Ever since this movie came out I’ve been hearing rave reviews about it. The song “This Is Me” was everywhere, making me not that enthusiastic about seeing the film but once it dropped on Disney+ and after seeing Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables I had to give it a look. Well, I got to say, it lived up to the hype.
The very beginning thrust me back in my seat, leaving me like, “Whoa, this is cool!” And then Hugh Jackman started singing and I was enchanted. Wow! The man can sing. I know I said that when I watched Les Miserables but hearing him singing songs that sound like pop songs I was even more impressed. I mean, I’m just blown away ’cause he’s Wolverine but wow, he’s multi-talented.
This movie, like the title of this post suggests, is joy in a bottle. It brings everyone together, tearing down prejudices and showing the beauty of humanity when everyone is given a chance to shine. This film was beautiful, at times literally, and figuratively.
Of course, because no musical is without drama, it had its moments that left me hoping that this was a musical with a happy ending and thankfully, it was. The movie kept trying to pull at my heartstrings but the film’s final seconds finally broke me, leaving me crying and clapping for the spectacle that I just had seen.
Sometimes movies should be designed to simply invoke joy and this movie did just that over and over again. Yeah, it veers toward cornballs land time and time again but there’s something so joyful about it that all I could do was smile.
(Is this my favorite Hugh Jackman movie?)
This is the perfect movie to come to Disney+ and now I got to say, I’m a fan.
I’m giving this film 95 out of 100 and 4.5 out of 5 stars. Thank you Disney+ because this made me really happy.
I thank you for reading and I hope you have a beautiful day.
(And Keala Settle, the woman who plays the Bearded Lady and who has pipes to spare, just wow! She sings “This Is Me” so well.)
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I love Greatest Showman.
Hugh Jackman shines as Barnum. He is much much better as Barnum then he was as Valjean. Hugh Jackman wasn’t the only actor I had seen perviously. Due to being a High School Musical fan, I already had seen Zac Efron.
The songs, the story, the characters together make it such a wonderful watch.
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I knew about Zac Efron because of High School Musical (even though I didn’t watch it.) I wasn’t that impressed to be honest but yeah, he can sing too at least.
This movie made me so happy. Oh my gosh. Do you have any other musical recommendations ’cause I am loving discovering these new musicals!
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Here:
https://megsdailymusings.wordpress.com/2020/08/08/musical-movies-i-would-recommend/
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Thanks!
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If you really want to discover musicals that don’t have a movie yet, then you should stick on my blog
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This is great! The musical I was thinking of watching next was Newsies so…yeah, I’m excited!
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Don’t go with the 1992 movie of Newsies.
You need to see the filmed stage film- so much better.
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Yeah, it’s on Disney+ so I’ll definitely be giving it a look. Thanks again!
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Here is one of the things I love about that particular version: you actually are seeing some of the Original Cast Members
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Cool! Can’t wait to watch it!
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Have you seen An American in Paris? If not, please do because it is a MAGICAL film. The songs, the dancing, Gene Kelly, it’s perfection! (And, fun fact, it’s the first musical to ever win Best Picture, shocking people back in 1952 but I believe it deserved the win. It’s nothing short of magnificent.)
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Yes, I did- however right now, don’t really remember much. I did see some other Gene Kelly musicals: Singing in the Rain is the one I remember the most
As in Newsies- the original actors are Jack Kelly, Crutchie, Davey, and Katherine
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