate musicals because they are lazy; the music tells more about the characters than the dialog and interaction demonstrates. It's the SHOW, don't TELL rule broken with songs.

So it's a story ruined with music.

Then the music.

By having to reveal so much of the story, the music is tedious. Music should be a bit oblique and metaphorical. When it's as literal as it must be in musicals, well, it sucks.

So it's music ruined with story.
 
I know many people like both the music and the story of Grease, and I have no problem that, I just question their taste in stage productions. 

Anyway, the movie Once is a musical that basically pulls the pants down in front of everyone for every musical ever produced.

It's the Anti-Grease.

The characters are musicians and are a bit reserved. So when more information comes about through music, it makes sense. Good story. Good songs. Each could stand alone. 

Good musical.


 
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