DEAR EVAN HANSEN Film Review | 5 Reasons Why The Film Failed
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After months of anticipation and controversy, the long awaited film adaptation of DEAR EVAN HANSEN has finally premiered in UK cinemas.
Having finally seen the film, I'm bringing you my full, honest Review and letting you know why it was such a disappointment.
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It should have been a live capture on Broadway like the brilliant ones done for Come From Away and Hamilton. It’s inherently theatrical nature is what makes the show work. Trying to ground it in the real world exposes all the flaws in the source material and the changes/cuts don’t help at all.
I agree. The only way to have made a film version was to make it highly theatrical and not at all realistic - in other words the exact opposite of all of the director's choices!
that would have been cool
@@freemangriffin4953 I was worried how the intimacy would translate the most.
That would've been AMAZING(And I say that as a person who saw it on Broadway and couldn't have spoken more highly of it), but that's not possible very often. For one, it is so expensive to do a prophet of the stage show. Not to mention, all of the legal ramifications with the Actor's Equity Union.
Agreed 🎉
I personally felt Heidi’s character was really neglected, throughout the film. Watching the staged-show made me realise that ‘Anybody Have A Map?’ is integral to the story, as we get to empathise with both mothers and their struggles of parenthood (a fundamental theme within the show) and connecting with their children from the outset.
But the fact that they cut this, as well as ‘Good For You’ from the film, I felt as an audience, we really missed out on Heidi’s journey to showing the vulnerable side to her character, shown through these songs, that we experienced in the staged musical.
One of few reasons why I skipped the movie. I love Anybody Have A Map. It shows the two worlds that are about to come together
A key facet of the DEH story is the comparison of two boys with opposite home lives: Evan's got a single, working mother who's struggling to make ends meet; Connor's got a well-off nuclear family with a stay-at-home mom. And yet, it was Connor whose unalive attempt was successful, not Evan. If Larry is Connor's step-dad instead of bio dad, then both boys have dad-related trauma, and that takes the teeth out of the stark home life contrast.
i’m not quite sure why they changed it to step dad as i thought the murphy family was showing you can have a seemingly perfect life but still have depression
Really didn’t like the changing the dad to stepdad, led to some awkward lines that didn’t work for me, and the awful out of nowhere line where Cynthia says that Larry doesn’t care as much because Connor isn’t his. Having said that, think Amy Adams and Danny Pino were the best in the cast by a long way (also like Jared, who needed to be in more). If it gets any Oscar noms it should be Amy Adams.
Totally agree that it needed Good for you. The scene with the two mothers was great, then it had nothing to back it up.
Thank you so much for another review!!! For me, the biggest problem was Ben Platt’s styling (not even his age) - his hair and makeup made him look so much older than the other students, and even older than he actually is! At no point was I able to suspend my disbelief to the point of believing he was a high schooler. I tried! But I couldn’t. The actions of Evan are normally the horrible mistakes of a child and therefore you don’t hate him...you feel for him and sympathize and hope he will learn and grow. But in this movie, I was just watching a grown adult man manipulating a grieving family. It was weird. And I LOVE the stage show. And yeah, great point about cutting the beginning. It was such a strange choice to never show Connor with his family at all!
To be honest as much as I love the stage show I do not understand the choices they made. By cutting Does Anybody Have a Map, Disappear and Good for You, the producers/writers are setting up Evan to be some kind of hero. When yes you are supposed to feel for the character but not really like him as the show goes on and he forgets who he is. I have yet to see the film and in a way do not want to as it may hinder the love I have have for the stageshow. Its the same reason I have not seen other films mainly because I like the original source material so much. Hairspray worked both on stage and as a film but Cats didn't. Phantom kind of worked. I hoping they do Sunset Boulevard as a film with Glenn Close as that I think would translate well.
Hoping they release the Sunset Boulevard proshot from during lockdown permanently. That was brilliant.
The issue I have is that DEH in broadway was very dark humour- it was rooted in comedy, I haven't seen the film yet, but even by the trailer- it seems so much more serious. What made Evan likeable is that the audience found his darkness funny, so when you take away that levity- we are reminded this is a really serious topic, and the nature of the plot and show in itself does not do enough to raise that awarenss.
I’m genuinely shocked that you thought Ben gave a muted performance. The man’s head looks like it’s about to explode 75% of the time. Obvi have your opinion but it just shocked the shit out of me, you’re the first I’ve seen with that opinion.
That’s exactly what I thought! Like, please show me the muted performance 👀
Honestly I wish they sticked with their original plan for the show being a study of grief in the Murphy family and how to grief for a loved one who you had difficulties with/possibly abusive and discussing their mental health as well as those they left behind
It would have been a much better narrative to show and allow us to flesh out Zoe a lot more from the fragments we get in Requim
I wish they delved more into Connors backstory from the book , eg his time in rehab & meeting Migal.
I also wished we had the cut songs the original musical , and more of Jared's backstory
Oh I have a LOT more than 5 reasons
Dear Evan Hanson felt like it didn’t learn any lessons from 13 Reasons. The fact that the suicide hotline wasn’t listed until after ALL the credits is a huge flag that no one involved cares about mental health. The stage show is more about the parents in certain ways, and I think is more effective (and less problematic)
what annoys me most about Dear Evan Hansen is that it got all the attention for being about mental health that Next to Normal deserved.
I think both are equally beautiful musicals. I was a freshman when Next to Normal came to Broadway
I think you totally hit the nail on the head. I loved the stage show and am a total rent-a-crier, and so I went to the cinema armed with a big box of tissues, and didn't need them once! The whole film left me completely flat. And I agree with your comments about Ben's performance in this. Such a shame that it didn't work...
I never go to a movie armed with tissues
DEH is similar to The Prom; thrown together without much thought or care for a cash grab.
I think it SHOULD have been made- but it should have been a drama WITHOUT music (by all means use instrumental versions as the score) that used age appropriate characters for Evan and the high school kids. They could have used the stories from the book to flesh out Connor etc
If they wanted to preserve Bens performance- they should have filmed the stage performance.
Great review- So well done! I just love the honesty, and thoughtfulness of your vlogs!!! xo
This review is SPOT ON! As always, your review well thought out and beautifully conveyed.
Having dedicated 7 months of this year perfecting my video essay on the musical version of Dear Evan Hansen, I set my expectations really really low for this movie, but upon seeing it, I was baffled and confused with how much of a mess this was. Good lord.
I was SO upset in theaters when I thought we were going to hear good for you and we didn't. I actually saw the movie before the musical but I knew exactly when good for you was supposed to come on. I feel like that song really showed how everyone felt about what Evan was doing. Plus it's just a really good song to listen to in my opinion.
Always a thoughtful and reliable review. Bravo!
I didn't think it was great....but as someone who has not seen the show, yet, I thought it was a good introduction (for me) to the storyline. YOU WILL BE FOUND always makes me cry every time I hear it....on film and in show clips). I will be going to see the new UK Tour production, so very excited to finally see the show on stage.
I am a superfan of the stage show. I am literally obsessed with it. I have seen it 3x on Broadway and 9x on tour in the US. To me, the stage show is musical theater perfection. All the elements (staging, lighting, sets, etc) combine together perfectly to make a powerful and moving theater experience.
So I obviously had very high hopes for the film and was super excited that there would be a permanent record of this amazing material. Unfortunately, the film turned out to be a disaster. I find it to be an abomination and I do believe is definitely a major factor in the West End closing and sluggish sales on Broadway.
I agree with 99% of the points you make except for one - Amy Adams. I thought her performance was terrible. Throughout Act I neither her nor Danny Pino were acting as grieving parents of a teenage son that just committed suicide. Especially the very first scene of them with Evan in the principal’s office. Their demeanor was not reflective of the gravity of the situation.
It appears that Chbosky was not a good choice for director. I loved Perks of Being a Wallflower and Wonder, so thought the material would be in safe hands. However, overall I found the direction banal with closeups 80% of the time. And I totally agree with you on the direction of all the musical numbers. And the cinematography was non-existent.
One of the hugest misses for me was the computer lab scene. This is such a huge, gut wrenching moment in the stage show. Evan has just sung “Waving”, has had this brief conversation with his mother who then hangs up on him, and he is left alone on stage. We then have him start to type and the piano begins playing simple chords of "Waving" as he writes what is basically his suicide note, and then sings a short reprise of Waving (with Evan usually crying to some degree during this whole scene).
But in the film the entire scene is different. And there is some very, VERY strange incidental music that doesn't create that same mood at all. It is almost happy and upbeat - totally opposite to the mood it should be creating - and so it didn't have any emotional impact. And Ben's delivery of his lines was in a very matter-or-fact tone with no emotion whatsoever. Just a huge, huge miss.
It's just a shame that they didn’t do a pro-shot of the stage show when Ben was in the role to preserve his award-winning performance and this amazing show.
I would have liked Ben in a proshot too a couple years back
I adore Dear Evan Hansen, but the film is not good at all.. Love Ben, but it was not done well at all 👎🏻 Its so bad
Why did they not do a pro shot like Hamilton and put on Disney + or Prime..
I saw it today and I have some thoughts.
As much as I love the original soundtrack, I think the film would have been better without music. The transitions to the songs were so jerky it was almost funny. Just before Words Fail I was almost crying, the scene was really emotional, but then Evan started singing and it completely took me out of that emotional state because it was such an awkward and off-putting jump to him suddenly starting to sing. Every single song felt out of place.
In terms of Ben, it actually did really bother me how old he looked. I think in things like Glee its ok to have adults playing teenagers, because all the characters look around the same age. However I think Evan looked significantly older than the other characters that were meant to be his age, making him look out of place. Him walking down the corridors at school gave me serious pedophile vibes, and he and Zoe's relationship made me feel really uncomfortable.
I think Nik Dodani was amazing, and I agree that Jared storyline wasn't explored enough. He was my favourite part of the film tbh. Lol the bit in sincerely me when he says like "not because they're gay" and then Evan and Connor just cut him off and go "well anyway" and the song moves in lmao best scene of the whole film.
I feel like Ben acted as if he was on stage. His facial expressions looked to big, they weren't subtle enough, and that also took away from the emotion for me at certain points.
Overall the movie wasn't awful? Idk but it definitely had me laughing at some bits where it was meant to be sad. Also cutting out Good for You is unforgivable.
I agree, cutting out good for you is unforgivable
I'm late to the party with my comment but I totally agree with you, I was so upset they cut Good for You. Honestly I don't know what the creatives were thinking when they pulled that number from the film. 🤦♀️
One thing I don't agree with is your "pedo vibes"remark about Ben Platt. First off a pedo is someone who likes prepubescent children and this musical/film deals with Highschool teenagers. The proper word to use would've been ephebophilia but even then I heartily disagree as neither term applies in this situation at all. Ben Platt was 27 when he shot this film while the actress who played Zoe in the movie (Kaitlyn Ever) was 24. That makes Kaitlyn only three years younger than Ben in real life. Hardly an age gap to raise even one eyebrow over let alone two and certainly not predatory in the slightest. In fact if you look at the cast list on Wikipedia you'll see the first five actors listed who portray the main teen characters are all around the same age as Ben Platt. The largest age gap being 5 years between Ben Platt and Amandla Stenberg (Alana Beck).
I agree with many of your points but I do think that Anybody Have a Map should have been included. It would have helped to set up Evan's mother and their relationship better at the beginning. Connor's mother as well, of course, but Heidi even more in my opinion. I didn't really understand the point of DEH either - that you should lie to people and manipulate them to get what you want? That seems to be what happens in the end. As for You Will Be Found, it's a nice idea, but unfortunately not everyone is found. I did think Ben was a bit too old too play Evan successfully. But I thought some of the Glee actors were too old as well. It detracted from the show for me.
I find the message of DEH to be slightly misguided. And I was not going to see if the movie if it did cut Anybody Have A Map or Disappear
I was extremely disappointed by the movie version - the director managed to flatten it out and harm it. I will treasure having seen it on the stage but this movie was all wrong. I wanted to love it and didn't. By contrast West Side Story was the very best movie of 2021 - I saw it 17 times! Just brilliant! And In the Heights was enormous fun.
I honestly thought Ben was the weakest part of the film and felt Colton Ryan should have been given more to do
But other wise, I thought it was good! Kaitlyn dever as Zoe is still a standout
I didn't watch it - I don't want to taint the musical.
Neither do I
I enjoyed the film but I agree with some of your comments especially the choice to stage so many musical moments in the school hallway. I didn’t really care for “Anonymous Ones” at the expense of some of the songs they cut. “A Little Closer” was a nice addition and overall I liked the reworked ending but I’m not sure how that ending would play on stage should the writers ever decide to revise the show as well.
DEH, has kinda taken away my wish for Next to Normal getting a movie adaptation.
Agree all 'round. No matter the cast, this would NEVER work as a film. Some musicals (dare I say MOST) do not work outside of a theatrical environment. Most shows require the suspension of disbelief that's baked into the theatrical experience. Platt is gifted -- BUT...
I have a lot of feelings. (And I know I don’t even go here - this comment is super late lol)
1. I really missed Anybody Have a Map. I think it gave good insight into the mothers and how lost they were in helping their sons who are both struggling. Poor Julienne Moore probably was avoiding singing at all costs. I feel like if they gave Ben his role to solidify his Tony (and the fact that his dad produced it), they should have extended the same courtesy to Rachel Bay Jones. I think all of the songs with Evan’s mom are extremely important and shouldn’t have been cut.
2. I don’t think Ben Platt would have looked so out of place if the hair and makeup team didn’t make the choices they did. The long, curly hair and the VERY thick stage makeup was just so different from the rest of the cast that it was just an odd choice. Ben Platt’s press for the movie (which was obviously done after the movie was completed) makes him look at least 5 years younger.
3. Waving through the window was shot in a way that gave me such a sense of overwhelm that didn’t pay any attention to one of the most beautiful songs. I think there’s a fine line in showing the audience how Evan felt and causing the audience to disengage and I think they crossed it.
4. Sincerely, Me is my favorite song of the show, but definitely came across as an audience fever dream that I’m still not sure happened to this day. Personally, I think both the stage and movie should have gone dark comedy, and kept the Sincerely, Me energy throughout. It would have helped with the fact that the show is morally ambiguous at best.
5. I actually liked the change of Mr. Murphy from Dad to Stepdad. It showed me he really wanted to connect and really felt like he was a true parent to Connor. At one point Zoe says he could have left because Connor was a handful and I think that gives warmth and resilience to his otherwise absent performance (I mean that literally - he was never around).
I think it’s pretty clear that this project would have never happened if Ben Platt’s dad didn’t buy the rights. I don’t think any other producer would have picked it up, and I don’t think he would have let anyone else get cast.
I was a fan of the stage version too. But I was scared how DEH would translate. And I’m happy to say I have no remorse for sparing myself the agony. It’s the intimacy of the story that is what worried me. I would have been happy for Ben if the movie happened sometime before COVID hit. Oh well. After the stage version, I needed Aladdin as a breather episode at the same theater I saw DEH.
I know I’m late to this video but why was Amy adams not cast as heidi? It makes so much more sense
I would have liked Amy as Heidi too
Love the stage show, have seen it multiple times. Afraid to watch the film and agree that I don’t know why they felt the need to make it. The whole conceit of the show is that you have to feel like Evan is an innocent who, by allowing a lie to happen, gets swept up, gets close to his crush, and then doesn’t know how to get out of it when it all goes too far. Works fine and is believable on stage. Sounds like the film just doesn’t allow for the audience to sympathize with him due to a lot of the elements they deemphasized.
When I saw the tour a couple years ago before COVID, I was anxious to see how the intimacy of the story would work onscreen. But now I’m glad I didn’t miss out much. Marc Platt producing the movie for Ben didn’t surprise me a little. But I was also afraid seeing Evan’s story unfold once again would have the same pre Pandemic impact on me.
Late to the party but totally agree .. there were a lot of issues with the movie.
For me the biggest one was the way Ben Platt looked in the movie. His style made him look mature and much older than he actually is.
It is really hard to like Evan as a character, his actions and motivation make you question why you are rooting for him in the show. But if you think that he is young and confused and alone it helps. However if you have someone who looks mature enough to understand his actions it starts toput a lot more darket colour on him ...
And also it did not help that the movie came out in the time that it did. After 2 years of lockdown and isolation, audiences needed something more uplifting and positive. Where as DEH is quite a heavy story that maybe did not read that well.
And last but not least .. the movie was produced by Ben Platts father. Casting his son but not any other of the Broadway cast made it look like a blatant nepotism which did not help the marketing ..
First well COVID was one reason why I wasn’t interested in the movie. I liked the stage version but after seeing bits of Ben in a slime tutorial I started to have second opinions. Him being casted didn’t surprise me but I would have been happy for him if this had happened sooner and if it wasn’t for what he did with his hair. After seeing DEH, I needed Hello Dolly, Aladdin and a movie called Smallfoot to clear the air. But that was a year before COVID
I agree with literally everything you said, and I really don't understand why they cut Break In A Glove. They had the conversation that normally leads to the song, Evan lies that his dad is proud of him when he isn't... and then that's it? He doesn't correct himself and there's no song and that whole section isn't resolved in any way to show their relationship that blurs between family friend and sort of replacement son. I also thought the director made some very strange choices for Zoe and ruined her character completely for me, random focuses on Alana to maybe redeem her for the reasons we are led to think of her as hypocritical in the show, but it doesn't work at all and I still mostly dislike her as a character. Losing Disappear makes the movie lose it's message, because I believe that song is the message of the show. The only thing I really liked about the movie was the fact that Evan comes clean in the end, which is a nice addition to the show. It would have been nice to see a different person play Evan, as it could have been their big break - but after seeing the train wreck that this was, I'm glad it went to Ben Platt, who's career will not be affected by this as he's already a massive success. Sorry for the long rant, but this is one of my favourite shows of all time, so I have a lot of thoughts about it!
I was aware of Dear Evan Hansen conceptually, as a person who quite enjoys musical theatre and knows a decent amount about it, but at some point, right at its debut, my brain confused it with another musical; and I subsequently ignored everything about it, because I wasn't interested in that musical (clearly -- I can't even remember it's _actual_ name, I was so uninterested). So when I saw the trailer for the first time, I didn't know I was supposed to connect it with any existing property.
My first, honest, untainted reaction? _"Is this an SNL movie? What character is that? How long has it been since I watched SNL that I don't know what character that is?"_ All because Ben looked so _comically, unbelievably_ old, and his styling seemed to have been done in a way to highlight his age, such that I genuinely didn't consider it could be anything but a purposeful attempt to juxtapose him as creepy and old against the backdrop of the high school.
I believe you that you felt like he blended in, but boy, do I not understand it one bit.
It comes out this I think late this week or next week where I live and I wanna see it just coz I love the play but I'm kind of nervous for the film just coz of all the reviews
I love all the songs and the cast recording BUT I've listened to a few of the film recordings and eww the autotune like Ben Platt doesn't need that. I'm very mixed about if I'll like it but I'm still definitely gonna watch it!
This review is *chef's kiss* perfect 👌
I have never seen the theatrical version so consequently quite enjoyed the movie. The reason I didn’t go and see it when it was in the West End was because I thought how entertaining would a musical based on suicide be? Having seen the movie I realise I was wrong and there is so much more to this show. It has therefore left me wanting to see the stage version. I am sure once I have I will understand all your points you raise.
I couldn't stop laughing at the 50% opacity shots floating across the screen during requiem. Couldn't really take the song seriously while a terrible 90's animation played across the singers' faces.
`Why was it important that the DEH movie was made? Because for the vast majority of the United States and presumably Europe, (I've never actually been to Europe so I can't state this with certainty) it was the only way that many of us will ever have an opportunity to see it. I live in Colorado, a long, long way from Broadway. Yes, Denver brings touring companies of most major shows through, and it did for DEH, but I don't have $$ to see stage shows at this point in my life. I'm not one of the young fans you spoke of - I'm 65 years old - but without the movie, I would never have had the chance to see it. And while it is pretty clear that I liked the show more than you did, I recognize that it has its problems. Fine. But as I stated, please realize that without the film, I would never have been able to see the show.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for not crapping all over Ben Platt's performance, I have the exact same view!!
Ben's Father is the Producer. ..😂
I always believe that the movie should have taken some aspects from the novel adaptation, like how requiem in the novel is a song written by zoe and sung by zoe in her room with her guitar
I am a diehard fan of the show and definitely think this shouldn't have been made. I would've preferred a pro-shot.
I know nothing about the show or the film. I'd love some background on the story.
It’s my favourite musical. Overall I liked it, I’ll never forgive them for cutting good for you and anybody have a map though.
In addition to Mickey Joe’s excellent critique, there’s another one that’s worthy of watching, however it’s a solid hour longer than Mickey Joe’s.
Her name is Jenny Nicholson and here’s a link.
I overall enjoyed the DEH movie. It made me cry. I agree with everything you said.
I loved this movie but I’ve also never seen the stage production to compare it to.
Wait.. wait... you thought the problem with Ben Platt's performance was that he was "MUTED" and underperforming???? I thought it was the complete opposite! I thought the overacting was really painful to watch!!! this performance would have worked better on stage than in film where the camera is mere inches from his face and you can see every muscle in his face try to save the movie! every muscle in his face was over acting to such an extent that i was worried that he might get a seizure!
Regarding the mental health angle I've more of a problem with the lyrics of ALW's Bad Cinderella's - loon, nutter and barking mad to quote just a few!
There are many things I don't like about the film, but one thing I actually do like is the treatment of the Connor character. My biggest issue with the stage version (which is why I don't particularly like the show despite liking the soundtrack) is its portrayal of Connor. He is shown as a freak who no one likes including members of his own family (they love him, but they don't particularly like him). After he dies, he constantly pops up as Evan's imagination/conscience, so the Connor we see on stage is never really him. The one moment of niceness that we see from real Connor is where he signs the cast is immediately countered with him acting out in anger. So in essence, the biggest victim of the show (ie. the person who dies) never has a voice and what little voice he had was wiped out by Evan's imagination. In the film, he sings "Sincerely Me" and basically disappears so we are not constantly fed with a nice but fake version of Connor. We see him as himself again at the very end of the movie in a video clip where he seems to be happy singing while strumming a guitar. This made me wonder, 'who is THAT Connor?' and it hit me. I think the message of the show is "You'll be found" but in that "you" here is others in our lives. So find the Connors in our lives and reach out to them, and not sit around and be magically found by others. The film and movie both end with Evan reading Connor's favorite books to get to know him better, albeit a bit too late. So get to know Connors in your life when you actually can. Whether the creatives meant my interpretation of the message of the show or not, this interpretation makes DEH far more palatable for me.
I cant stop seeing the hand movements from the lead
Some plays just don't make good movies.
Not everything that works in one medium will work in another.
Doesn't mean people won't keep trying.
I feel like in the show everything that Evan does comes around from an accident - everything he does is a complete accident and he doesn't mean any of it it just happens. but in the film its seems more calculated - like initially it is an accident but it seems like evans actions become more calculated which leads me to dislike Evan a lot where as when I saw it in the west end, even though every part of me wants to dislike him, you can't help but love him.
What you didn't mention and what was the most blaring omission in the film from the play is Where Are The APPLES! None on the table and thats what leads to the small lie becoming a big lie, the purpose of the ''Connor project''. Too big of a plot point to be left out and so thats what I hated it. On top of everthing else they got wrong
I didn't even get half way through the film because it sucked that bad. Yes, I did cry during the songs but that's not because of the preferences, they all sucked, but because I have an...uh history with this musical and I'm still extremely upset with what they did to it.
Re the message of the show: I came away with the impression that "it doesn't matter how far you spiral, you can always come back." That said, it ends ABRUPTLY. It goes from him hugging his mother, to the orchard. The stage version needs an extra scene between those two moments to connect them.
The film, however... I'm in the same boat. I have no idea what it was trying to say. Maybe I'm being too literal, maybe it's the writer in me breaking everything down to its smallest part, but the point of storytelling is to communicate information. Whether that's a moral at the end of a fable or fairytale, or an important societal commentary, the commentary needs to be clear.
I find the message of DEH to be partially misguided. And I agree about including an extra scene so Evan’s self acceptance and choice to go on living becomes well earned
@@manuelorozco7760 It definitely needed a few more months in development. We all take different lessons from the same story, and with something like DEH there are too many potential morals, which is why it's, as you say, rather misguided. I could easily see a solo song filling the gap I mentioned. I could see it becoming a museum piece.
@@CSRaeburn What do you mean a few more months? I did get it was trying to say the only way to fit in is to just be yourself and not be afraid to show who you are. But the end moral is life doesn’t go the way you plan but you have to learn to move on. Some people get the feeling they’ll be okay as long as you are honest. And a museum place it will be now that the NY and London productions closing soon. This doesn’t change one thing entirely. I chose to see DEH believing I can relate to Evan having no friends around my age, had feelings a little for a classmate and struggled with therapy my senior year. I knew I was going into see a bittersweet show. But I didn’t think the buildup to the redemptive note completely straight. I wish I did. But also wanted to hear more Pasek and Paul music. I’m 29 it’s been a decade since I finished high school and life hasn’t been the same since.
Why was it made? So Ben Platt could be the youngest EGOT.
I have no doubt that this musical is one that would make an incredible movie adaptation... Unfortunately, that's not the movie that was made. Needed a director with a vision.
I was afraid of how the intimacy of the story would translate.
Tbh I really enjoyed the film
I liked the movie
unrelated to if i think this is a good film... why does it, or any musical, or any film, need to "have a message"? And why should you be able to answer that question after seeing the film? I don't think this is the goal or priority of a movie or a stage play, and I don't think it needs to be, but whether it needs it or not, not having a clear single message that is easily answered after seeing it is not automatically a strength or a good thing (it's not automatically a bad thing either).
I completely disagree, although i haven't seen the stage show yet. I thought the film was absolutely brilliant. So beautifully done, really made me feel the emotions and the music was just beautiful! Brilliant cast with a fantastic script!
This was a horror film
I loved it, have no criticisms at all!
😂😂😂😂
Based on the trailer, thought this movie was about a dude with Down Syndrome. It should have been, because as it is, the movie is creepy af.
Could you review a non musical show. The term "theater" does not mean a Broadway show.
I've actually never reviewed a Broadway show as I haven't been to New York. I've also reviewed plenty of plays, have a look back through some of my other videos!
I thought it a horrid affair on Broadway, an a very aged pathetic film. Horrid music . Uggh
Regarding the mental health angle I've more of a problem with the lyrics of ALW's Bad Cinderella's - loon, nutter and barking mad to quote just a few!