Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
I was ready to avoid watching musicals for a GOOD WHILE after watching Hamilton for the first time recently. However, I found myself with some time to kill and went to the movies. Holy shit I’m still floored by how good this movie is, I’ve never seen the musical so can’t compare, but Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were *spell-binding*. Casting a black woman as Elphaba made so much sense, Erivo portrayed her character perfectly in sending an important message…
I’ll be honest, I had to convince myself not to turn it off 3 separate times during the first 20 minutes because at first I found it quite corny and a little hard to swallow. However, overall for me it was an impressive production and I enjoyed the music (minus the rapping). One thing I can’t wrap my head around is why Lin-Manuel Miranda cast himself as the lead? I hope he thoroughly thanked his cast-mates for immeasurably outshining him,…