I Actually Watched James Corden & Camila Cabello's Cinderella 2021...
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- I did it, I actually watched James Corden in Camila Cabello in Cinderella 2021.
Big thanks to Noble Lucy for watching Cinderella 2021 with me.
It was painful to watch, twice... Had to remake the video nearly 3 times. The last video I did called "How James Corden Went From "Lovable Brit" to Intolerable Brat..." became a massive hit on this channel. I went into detail about James Corden became a bit of a brat.
But I did say in that video that I'd watch this film if that video got over 500 likes. Safe to say that goal was achieved. 
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"It doesn't look that bad"
- me, seconds before we pressed the play button
Typical acacia door lover
Oh, you poor poor fool
@@WickedWiz *Amogus*
@@scoongula *Amogus*
@@straight3128 amogus
"James corden becomes human"
suspension of disbelief RUINED
"According to the narrator, they are... cray."
It hadn't quite been driven in just how bad the film is until you'd said that.
The film was so bad, it was hard to just get through this video. This is of no fault of The Wiz, he's great, and the only way I can have someone describe this garbage to me in one sitting.
I don't get "cray". Could someone pls explain to a non-native speaker?
@@tubensalat1453 "Cray" is short for "crazy." You'll often hear people saying "cray-cray," too, which means the same thing.
The use of "cray" here is similar to a teenager saying something like "L-O-L" out-loud, which makes a lot of people cringe.
I'm only in my mid-30s but I'm feeling more and more like a boomer every single day.
@@JDLupus Thanks!
@Kurt Angle In A Tiny Cowboy Hat Gawd, I'd give you a hug of solidarity both if I could and if it were wanted...!
I'm surprised that you're still alive after watching this tbh.
That makes two of us
No kidding. I imagine most sane people watching this would end up looking like they stared straight into the Ark of the Covenant.
@@MoostachedSaiyanPrince As A guy from Jupiter, there are many worst movies here. But this makes me get a shot gun and shoot myself at the head. Before shooting the computer
They could have explained the 'nobody will recognise you' part by saying "only people who love you or what you do will recognise you" that would put a weight on the fact that the step mother and sisters don't love her or what she does but the prince loves her and the other queen loves her dresses.
Oh God, poor Pierce Brosnan. From James Bond in the golden years to random side character in this absolute reject of a movie.
I think he had like 1 good Bond movie.
Honestly, this is just bad, Sean Connery has been in absolute awful shit. His last film was a Animated Movie that makes Big Mouth look like Cinderella.
@@abyzzwarrior3305 to be fair, so did Dalton and arguably Lazenby
Then there’s Black Adam where he looks fucking awesome.
Golden years? Hardly!
I will have to say that it's neat that they went with the original line of reasoning for Cinderella's name (yeah, her name actually was Ella, and because of all the chores she had to do she got a lot of soot on her from the fireplace, so her mean stepsisters called her Cinder Ella), but seems like they completely missed the fact that this detail was originally there to characterize the stepsisters. Not surprising.
Thought it was her "nickname" because she was forced to sleep by the fireplace in the kitchen for warmth because they didn't allow her a room or even a bed.
Btw Cinderella’s name is actually Ella. It even explains that in the original story, and by that I mean the Brothers Grim fairy tale. She’s called Cinderella because she is always covered in soot from cleaning the fireplace which hides her beauty.
Same in many other versions of the story, like Ashputtel. In the Ojibwa version she’s called Sootface.
That's genius. I never knew that before.
It's odd that so many people think of the classic Disney movies as 'the originals' when even the Grim brothers' collection was an anthology of oral tradition.
Some of the stories in Disney's classics are so old I wouldn't be surprised if on the course of bombing Iraq they find a clay tablet telling how they enjoyed a story about a pristess that lives with 7 dwarves and gets cursed with sleep from a poisoned fig, the despot's son wakes her up with a kiss and makes her his concubine.
Didn't the Grims wrote in German?
That would also explain why Ella Enchanted is Ella Enchanted 😂😁
I commend you for wanting to endure this entire film. But also you're a goddamn masochist for even watching it.
Bravo to you, good sir.
He didn't want to watch it he made a promise on another video if he got 500 likes he would watch it and make a video about and the video got 500 likes.
I saw a clip of Cinderella and the Fab G, and knew that I already hated it, so I never watched it.
Having watched this review, it's clear that they didn't understand, and I'm fact held contempt for the source material, which is a real shame!
The Take's take on Cinderella as a strong yet soft and feminine role model is spot on when they mention that people hold such contempt for women being strong and independent in other ways than being an assertive businessswoman.
You can be feminine, caring, sensitive and kind, but still be smart, strong and independent.
I'm impressed you were able to get through it. honestly the newer Disney doesn't even compare to the originals
I just wanted to live up to my word. This isn’t even Disney or at least I could never accept it as such!
*true facts*
while i do agree most of the remakes arent as good, this isnt even a disney production! i liked the disney cinderella remake quite a bit but this just sucks
Wrong Movie. Cinderella is in the public domain so anyone can make a Cinderella movie. They just can't make a Cinderella Movie that looks like the Disney one. Remember that
This “Cinderella” was NOT made by Disney.
It's so interesting to me that Disney's Cinderella, a old folk tale that has been done so many times before and after Disney, has become the default "Original" Cinderella. They even did a lifeaction remake themselves some years back, and this look more similar to that one if anything. And I get it, that was one of the best versions of the story still and it's interesting how they completely lost the sense of whimsy and personal stakes that made it interesting.
ikr, i find it very frustrating. the disney version is not the original.
@@jeromealday614 I think that was the first time that people had seen Cinderella. Remember, many were watching TV to not listen to their Grandfather about How he killed 2 German during D-DAY
You ripping on James Corden for like 2 minutes was funnier than his whole career.
It's not a Disney remake.
It's not remaking the "oryginal" Disney animated movie.
It's not even disney.
It just takes the fairy tale of Cinderella and shits itself. Where the "evil" stepmother is no longer the villain its the patriarchy.
Thank you. I pasued it at where he was talking about the mice making the dress and I'm pretty sure that didn't happen in the Brothers Grimm version I read as a child.
Man really thought disney invented fairytales huh 😭 the mouse has officially won.
Are you okay Wiz? No human should ever have to go through that 😂
After this, sometimes I just laugh hysterically in public but besides that I’m ok
@@WickedWizI feels some shock and a bit of strokes but I am fine.... Totally fine
It feels like they had a wardrobe before they had a plot. Like the whole film was improvised around what props they had.
Someone going into a storage room spotting a dead mouse and a disheveled prom dress and then coming up with this film makes more sense to me than somebody actually sitting down and crafting it out of love and respect for the source material.
To be fair, there have been great films (and TV episodes in particular) that have come out of having stuff around and making do with what you've got.
One of the strange things about art is the more restrictions an artists has or puts on themselves, the better it tends to be.
However, in this case they didn't think or try, they just wanted to make things... Quirky. Trying to market a film to an audience they didn't understand, but at the same time knew it was an easy target audience and they had a chance to be upheld as this spotless amazing thing cause they dated to have such diversity and courage and blah blah blah.
Corporate marketing, especially in entertainment, has gotten really weird, pandering, and disgusting. Honestly, everyone on all sides should be disgusted and offended by it.
@@plzletmebefrank I’m thinking of a few Star Trek episodes.
@@putz5872 For things that improv'd and worked well or badly?
@@plzletmebefrank For things that worked. I just saw a TNG episode recently with a bunch of rustic space Irishman who get transported to a planet of clones. It’s campy but fun and still thought provoking.
The movie was so bad that even my 2 sisters, who regularly watch this type of movies (Musicals/comedies/Stupid dramas) said that they absolutely hated it lol
I hope they're ok, I had to speak to a therapist after this.
“Find me in a pub and I’ll buy you a pint” The most British thing to say and I love it.
I knew I wouldn't like this movie because it's a jukebox musical, as in there's mostly covers of popular songs in it instead of an all original score. It's rare for me to enjoy a non-animated jukebox musical (like Mama Mia! for example).
i feel sorry for James Acaster, he's such a funny and down to earth comedian, it's a shame his first proper movie role was this dumpster fire of a movie.
Wasn't he i Cats too?? I feel he been in serval movies already.. 🤔 i might be wrong tho
@@flowerpower2906 Acaster has only been in Cinderella. James Corden was in Cats.
Same he's a pretty funny dude but it's not uncommon unfortunately
He just grabbed a big paycheck so he can go be funny elsewhere. It's like a A list star doing a Marvel movie. $
Not to mention Romesh and don’t even get me STARTED on Idina Menzel being disrespected like this. Absolute travesty, I hope they got paid damn well and had fun, at least.
i remember a commentary channel crying over the course of the movie. thts how painful it was so im sorry you went through this
Which one?
Out of all the movies that could be remade recreated whatsoever ofc the world needs another Cinderella on its mission to murder the original one..
They could have made Peter pan, or Christmas Carol (Charles Dicken story). Guess Cinder-Ella was very very less budget
If you can find it I recommend the 2000 TV movie with Marcella Plunkett in the title role. It doesn't attempt to copy the Disney version, but is its own thing, it's set consistently in the mid 20th century, and it has Kathleen Turner in it, and not James Corden.
i dunno, i mean some characters wear 1900s outfits but then the stepdamily's ballgowns are blatant 2000s ballgowns, an earlier scene (that was honestly really fetishy) had the stepsisters in bed wearing lingerie and garter belts, and there was just some random scene where the family goes hunting or something? And it took place in like Italy. It really was weird.
This has completely passed me by. Like, COMPLETELY. My only explanation (because I usually at least know that there's new Disney live-action remake happening) is that I saw Camila Cabello and thought nope, because I'm not a teenager.
But now I'm watching this and my face is frozen in a rictus of horror. It started with OH NO, James Acaster? Nooooo,.Then we went on to OH NO, Rob Beckett? Why, Rob Beckett? And then came the final insult: Romesh Ranganathan. ROMESH RANGANATHAN. ROMESSHHH RANGANATHAN. I suppose the pandemic hit pretty hard? Or this was a case of 'they backed the dump truck of money right up to my door'.
I'm not surprised at Pierce Brosnan or Minnie Driver (king and queen) 'cos they're actors - they've been in bombs before and they will be again.
But the above were comedians I actually liked and respected! WTF. I'm at 6:17 right now - if I watch any more and find out that David Mitchell or Lee Mack or Russell Howard were in this turkey, I will need thoughts and prayers. ALLLL OF THEM.
This is not a Disney movie though
@@Eutha yeah, it’s just a shitty one
@@projectphantom3135 No, it's an Amazon movie. Disney didn't have anything to do with it. Not trying to protect Disney, but the blame deserves to go on the ones actually responsible. Disney one was from 2015, this is the 2021 one.
@@jerpent Yepppppp
This is a little off topic, but as a teenager, I saw Camila Cabello and also thought nope. Trust me, not all of us like her. Not to sound as if I'm saying "I'm not like other teenagers #quirky," but just wanted to point that out. We aren't a hivemind!
I'm sorry if I misunderstood what you meant, though. Back on the topic that matters here, I do agree with you and many that the movie is awful. I especially dislike how they made Cinderella, from what I've seen, the "I'm not like other girls" trope. That really seems to be a common theme going on in movies, and it really sucks.
"nice fairytale film about a woman loses her slipper.......and gets laid". hmm my exact thoughts as a kid.
"that was painful" yep just hearing your thoughts on this film gave me second-hand cringe. Why does this film exist? Why did I watch a 20 minute video on a movie that I know was a dumpster fire? I don't know, maybe we will find out on a future episode of Unsolved Mysteries
The unsolved mysteries of Jack Daniels. From Matthew Santoro being a dingus to James Corden becoming a Mouse. This is a strange channel.
Why did Jame Corden was given the name James? Why did he become a mouse and a cat? Is he indeed human? And is the world flat? We will answer these question in corden-globe mysteries
you & your mate
took one for the team there..!
lol
no doubt it was agony to watch.
✌🏻✌🏼✌🏽✌🏾✌🏿🇦🇺
I still get flashbacks to Mouse Corden...
@@WickedWiz Lol
Why did they take all the love and the joy out of it?
Diversity and inclusion are the main theme now. Everything else is secondary.
@@CrustyUgg I feel like blaming the diversity and inclusion is kinda missing the point. You can make a good film or show with diversity. The problem lies when you rely on an already famous IP that will guarantee you make money despite the talentless writing and acting. (And honestly this is more tokenism then real representation.)
@@byronholt2031 You can make good films with diversity, but forcing it into a story that inherently can't support it or needs it will end badly. The classical "disney story" is based on the brothers grimms story and it just doesn't have it, and unless you make a modern retelling it can't have it.
@@volundrfrey896 You can remake a story, like what they were attempting with Cinderella, include the original themes and plot, while changing characters or story components. 7 samurai vs magnificent 7, same story and ideas, completely different cast and representation.
@@byronholt2031 Yes? We're at a completely different goal post now.
this makes me realize how good the original actually is
Which one?
@@jonnyvelocity the 1950 one
This reminds me of the introduction of Saber in FSN UBW abridged. Basically King arthur but female acclimating to all the modern slang.
I forgot to thank you for watching this, so that we don't have to...not that I would, but you've sated my morbid curiosity.
James Acaster, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett, and others should be embarrassed. I guess it paid better than your average stand-up gig.
It was painful to watch, and edit, even with a lot of help. Glad you could share my pain haha
Yeah I was disappointed they'd agree to be a part of anything with james corden involved.
They should have stuck to the original Grimm ending for the step sisters. That would have made this film much more entertaining.
Watching them squirm and scream as they cut their feet up and being pecked at would make this film endlessly more entertaining.
Took me a second to realize that there’s no way the guy they cast to be the prince could be the queen’s son.
Edit: I’m an idiot. There’s actually more than one queen in the film.
OK, now I'm interested in the Story of the Harem King
Yes a new video! Good job and I love yoir channel. The subscriber count has just been going up. Cheers!
Glad you enjoy!
Thx for the vid Wiz! And three midllefingers to amazon & Bezos.
I like to think this film didn't care about making a coherent story, just telling it in a fun digestible production for the actors/actresses.
They tried to make a Girl Boss movie and failed. Miserably. Also- Camila's a good singer. It's like they told her to not to sing well.
Or the only other times you've hear her sing the production value was of a much higher quality & more time was spent perfecting her voice.
I revomend Revolutinary Girl Utena, the narative actually points out the main flaw of Girlboss Feminism, that it only benefits the girls that get to be the boss, and it was a Anime made in the 90's
@@stephensmith7327 tell me you're a single virgin without telling me you're a single virgin
Yeah, well done, you! For, I had a go at that film last year and actually gave up on it within 8 minutes, which was 8 mins too long. Seriously, it was absolute shite! Awkward and off in every record.
Did you actually go to the cinema?
@@WickedWiz No, Amazon Prime!
"james cordon becomes human along with the other 2 mice"
that broke me , crying here :D
I'm proud of you bro. Taking lumps so we don't have to. Thank you for this, truly.
As far as I know this film is supposed to be a parody, the original one was a Disney movie and Disney already made a live action remake a few years back and it was pretty good. Even the trailer of this film made me sure that this is indeed a parody.
It’s a cringe parody at that
God damn this was an actual delight to watch 🤣 the RUclips video not the movie I haven't seen that 🤣
I figured I'd best be medicated before watching this review. I have never been able to do these sorts of movies. The only 'musical' movie I've ever enjoyed was Rocky Horror. As for Little Shop of Horrors, I'll take the original, non-musical and far creepier, and funnier original from 1960. I didn't know this movie (Cinderella 2021) existed before your video about James. And the only shots of Cats that I've seen were on that video of yours as well...yeah, I can't do these type of movies...
That was hard to watch! Definitely deserve the like!
1:20 I've never even heard of this dumpter fire, let alone seen it, and I can tell I should really be the one buyin' you a pint if I ever end up in the UK.
The fact that your beard is a better island than that world map is dubious
Anyone thinking this movie is woke or politicized is kinda of a brainlet tbh. This movie is straight up safe-pandering crap: from the "we have people of color and gays, look!" to the "female role model that needs no man", except the people of color and the gays are all tokenized, the "female that needs no man" still needs man to network and the prince's sister still uses nepotism to perpetuate the noble class.
It's the movie equivalent of saying "I have nothing against X group people, I even have friends that are X".
Honestly, if they just committed to entirely corrupting the formula, it could have been at least entertaining to watch. Just imagine Cinderella forming a Guerrilla, committing domestic terr0rism against the royal family and being a informant to Soviet Russia. Now that's woke!
The fact that it's self-pandering crap is e x a c t l y what makes it woke nonsense.
I would like to say that its "woke" in the modern understanding of the word, but that doesn't mean its not safe. Honestly, I think being "woke" is safe nowaydays. You just say gay people are good, racism is bad, and people pretend you're a hero for it.
Have you watched Revolutinary Girl Utena? It's a very interesting deconstruction of Fairytale Romance. And while there is no Terorism the movie (which is a condensed version of the series that runs heavily on symbolism) has our main character turn into a car to become her lover Anthy's vehicle of escape(she turns back later.) And so the two girls have to escape the setting as it literally and actively tries to kill them because they are no longer following the Narative. I recomend watching the series first though as it's easier to fallow.
For real! Someone called this woke and I’m like “HOW”. One POC existing isn’t woke, especially when they only appear for like 3 minutes of an entire 2 hour film
@@jessicawilliams3849 they're probably using Woke as code for "has black people". H Bomber guy has made a video about companies using these bigots as free advertisements by weaponising their outrage.
Thank you for your sacrifice...
For the Blood Gods
Making a video like this, requires multiple visualizations to take notes and to structure the script and the video.
I don't know how this guy is not full on anti-deppressants right now.
Luckily watching the movie multiple times doesn't turn you into a bottle of pills
My daughters watched this the other day. Correction, my under 6 daughters started to watch it, and changed it at the first song. Exact quote from my 5 ear old, " ahhhhhh no, nope, God no. That's awful!". I never misquote or hyperbolize, and she never talks like that. Thanks cringey also off putting reboot.
Sounds like you've got some very smart kids with a great sense of self respect!
When a movie is so awful it gives a speech boost to a 5 year old.
@@WickedWizAs a 13 YR old. I am thinking of not sleeping after watching this this movie. But yeah good reviews and congrats on you new Nvidia
I don’t believe that for a second 🤣
I mean the one thing I will say is that technically in the original faity tail she was called Cinderella cause she was forced to clean the chimney’s meaning she was perpetually covered in ash and cinder, granted I don’t think they knew that when they made this.
this just makes me think of that one time someone said "James Corden is basically someone who knew the world is a simulation but made a deal to the people running it to make him famous"
I salute your fortitude sir; I wouldn't have made it through the first musical number.
Good job Wiz!
Thanks Lynn
I would love to see a movie creation of the original grim fairy tail... eeesh. Also this isn't a remake of the Disney movie just an interpretation of the more common story for Cinderella.
This isn't a Grimm story. It was published by someone called Charles Perrault a hundred years before they went to work. He was also the original source for the stories we call "Red Riding Hood" and "Sleeping Beauty".
@@zh84 Oh well what do you know. I mean I know the grim story's wherent by them
They just compiled those stories.what are the differences between the grim compiled story and the Charles story?
@@davidstaffen6783 No idea; I've never read either.
@@zh84 well Ella's father isn't dead and he let's the abuse happen, the sister get there eyes jabbed out and there's more abuse. The story people commonly use is the Disney adaptation.
I'm looking forward to that Pint,
I had no clue James Acaster was in this film, and I feel incredibly sorry for him having to spend time on screen with James corden
Theres only one true Live Cinderella adaptation and it has Brandi in it
The prince looks like the antagonist. He's got one of those "put your hands over you drinks, ladies" faces
My honest first reaction to reading this title was to say, "no..." in disbelief
WW: ... Cinderella sneaks out to sell some dr...
My Mind: Drugs?!
WW: ...esses.
I don't know, for some reason it would not surprise me if Cinderella sold drugs in this movie.
Same cause she looks like that she has gotten Crack addiction
Another great video!
Cheers Smokey
If you want to watch a great movie about Cinderella, I recommend to watch "Three Wishes for Cinderella" (1973). It's an oldie, but a goodie.
thank you for saving me from this spotify sponsership
Omg, Thank you and sorry that you watched it for us
Ever After (1998) with Drew Barrymore, Dougray Scott, and Angelica Houston is a much better Cinderella live action movie. I highly recommend watching that instead of whatever this is.
If you want a good live action Cinderella story... Ever After. It's a fucking amazing film.
Ok, in fairness, she does tell the godmother that she is meeting someone and he makes an exception in the magic for him. Still doesn't explain the Queen lady, but there was a reason the prince recognized her.
I also have a Ducky keyboard and Logitech Superlight X. They are great.
I'm still waiting for that pint of Guinness, Mr.Wiz
this movie is so bad, I couldn't finish this video summary. - Ten points for the upload and condolences to you and everyone who watched this, hell of a chore mate
Definitely want that pint mate
You, uh, you are aware Cinderella existed before the Disney film right?
I don't think he is.
And it's a shite adaptation of that version too.
Take a shot every time WickedWiz calls a song a "musical moment"
Crazy how many talented British comedians are in this film (Acaster, Ranganathan, Doc Brown, etc). Oh and then there’s James Corden, who is British (at a push).
I blame England not Britain.
The UN should step in and prevent Cordon
Im sorry... Did I miss something or are there now 2 Cinderella live action movies made by disney? Or is this just some "lets make a public domain movie and throw a bunch of known actors/comedians that were avalible in there"-movie?
May god help your broken soul
It was pain
in dutch she's called aessepoester, which hints at the fact she's usually covered in soot (soot=as in dutch)
Yeah you got over 71k on that video right now I just came from it lmao
quality content
All I want to say to James Acaster is; I can't believe you've done this.
it hurts just to watch this video. how the hell did you get through this xDD
the line "oh no, he's gonna sing" reminds me of "if you sing i'm gonna barf" from moana
I appreciate when someone can actually show respect to a classic Disney movie. There's a lot of cheap jokes that can be made, instead of considering it thoughtfully. It IS absolutely horrible when Cinderella's dress, which use to be her mothers, is torn up!
Yoooo what happened to the chibi video
I never watched this film and I out right refuse to, but are the shoes still glass? Cause if they are and she full on chucked it at poor Wilbur it’s a goner
People complaining about it being ‘woke’, but it’s the blandest, most generic shit you’ve ever seen.
Still waiting on that pint my friend
Damnit. They've got James Acaster, Rob and Romesh in this. I like them.
I watched (and reacted to) it as well. My expectations were the bottom of the barrel and yet the movie broke past it and tunneled.
16:51 oh so, corden is being useless like always
Why and how they got Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, James Acaster, and Doc Brown in this..... was it a slow week in the British comedy scene??
the cinder on her face is a call back to the original stories she was called cinderella from soot constantly getting on her cleaning cause of her step mom
How can anyone like James Corden? Even stupid people and boomers have to find something disingenious about him
So, Amazon proved that they could make a Disney remake, that Jukebox musical and "classic" musical don't match at all, and that every singer in the world have to make a cover of "Seven Nation Army". (Even if it's a mashup with "What a man", and yes, it truly happens in the movie !)
I... can't see what it will brings to the cinema or the world in general, but thanks, I suppose..?
the king sounds like the funniest guy tbh
1:15 we need to copyright all notes, or two notes in a row, as well.... then sue Disney etc for unavoidably using our extremely short tunes .....as this is how rediculous their industry is becoming.
Im the original book the 2 step sisters cut their feet off to try and fit into the slippers, and they're both left with footless stumps covered in blood crawling on the floor. Children's story's for the 1700s
What? No, they cut their heel and toes respectively. It's still hardcore, but cutting the whole door makes no sense.
Also didn't their eyes also pecked by crows
I think a more apt comparison to this version of Cinderella isn't the classic Disney Cinderella, but rather Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. the choreography and humor seem to be derivative of the stage show. in R&H's, the stepfamily is comically evil (the mother is, the sisters are hilariously dim), the royals are silly and banter with each other. the only characters that are really taken at face value are the Prince and Cinderella. the stage version almost brings the elements of the classic story to their most absurd or logically extreme. some of the costumes (especially the more outlandish ones (especially the fairy godmother's)) in this movie seem to be derivative of the Wonderful World of Disney production of R&H's Cinderella, with Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother.
also I've seen many other saying this: a lot of these plot points are a part of the original folk tellings and Grimm Brothers version as well. there are many versions of Cinderella and this might be the worst one.
why do you have only 20k subs :0 i like your shit lol
Music segments in musicals are at the most influantial parts of the plot. But in those uninspired movies were just watching bad music videos for songs we already know. Its like a commercial break for the plot