Was TICK TICK BOOM (2021) Really that Good?
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Hi friends! Tick Tick Boom is based on the 2001 off-broadway musical of the same name. It’s the semi-autobiographical story of composer Jonathan Larson, before he changed the course of Broadway history by creating his hit masterpiece, Rent.
TICK, TICK,…BOOM! (2021) is a movie adaptation of the 2001 off-broadway musical of the same name. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Robin De Jesus, Alexandra Shipp, Bradley Whitford, and Vanessa Hudgens.
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After the Prom movie and the terrible dear Evan Hansen movie this clearly shows that the problem is not getting musicals into film Id about getting the right director. Someone who understand what makes theatre special
YES!!!
Agreed! Not just anyone can make a movie musical and its about finding the right creatives and the right performers to pull it off. That is why In the Heights and Tick Tick Boom soared while Dear Evan Hanson flopped.
The Prom was amazing :0
Honestly, the "surprise Barry with his mom, putting him in an uncomfortable and potentially dangerous situation" story line totally ruined the Prom movie for me
DEH the movie in my eyes wasn’t a musical.. and that’s why it got horrible reviews .. it tried to show what the musical could not.. but it did truly miss the comic part of the stage musical.. tick tick boom was magical. And more directors and creators need to take note
I’m so shocked at how artistic and creative the directing of tick tick boom was. I liked the fantastic sequence way more than anything from in the heights. It’s like Lin understood the right way to show a musical moment 🙌
I think it also helped that he was in Tick Tick Boom.
Finding the notes on the bottom of a pool?? I just got chills thinking about it! Perfection
YES!!
YES! In the Heights (the movie) is a little off for me. I don’t hate it, but don’t really love it either. It’s just meh. But Tick Tick Boom… WOW MINDBLOWING! And this is coming from someone who ADORES the stage version of ITH. 🤷🏻♀️
@@d43imoet i feel the same way I loved the stage ith the movie was meh. For 96 thousand I thought it would have been better for them to go to a thrift store in the begging of the sign and imagine their rich lives instead of having some doodles.
Patti Lupone once said that the problem with musical films is that they are always made by people who have never been involved in the making of a play/musical on stage so they can't translate from one medium to another. And I believe that's why Tick Tick Boom is so great, it was made by theatre people.
But it can also go the other way. For example, the movie adaptation of The Producers because it was directed by the same director who did the stage show and she had no idea how to translate the show between mediums.
@@mcwyman7928 This is the key. Many movie musicals since would suffer from just “lifting” stage choreography for the screen and didn’t really push itself. In the Heights has numbers that really take advantage of the film medium, but Tick, Tick… Boom is the next evolution of this marriage of mediums and does it really well because it wasn’t afraid of using the film medium to elevate the music. For example, having “Therapy” jump between Jon and Susan’s argument to his performance with Karessa is alway a stand out number because it not only juxtaposes a fun country bop with an agonizing argument/break-up but it highlights Susan’s points effectively: Jon couldn’t compromise, he always needs to put his music first, so even at the cost of their own relationship he’ll still find a way to make his music out of it (with the one uplifting note in retrospect being that this means even the failure of Superbia wouldn’t stop Jon from writing music, even if the failure itself-like his break-up with Susan-was soul crushing).
And then there’s the use of special effects to really accentuate the way musical numbers inspires us to engage with our imagination (like seeing beyond the stage props and costumes). “Swimming” is the best example of this, where the film uses chaotic cuts between Jon swimming and showing us the things he sees when he comes up for air, the timing so frenetic you can feel the impact of his strokes as the beat picks up. And he floats just as the song slows down and the pool is transformed into a manuscript and the words he noted down start floating to the screen all around. The most impressive thing here is that the film sets this up in a way where we already have an expectation for it, and it doesn’t feel like it’s a Disney Acid Trip Sequence (itself animations way of appropriately translating musical numbers to the medium-if sometimes against a logical thread) or jumping the shark. Many of the previous numbers do this because they always cut between 2 distinct settings (like the stage show or settings shot specifically to fit the number, like “No More”). “Sunday” is the one that really takes it up a level as it happens in the moment, which is how “Swimming” is also presented.
There’s so much more to say about this, but I’m already close to writing a short essay. Sorry!
@@mcwyman7928 totally agree. Les Miserables is an example of the complete opposite, going for intense realism which is completely at odds with the heightened reality of musicals
@@mcwyman7928 I never saw the Producers on stage but i was a fan of the 2005 movie
That is why drawing me into an adaptation is hard.
It hits especially hard after the passing of Sondheim. If anything it just showed me how inspiration trickles down. Without sondheim there would be no Larson and without Larson no LMM. And I bet there will be another incredible composer that started writing after seeing Hamilton or something
I watched this the day after Sondheim passed. THE FEELS!!!
I've been meaning to watch the movie since November and i finally have done so last night. I was introduced to Sondheim via Into the Woods. Then I saw the 60's movie of West Side Story. In high school, my friends did Forum as our Spring musical.
Definitely for me I think one of the biggest things about why it went right is that Lin’s direction came from such an authentic place. He saw this musical and realized he wanted to write musicals for a living, he had a Tony award winning musical before he was 30, PLAYED Jonathan in this musical, and went through the same damn struggles. Honestly I think Lin’s got a real talent for directing, and this may be my favorite work of his PERIOD.
This movie secures Lin finally becoming an EGOT winner at the Oscars!
@@melodramaticmusicals2684 yes omg
@@melodramaticmusicals2684 I could live with this getting him that EGOT… 💯
Let's cross fingers for that Oscar Omg 🌟
I thought it was Andrew who played Jonathan Larson(pls don't bully me if I spelled that wrong), as a person that doesn't understand musicals as a whole, this was a wonderful exeperience. I just watched the trailer and movie last week, it was great.
If Andrew Garfield gets an Oscar nod, it needs to be for this one. And my fave Mj was wonderful! Also, I’m hoping Robin de Jesús gets some awards recognition as well!
Andrew should have won one already in 2016.
@@DyrgosExactly. He should have had 2 nominations and won for one of them.
Although I wouldn’t consider this movie “happy”, it feels like a warm hug to me, like someone telling me I’m not alone
As an aspiring artist, this movie put all of my fears and dreams into the screen, and yeah it’s gonna be fcking hard but what better way to live?
Also, I knew Andrew was an amazing actor, but he outdid himself in this. Truly spectacular and well-rounded performance, he deserves the world
And with Lin, it was that he understood the source material, theater and film enough to get the exact balance of the three of them
Overall, this movie was made with so much love and care by everyone who participated, and that makes it shine
The recognition that it’s having is so well deserved!
It was the best movie musical I've seen in more than a decade, for all the reasons you mentioned. Is it for everybody? Probably not, but it is a love letter to all those artists that struggle with the idea of never being heard. And the fact that we ended up celebrating the legacy of a man who was able to mentor nearly three generations of artists around the same time as this movie premiered only showcased this fact all the more. ( I love fact that it's really Stephen Sondheim on that voicemail recording). I hope they get all the awards. Because they deserve every one.
Holy shit you’re so right. Lin was absolutely perfect for this movie BECAUSE of how close he was to the source material and he knows all too well what it is to “write like you’re running out of time”. The way I just sat in my room going “holy shit” when you made that connection…thank you
Lin needs to direct every musical movie from now on. I've never felt so respected as a theatre fan watching that. He gets it. I really hope Andrew is recognised for his performance as well.
This 🙌
He wouldn’t cast James Corden either 😂😂😂
Yes yes yes!!
I'm just floored by Andrew Garfield in this role. Just wow
One classic musical Lin should remake is Hello Dolly
Tick tick…boom was the first movie in YEARS that has actually made me cry. Andrew Garfield was absolutely incredible and the supporting cast was amazing as well! It does the thing that rent does where the first act is establishing the characters in this very fun and life field atmosphere so when the second act comes in it’s dark and sad it hits harder because you actually care about the characters by that point!
Two musicals that i was a fan of the first act than the second act are Into the Woods and Dear Evan Hansen. Rent was not the case luckily
the only reason is and I can count at least 5 interviews where Lin said this: "surround yourself with people who know things you don't and listen to them, AND let the best idea in the room win, no matter who says it and why."
that's why Lin is consistent. it's his understanding and internalizing his lack of knowledge and how to find those who know to guide him. he's said this about Hamilton many times, and now Tik Tik Boom.
TICK TICK BOOM is a blessing from the theatre gods no doubt
Oh. I think Andrew needs an Oscar. His performance was that good. This was truly one of the best movie musicals I've seen.
Everyone was too busy focusing on the movie Andrew might be in instead of focusing on what we know he’s in
Word!
Sondheim's actually voice also made a cameo. He recorded the voicemail telling Larson that he had a future after the workshop. Originally Whitford had recorded it, but Sondheim wasn't satisfied with the dialogue, so he rewrote it and recorded it for Lin in case Whitford was not available to do it. And it's not like Lin was going to turn down the opportunity for a Sondheim rewrite and cameo.
I knew I didn't recognize the voice!
That's amazing of him
I loved Tick Tick Boom before it was a movie musical, and the movie definitely wasn’t what I was expecting, but it was so good. I liked how you saw things that songs in Tick Tick Boom were based off of. Example, rather than the song “Green Green Dress” you saw Susan wearing the green dress. And also, the whole thing was incredible. I love it. Let Lin direct every movie musical.
Definitely agree with you! I also liked the funny bits, like how they cut sugar, but they still nod to it when he sings a little of it in the diner.
They actually filmed for the green green dress number but they cut it. But Andrew & Alexandra recorded the song. It’s a bonus track on the soundtrack
@@beyondnostalgia8123 I saw that! So cool.
An RnB version of the song is playing "on the radio" in that scene when they're having sex 😉 I thought that was an awesome little cameo
it blew my mind when you said "why do we write like we're running out of time" because LMM saw Jonathan Larson as a role model, after seeing Rent and being in Tick Tick BOOM, and then that line going into one of his greatest creations?
I LOVED tick, tick... boom! The loving heart behind this adaptation is so obvious. I also really appreciated how they honored the one-man show version and three-person staged version alongside the cinematic parts.
I had read somewhere that the three person version was incorporated partly because Jonathon's sister didn't feel it felt right for the film to just soley be the one man show. She said it didn't feel right somehow to see someone else playing her brother on the screen.
The final voicemail in Tick Tick Boom is actually Sondheim, so I rewatched it today and started BAWLING. RIP Stephen💗
I think you can really feel the passion Lin poured into this movie and the production team + cast which I think makes it so special because you can tell he knows what theatre is. Also I love the movie shots with the performance shots interchanging. This is by far my favourite movie adaptation of a musical ALSO THE FANGIRLING IS REAL WHEN YOU WATCH SUNDAY
My favorite movie adaptation will always be Grease
As a lover of the stage version, I was so ecstatic when I heard it was being turned into a movie! Everyone was phenomenal. The set, costume designer, and of course the screenplay and direction were so amazing!! Particularly during Why, I’ve always loved the song because it makes me think of my mom’s best friend who sadly passed away about a decade ago. I sincerely look up to him, as we have similar interests and I think we would have been best friends. Just hearing that last verse in the song made me want to pursue my dreams even more by achieving the same goals he did, and I was so glad I got that reassurance that even though I know it’ll be pretty challenging, I can do it ❤️❤️
I'm a complete musical and theatre noob who knew literally zero about Jon Larson or Rent, I went into this film purely because I love Andrew Garfield and I was left stunned by this film! Not just because of his performance and the fact could SING (the soundtrack is also on repeat for me lol), but the story just really resonated with me about how it's all about failure and feeling lost. It combined the best of film and musical seamlessly. It's made me very interested in the real Jon Larson, which I think is a good thing for a film celebrating him, because it was about his lowest parts and alluded that his masterpiece was ahead of him. Really smart storytelling and directing!
I recommend you watch the 2005 movie version of Rent. If you can put aside the OBC that came back were in their 30's, it's worth it for them alone especially a pre Frozen Idina Menzel.
I thought tick tick boom was bloody brilliant. Andrew ANDREW I could go on for ages about how much I appreciated how much care he put into the role. I loved this musical, I truly want to see more of that Superbia song that Gizel Jimenez and Joshua Henry were singing. I've been playing 30/90 nonstop for days now. This movie musical deserves all the hype!
I loved Tick, Tick, Boom. I think as someone who is a mature student (I'm 26) at university, I definitely understood the pressure Jonathan was placing on himself to achieve everything before turning thirty. I also went into this movie completely blind, I had heard the title, but never listened to a soundtrack, so I was absolutely blown away (and cried....a lot). And then I watched it again the next day! It was definitely a musical we needed right now - just from the idea of two very different pandemics occurring and people feeling like nothing is being done while their loved ones are becoming sick and passing away. I think Tick, Tick, Boom is a new favourite, for sure.
I've been one of very few people in my life that has been OBSESSED with this show. When I heard it was becoming a movie and that LIN was directing it - I screamed!
I think that people judge Lin because of the super stardom that Hamilton created and that everything he touches has a rap in it; but they often forget that he is a genuine FAN of musical theatre, he's a full on theatre nerd like all of us. I knew that he would respect the piece of art that is TTB because he respects what it represents. He is not a big studio director that is jaded in the world of directing and wants everything to be big and flashy and commercially sellable, he wanted to honor Jonathan Larson - and he really delivered!
Truly. I could not have been happier with the movie!!
Hi Kat. I loved your review. My friends are sick of hearing me gush about this movie. 😃😃. I just wanted to put in a positive word about Vanessa. I thought she was a fantastic addition and also humble enough to play a smaller role. I like her more every time I see her. I’m always looking forward to your next installment. Thanks again!!
I absolutely loved it! Andrew Garfield was absolutely brilliant as Jonathan Larson and the other actors were brilliant as well! And of course I can't forget the music which was also amazing.
After the death of Stephen Sondheim, a happy theatre video is what I needed thank you Kat!
Honestly
I loved Tick Tick Boom. It is honestly one of my favorite movie musicals, to date. I agree. If Andrew doesn’t get some sort of recognition as Jonathan, I will be so disappointed. This movie makes me more excited, if at all possible, for West Side Story in a couple of weeks
The first time I watched it I liked it. Then I watched it two days later and feel in love with it. I've now watched it 4 times and have fallen down the rabbit hole of watching old recordings of the show and obsessively listening to the movie soundtrack. It just consumed me.
I feel like with some movie-musical adaptions, some seem like they were made to boost an ego or sell an impressive spectacle to win some awards. Tick, tick, boom, on the other hand, just felt like it was made with a genuine love and understanding of the source material and what it represents as well as love for the creator of the original show.
I always knew Lin was the perfect (maybe the *only* ) person to direct this movie, but man, even with my high expectations it still blew me away!
It feels like such an incredible gift, honestly, that this little, pretty under-the-radar show that's meant so much to me for yeeears and years ever got made at all, but especially that it got made with such deep love and care by one of the people probably most impacted by Jonathan's work. But even though I think his deep connection with the work is the backbone of it all, I also just think Lin is really freaking fantastic at musical story telling, and it does make sense that that would translate into his technical ability in directing as much as it does in his writing.
And on another note, I hope TTB introduces a lot of new people to RENT as well! I feel like a lot of young people today might not realize just how game changing RENT was - so much of what seems standard for Broadway now, is a standard very largely because RENT happened. I'm not an expert on Broadway history, so it's possible I have a bias toward Jonathan's work since it was what got *me* so deeply invested in musical theater haha, but it really does feel like, while there had been excellent and highly successful rock/modern musicals before that (Hair probably being the main one), RENT was that cultural shift that made it the *norm* . And it makes me so happy that this gorgeous movie exists as a love letter to Jonathan's legacy, and to the craft overall :)
I honestly loved the movie! Made me very emotional in almost every scene hahah! I knew Andrew was a great actor but I definitely was not expecting his performance to just blow me away. I think what I loved most about the movie was the transition from dialogue to song and they just knew how to do it right.
i loved it. i really loved it. but it's definitely for a specific audience. there's a lot of things that people out of musical theatre world won't understand (yeah, especially the cameos). the cast is just perfect, but as much as i loved Andrew as Jonathan, we need to talk more about Robin de Jesus. ALSO, so sad Raul Esparza couldn't be part of the whole list of cameos.
After watching the trailer and reading about the plot of tick tick boom I didn't think id be interested. I ended up watching it and was blown away. definitely something I will be rewatching. as an entrepreneur I kind of related to the feeling of always having to create the next big thing
Loved every performance! Am quite shocked u did not like vanessa’s performance tho she was great. Therapy and come to your senses was everything. Great casting by lin.
Agreed, I have gone from really not rating her voice back in the day (HSM, RENT at the Bowl) to really appreciating for what it is. Plus her acting has DEFINITELY gotten better.
I thought she was alright, but compared to every other incredible performance in the movie, hers felt subpar. I did think her performance in Come to Your Senses was her best in the movie, but I couldn’t help wanting to just see Susan sing the whole thing.
I'm not even 30 yet; i'm a 26 year old singer/songwriter, composer and i already resonate with that feeling of anxiety of getting my work out their before i turn 30.
I'm a 29 year old musical theatre geek without a job and just wants stability as a college grad and about to look for part time employment. I'm just fine being in the audience
Vanessa was amazing in this movie too. Harmonies was great. I love you girl you are funny and seems really nice.
I felt like this movie was made specifically for me! I've loved this show (and Rent!) since middle school and Lin, Andrew, Robin, Vanessa and the whole cast did something truly special. It made me fall in love with theatre again and even got me inspired to finish some old writing projects I've. had going for years now. I love them all fo this. Thank you Jonathan Larson.
When I found it on Netflix, I didn't even realize it was directed by Lin Manuel Miranda-
But I absolutely loved it! I went into it knowing nothing and I was honestly surprised by the stellar cast like-
I cannot recommend it enough to anyone who hasn't watched it yet :)))
I'm so excited to see what other movies Lin gets to direct, so many people don't realise that this was his first movie directing credit and he did amazing!! I lowkey wish he had directed In The Heights too
So do I. One classic musical he should remake is Hello Dolly
The more research I do the more stunned I am by the detail and intention and research that went into making a movie that captured Jonathan's essence. Both telling it as Jonathan and as an audience. Lin brought theatre to film and film to theatre and 🤯
My favourite scene in tick tick boom is the pool scene when all the notes float from the tile. I just thought it was so beautiful and unique.
I cried a lot the first time I saw it, but I watched it again right after Sondheim passed and I SOBBED until it hurt. It is a very special movie-one I will rewatch many, many times.
I also noticed that this video has over a thousand likes and not one thumbs down. That says a lot!
I was so pleasantly surprised at how much I loved this movie. I watched it three times the first night. And then again the following day. I absolutely agree with your assessment of it and the details you pointed out. I feel like it just hit the sweet spot of deep emotion and passion for people in general, but for creatives especially. I was hit hard by it and I absolutely cannot get enough. This is one of the best movie musicals I have ever seen. There are so many moments that I just keep coming back to that bring joy and also heartbreak. Truly a piece of artwork.
I saw somewhere that Lin said that he filled Sunday with so many cameos because he wanted it to be Jonathon's dream choir or something similar and it made the cameos go from a novelty to something special to me.
To add to this and there’s a point to all of it, there’s the story of Bernadette Peter in this movie. It was something like, because she originated Dot in Sunday in the Park with George, and wanted to partake in this movie, she went and sought out Sondheim’s permission because of how close they were to the original material. He said go for it and she was happy to do it, with Garfield’s Larson bringing her in close to his heart vs George pushing her away.
I feel like LMM and Larson to an extent, showed the upmost respect towards Broadway and all the stars that that was greatly reciprocated by everybody playing a role in some form. It’s like they all wanted to show their own respect to Larson and his work. It just made it even more special because, as we know, majority of those actors rarely if ever take part in something like this unless they’re well highlighted. Just a great tribute to Larson. You don’t have to like Rent to know the impact it had putting Bway on a totally different path than it had been since like, the early 80s.
Can you believe Lin did not get nominated for an Academy Award for this movie? This was one of the best directed movies I have seen in years!
The difference between TTB and other movie musicals is that it finds clever and naturalistic ways to introduce the songs, by firstly having them be literally performed on stage, and then sung in settings where it feels “normal” (eg at the party where the attendees sing with Jon on piano), before staging them as obviously fantasy pieces (Sunday). This overcomes the issue in most movie musicals when characters seem to randomly break into song, and it means that when that does happen later on, the audience is used to songs appearing out of nowhere and it doesn’t jar or feel contrived like it sadly often does in movies (as opposed to on stage where the audience has a higher level of suspension of disbelief). This feels to me to be a deliberate choice and shows a really good understanding of the difficulty of putting musicals on screen from Lin Manuel Miranda, and is really encouraging in respect what he might be able to achieve on screen.
This movie was absolutely incredible! Andrew Garfield's performance was phenomenal - GIVE HIM ALL THE AWARDS!
I think one reason is not just the direction, but the cast. Andrew Garfield was amazing, I mean he was perfect. Alexandra Shipp had such a good acting range and fit her character perfectly. The rest of the supporting cast and singers were simply amazing, it was obvious a lot of love and care went into this movie.
I watched Tick Tick Boom for the first time backstage at my school’s fall musical with all of my theatre friends who were geeking out about it the whole time, so I know I’ll always have fond memories of this movie
I knew I was going to like this movie regardless cuz I love musical theatre & history of it sooooo much.
But now having seen it....it’s one of my favorite films ever, definitely of the year so far (can’t wait for West Side Story, RACHEL ZEGLERRRRR!!! ❤️). It spoke so much to me about the passion you have for something & even if it takes so much of your life, there won’t be anything to regret because art is just THAT powerful & important & it is definitely important to me! I still can’t believe Lin directed this, I didn’t even notice it was a first time film director, it felt sooooo professional while also breathing new life to a continuing line of great lives! I love this movie, Andrew (OH my god ANDREWWWWW!! 🥰), the music, everything in it felt so right & inspiring. I needed this movie especially at my post college life. Here’s to our boho days! 🥂🎶☺️💖
Brooooo. I’m never this early to her videos. Anyways I had my first audition today for the school one act play and I got a callback!
The thing that makes tick tick BOOM work is that the folks behind the camera didn't try to take the musical and plop it onto film without changing anything. They translated the energy of live performance by using visual storytelling techniques that only work in cinema.
This video is single handedly saving me from the stress of tech week
Still wish Raul made a cameo!
Think it's my fave movie musical this year. I really liked Jamie great movie musical, I only saw DEH 2 weeks back at Sydney film festival & it's not even out in Australian cinemas yet. But I liked it but I prefer the musical more(who knows maybe West Side might take over it I think I'll like it but not as much as tick tick boom)
I've never listened or watched the show before the film. Love it. Hope Andrew gets a nom for globe and Oscar.
I was so blown away by the performances, Andrew really arrived in this movie as one of the best actors of his generation, and it was so special to see my friend Robin (we used to wait tables in NYC together!) get the chance to show the world how special he is. So tremendously proud of everyone who made this movie
I’ve always had the desire to write something that would change the world but I never knew what. I’ve had countless ideas but nothing that I would dare to show to others. When I first saw Hamilton I was inspired to try to write a musical, but I had absolutely no idea what it would be about. The gears in my head started turning the instant I saw Tick, Tick… Boom! And while in the shower Sunday night listening to 30/90 on a loop thinking about the words “write about what you know”, inspiration struck. Feel free to pin this comment so 10 years down the road we can come back to this and see where this journey started
This film should win the Oscar's for film, best actor, director.
I definitely wasn’t expecting Tick, Tick…Boom, directed by a total newcomer to actual directing of films, to come out of 2021 as the most well regarded musical of this year or in many years, but here we are. I actually haven’t seen this sort of movie do so well with both critics and audiences in a while… it’s usually one, the other, or neither.
I am a 24 year old man who watched it alone on my computer at like 3am and I was crying for a majority of the film. Openly sobbing. The message was so clear and well spoken throughout the film. Movie musicals especially as of late have had missteps and I think the majority come from the joy of spectacle. The reason why musical theatre and broadway is so powerful is because of the messages you can deliver and the emotions that can be expressed in only this unique medium. Movie musicals tend to forget this and simply take a stage show and use film as a vehicle to amplify the showmanship when spectacle is so rarely the point in the first place. There are plenty of visual effects in Tick Tick Boom but they always service the story and the messages that are being told, and enhance the pacing, but are never interested in simply getting a "wow" from the viewing audience. Also Andrew Garfield is an unbelievable talent and is one of the most believable performers working today, which is essential to a film like this. It isn't about getting big names with decent singing voices, you need someone who connects with the material and will do it justice to get the script to leap off the page and be displayed on your screen. Overall a phenomenal movie and my wife refuses to watch it because I cried too much and she said that she isn't able to handle that level of emotion right now so the battle to convince her begins. I love your review!
I somehow managed to get 3 non-theater friends to watch the movie because I wanted to see what normal people thought about it (because I loved it and it’s actually my favorite musical) and all of them really liked it! They all really enjoyed the heart of the story, and it think that’s the big thing about the movie. How much love and care went into it
Hope you're doing well Kat. You've been in my thoughts lately. Love you ❤
The film is everything, I am obsessed! It moved me so much - It’s the first time in a long time I cried almost the whole way through a musical & the last time I did it was Rent. I’ve watched it a few times already & yes totally have other soundtrack looping in my head I’m every moment. I even went to see a band last night & STILL woke up with this soundtrack in my brain today. This is the first time I’ve seen your channel & am definitely now subscribing!
I don’t have netflix, so I was chomping at the bit to see this movie until a friend showed it to me on her account last week, and it was absolutely life-changing. I agree with just about everything said here; it felt so deeply human in a way that connected me back to myself, and I could talk about it for hours.
Also, the day the cut footage of Green Green Dress is released is the day my soul might finally know peace.
Come To Your Senses was sensational. I fully loved that they gave it the In His Eyes treatment. The harmonies were delicious.
I also need a stage revival of Tick Tick Boom with Andrew Garfield, Josh Henry and Vanessa Hudgens please.
This movie was so good! I think it’s really helped by how it’s really consistent and never loses focus. The performance/narration bits were super effective and I think it makes a big difference that there was a mix between songs performed in the moment and songs performed on stage. I love how after seeing Renee Elise Goldsberry and Phillipa Soo in the diner scene I was like “this room must be full of Broadway stars” and I was totally right. I don’t really get the impression that this movie has been super popular but it really should be. It’s so much better than any other movie musical I’ve seen in the last couple years.
I've never cried at a movie or tv show ever but this came very very close is all I'll say
Considering that I have watched it three times so far and will be watching it again several more times...I can say that I absolutely adored every second of it. You, Katherine Steele, are 100% correct in every single thing you said in this video. Your observations and opinions are just so true and intelligent. Thank you for this video!!
I absolutely loved this movie! I loved recognising all the broadway actors in “Sunday”
I just wanted to say I'm so glad your channel exists Kat. It brings me such joy to see you talk about theatre because you're so passionate about it. It reminds me what I love about working in the theatre :)
I’ve never really thought about Vanessa Hudgens before but in this song she blew me away even with her small part. She’s quite the singer and not gonna lie, absolutely gorgeous here. That hair flip. Wow!
I almost didn't recognize her with her hairstyle. But I've been a fan of her since High School Musical
I would really love to see a video from you about Stephen Sondheim. Watching this movie right after his passing was such a shock due to his presence in the film.
I’ve seen the movie twice and have the album on repeat especially 30/90, Boho Days and Therapy
I LITERALLY sobbed at the end.... Did I know what would happen? Yes of course. However, I still cried. Andrew as Jonathan was breathtaking. He killed it and completely sold it for me. Tick tick boom was a masterpiece in my opinion. Especially being that Rent was the first musical I was exposed to live, Tick tick boom really hit a soft spot for me.
I really liked Tick Tick Boom. It was very real and unapologetic. I just really liked it. The need to be creative was very big for me in this movie. My husband has felt like Johnathan Larson because he is also a creative he is trying to get his work out there it is not easy.
There is so much love in this production, and you feel it. You KNOW everyone involved was so passionate about the project, and that's why it's such a strong film.
I love movie musicals with a passion, and Tick Tick Boom might just be my 3rd favorite. Which doesn't sound like high praise but it really is, it just doesn't beat out Rent and the godly La La Land. People, movie musicals can be incredible and this is yet another prime example of why
Tick tick boom has been my absolute favorite musical for quite some time now, and I am SO HAPPY about this adaptation. I think everything was right about it and it's reaching so many people that would have never even heard of the musical. I've already seen it twice and it's just a masterpiece.
YAY YOUR BACK I MISSED YOU!!
Kat ilysm ur such an inspiration
Loved hearing your thoughts on this.
Tick Tick… Boom was magical
Just watched it last night, it's such a masterpiece!
I loved it! Also been listening to the soundtrack on repeat. And when not listening, I've had Boho Days stuck in my head. "This is the life, bo bo bo bo bo" over and over and over and over
thank you for the black and white moments!! it was a really great way to save myself from spoilers
I’m always psyched to see a video from you show up on my home screen! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I absolutely love Tik Tik Boom it may not be happy but it’s also not as sad as I thought it would be because when I first watch rent I balled my eyes out because it was so heartbreaking Tik Tik Boom may not have the originality as a Jonathan Larson‘s but it’s still really amazing and I love the story and how they tell it
My name is Scott and you scared the crap out of me during the intro, lol.
I love this musical so much and it means a lot to me, so when I hear people saying good things about it, I genuinely want to cry
I was wondering when you were going to post a response to the movie. I saw it the day it was released and was obsessed! As soon as I saw I was like, I cannot wait to hear what Katherine thinks! Plus I also cannot stop listening to the soundtrack! It’s now like part of my morning routine. Wake up, listen to the album, get a good cry in, then start my day! 😂
I didn’t love this movie, but I can appreciate how artistic it is
So did I. And it was able to keep me invested in the story
It also helped that lin was IN a production of tick tick boom...with karen olivo AND leslie odom, jr. it was GREAT and im so glad lin got to direct this movie !!!
Tick Tick Boom is a musical movie that know it's a movie, and it's not trying to be a theatrical show at all. I think that's what makes it absolutally amazing, and 100% worth watching a million times ✨
I would love a video on Stephen Sondheims career and life. You always seem to know so much about composers and it would be a nice tribute.
It was so much better than I was afraid of. I get the feeling LMM was as frustrated by the Rent movie as I was, and determined to not make any of the same mistakes - like, say, _completely ignoring all the points where the show tells you exactly how to film it_ - and holy crap that worked.
I love how there are so many references crammed in that if you don't recognise, you won't even know they are references.
I will always rather see a great actor who can convince you they can sing than a great singer who's more wooden than the set. This film did test that a bit, though. There are noticeable moments when Garfield not being able to sing a line as written really did negatively impact the songs - "Why" especially. The two verses set the stage for the bridge, which absolutely rips your heart out, then the third verse gently brings you down again. Cutting the bridge offended me into all caps in my notes.
The visualisations were wonderful. Especially the ones in the pool.
I could have done without the second iteration of "Come To Your Senses" over the credits. There were plenty of songs that didn't make it into the movie, why was there any need to repeat one? Could have stuck "See Her Smile" in there, or the full version of "LCD Readout".
There's such a meta juxtaposition between this movie and "It's A Sin", for me. Obviously only one of them is a musical, one is set in London and the other New York, one is all about AIDS and the other only includes it as a single strand of the plot; but in an odd way, "Tick, Tick... BOOM" is what "It's A Sin" kept(entirely deliberately, I'm sure) trying to be, what its characters deserved, but it kept being forcibly ripped away from. They would make interesting companion pieces, I think.
I love you Kat!! You’re so brilliant and encouraging and articulate your thoughts on theatre so well. I used to watch you a while back and got busy with life but it’s so good to see how much your channel has grown!!! Keep up the great work!!❤️
I’m a huge Rent fan and I definitely had heard of Tick Tick Boom, but for whatever reason had never engaged with it before this film. I’m actually glad I had never interacted with it before watching it just the other week because I am actually so glad my first interaction was watching this film. It truly, honestly, really felt like it was meant to be presented this way. Like absolutely stunning, the way the film was shot matched so well with the story and music. I was in awe. Maybe one day I’ll see a staged version, and maybe my opinion will change. But right now, * chefs kiss 👨🏽🍳 💋
I don't think I've ever related to a movie so much in my life. I just turned 37 and I'm still struggling in my career as a visual artist. I hear that tick tick tick every second, I think I cried throughout the whole movie. I'm in the middle of my third watch and I still am amazed