I must admit that I'm a bit biased against musicals. Ok, I ABSOLUTELY hate them. Except for Chicago (the movie version). Like, how much of a chick do you have to be to like that crap? But this latest musical takes the cake. The Academy of Music is showing Edward Scissorhands the musical. The only way that Tim Burton must've signed off on this is if he were offered a fat paycheck so that he can continue to make more dark comedy movies. Here's the description of the musical:
"A magical new adaptation of the classic Tim Burton motion picture Edward Scissorhands. A treat for the whole family, this touching and witty gothic fairytale tells the story of a boy created by an eccentric inventor who dies leaving him alone and unfinished. Left with only scissors for hands, Edward must find his place in a strange new suburban world where the well-meaning community around him struggles to see past his appearance to the innocence and gentleness within."
Magical? Treat for the whole family? Really, that's how they would describe it? I'm starting to wonder if the creators of this musical saw the same movie that I did. Tim Burton's movie offered a very sobering look at '60s suburbia- small minded, similar thinking & looking people that were at first initially impressed with someone who was different from them but in the end, they were frightened of anyone who was different than they were. So much so, that they ran Edward out of town and were calling for his death. Ouch.
Yet somehow, someone saw that movie & said to themselves "that would be a great musical". Some things just need to stay as they were intended instead of insisting that everything needs to be all happy "Disney"-esque.
1 comment:
i think if eddy went around stabbing people with his hands i'd go see this play. otherwise... no.
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