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Is the musical the worst genre?

posted 6 years ago by samoanjoes (58613)
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I can't think of anything that comes close to how bad it is. Random singing and dancing in the middle of scenes. 9 times out of 10, the song sucks too.

[–] mikethemartian (7003) 6 years ago

How about what they call “backstage musicals” where the singing and dancing is part of the plot where a theatrical show is being produced in the movie? As opposed to people just randomly singing and dancing in the middle of everyday life.

[–] samoanjoes (58613) 6 years ago

Those ones are not as bad because they don't pull you out of the scene. It's expected in that world. It's like watching a war movie and an action scene breaks out. It's expected.

[–] Wint3rFir3 (7386) 6 years ago

That's all a matter a taste. Generally, I don't care for war films.

Musicals, on the other hand, I enjoy. They're fun, even when they're not that deep. I also love that the genre affords this really great creative license that no other genre tries to tap into too deeply. Plus, I think more would be made if movie studios weren't so rigid and cautious.

For example, The Greatest Showman only happened because Hugh Jackman himself pushed for it. And because it didn't instantly win all the awards, it's considered a failure by studios. But so were Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and The Sound of Music, among others, after their initial release. Yet I bet more people have seen these so-called flops than a lot of the supposed best films ever made.

[–] mikethemartian (7003) 6 years ago

Here’s a SNL skit I remember from the 90s you might like

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qNzNeGw8Fmo

[–] samoanjoes (58613) 6 years ago

Unfortunately it's not available in my country.

[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) a year ago

No. Musicals are awesome.