Okay, I fully agree with your assessment of Regina. Regina in the new movie was aware of her status in a way that was insecure, where Regina in the original was very much the opposite. And I agree that it is not a good musical (I think most theatre kids agree about this too, which kind of surprised me that they made it into a movie). I feel like in a good musical, songs are hokey and maybe tell more than they show, but at least they tell something that can resonate with the audience (we're in a big Hamilton soundtrack phase over here and Nora and Murph are NOT throwing away their shots, I'll tell ya!). These songs didn't give us anything to connect with. The Holloween song was the only really fun one!
Okay, I fully agree with your assessment of Regina. Regina in the new movie was aware of her status in a way that was insecure, where Regina in the original was very much the opposite. And I agree that it is not a good musical (I think most theatre kids agree about this too, which kind of surprised me that they made it into a movie). I feel like in a good musical, songs are hokey and maybe tell more than they show, but at least they tell something that can resonate with the audience (we're in a big Hamilton soundtrack phase over here and Nora and Murph are NOT throwing away their shots, I'll tell ya!). These songs didn't give us anything to connect with. The Holloween song was the only really fun one!
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