If it was Dan Stevens-esque, it would be "This obscure arthouse film that nobody knows of but me is just better than all the pop culture nonsense out there.
LOL, so true. Though I was speaking mainly about the confessional tone, and the urban hike thing. But thanks! :)
I do think, however, that greed has become a much worse "sin" in modern society than at the time of the Music Man. Look at Ali Hakim in "Oklahoma!" He was just out to make a buck, and engaged in some dishonest behavior to do it. But he's treated as comical, not evil (like, say, Jud).
That's true, partially because wealth was something to aspire to, not something to be ashamed of in the era of the big Broadway musical. There was a sense (not really borne out in reality) that there was unlimited opportunity for upward mobility and many people today have lost that sense (or are losing it). The last decade or so has given them reason to feel that way, granted, but I'm not sure it's any less true than it was ... I just think different folks are feeling the squeeze now.
Ah, Ali, aka "The Peddler." Hee, Ado Annie (played by Gloria Grahame in the film version) has to be one of my all-time favorite female characters in musical comedy. Grahame was considered miscast, but I loved her performance (though off-screen she was a mess ... and sick in the head; google her personal life sometime). I Cain't Say No is hilarious (I even performed it once when I was about 13 or so I think ... heh, I know, a little risque perhaps in subject matter but the language is so euphemistic it still seems wholesome somehow) -- it's right up there with Adelaide's Lament from Guys and Dolls. :)
LOL, so true. Though I was speaking mainly about the confessional tone, and the urban hike thing. But thanks! :)
I do think, however, that greed has become a much worse "sin" in modern society than at the time of the Music Man. Look at Ali Hakim in "Oklahoma!" He was just out to make a buck, and engaged in some dishonest behavior to do it. But he's treated as comical, not evil (like, say, Jud).
That's true, partially because wealth was something to aspire to, not something to be ashamed of in the era of the big Broadway musical. There was a sense (not really borne out in reality) that there was unlimited opportunity for upward mobility and many people today have lost that sense (or are losing it). The last decade or so has given them reason to feel that way, granted, but I'm not sure it's any less true than it was ... I just think different folks are feeling the squeeze now.
Ah, Ali, aka "The Peddler." Hee, Ado Annie (played by Gloria Grahame in the film version) has to be one of my all-time favorite female characters in musical comedy. Grahame was considered miscast, but I loved her performance (though off-screen she was a mess ... and sick in the head; google her personal life sometime). I Cain't Say No is hilarious (I even performed it once when I was about 13 or so I think ... heh, I know, a little risque perhaps in subject matter but the language is so euphemistic it still seems wholesome somehow) -- it's right up there with Adelaide's Lament from Guys and Dolls. :)
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