The Greatest Showman (2017) | MOVIE REACTION!! (PATREON REQUEST)
Added 2022-10-01 05:04:34 +0000 UTCMy movie reaction to The Greatest Showman
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P.T. had a dark side that the film didn't really explore, but I think they captured the heart of what his work was. Wasn't about exploiting vulnerable people. While many will argue that, it was really about taking shunned people who wouldn't have a chance in life and giving them a purpose and a livelihood that some people could enjoy. You can kind of see why people would compare Gene Mulvihil to him, full of crazy ideas and doing anything to make them reality. Thanks for the reaction, great as always.
Olivia
2022-10-01 13:45:56 +0000 UTCThe Greatest Showman- Thank you so much for reacting to this phenomenal and beautiful movie, Mangual!!! And thank you for requesting this amazing musical for Mangual to enjoy too, Olivia! I love musicals and I love Hugh Jackman, so I knew that I would absolutely love this movie when I first heard about it. However, I never expected to feel such emotion and joy, and to love it so, so much. I even cried a lot too when I first saw this movie, and practically every time I've watched it since too. I'm so happy you loved it so much and felt so much from it like you're meant to. Hugh Jackman of course is phenomenal as he always is in his movies, especially in the musicals he's performed in. And on top of him, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Michelle Williams, Keala Settle, etc... They are all phenomenal. Now... Hugh Jackman plays P.T. Barnum, who was very real and the man who first created the circus. And he was the greatest showman to have ever lived as far as entertaining people and making them happy. And he married his wife Charity and together they had two daughters. Jenny Lind was also a real life person and famous opera singer. While this movie might lead some people to believe that there was almost relationship between P.T. Barnum and Jenny Lind, in real life this wasn't true. There was never an affair between P.T. Barnum and Jenny Lind. Phineas loved his wife very much. He just became so caught up in the fame and fortune that came from him becoming the greatest showman, because he grew up incredibly poor. He constantly needed to prove to the world that he was more than the man they first see. And I understand this. Thankfully, Phineas comes to see that he did have all he really wanted and needed, in his life with his family and loved ones in the circus. I am so happy that this movie clarifies that P.T. was all about trying to make a better life for himself, but also his family. Sadly, his drive came out of desperation to make himself someone more than he was, when he was always someone special. Sadly... he lost sight of what was most important to him for a little while, but he found his way back to his family and those he loved within his circus... his extended family. And in the end, Phineas found redemption that brought him together again with both of his families. His wife and daughters, and his circus family. P.T. Barnum truly loved those he found to bring into his show. They were his family too. As for Phillip Carlyle and Anne... they are fictional characters, but I love them so much throughout this movie and I absolutely love their love story too. It is so beautiful, and their musical number together... Rewrite the Stars, is absolutely phenomenal and beautiful. From the song, to their voices, and to simply how this number was shot and filmed. Absolutely beautiful. And then... that last song Hugh Jackman sings before the final performance... From Now On. I absolutely love this song too. It's another of my favorites and it again makes me cry. His redemption is beautiful. From Now On, This is Me. Rewrite the Stars, and The Greatest Show are all my favorite songs within this incredible movie, as are all the rest. Honestly... it's impossible for me to choose just one or two favorites. They're all sensational and just incredible! I had to buy the CD because I absolutely love them all so much. And with the song, The Greatest Show... what a phenomenal way to begin and end the movie as well. Again... Hugh Jackman is phenomenal and one of the greatest showmen in acting. I love him to pieces. And on top of it all... he's gorgeous too. :) And then we have Keala Settle as Lettie, the Bearded Lady who comes out singing one of the most emotional songs and the big anthem from this movie. I cry every time when she sings about being who she and her family truly are and not being afraid to stand up against the crowd who mock and ridicule them, even so much so to the point that they attack them and burn down their home, nearly killing Phillip. Not Phillip nearly being killed because he is a fictional character, but the rest... this was all true. Barnum's first circus building was burned down by an angry mob because they didn't like him bringing together the people they saw as freaks. And this is how Barnum came up with the idea to bring his show back by having it performed in a tent. It's incredible, because despite the haters' best efforts, Barnum and his family came back stronger than ever before and eventually everyone came to love the circus until it eventually died just a few years ago, which is really sad. I wish that I could have had the chance to see a real circus show. It would have been amazing. Sadly, this was the way of the world in these earlier days in the times this movie was set in. People hated others for being different whether they were black, dark skinned, gay, albino, or had deformities like these people within the circus had and the only kind of work they could get was in the circuses. Thank goodness for people like P.T. Barnum who saw them as more and loved them despite what others hated them for. He gave them a family and home. I admire him very much. And I absolutely love his famous quote shown in the very end of the movie... "The noblest art is that of making others happy." Absolutely beautiful. :) Thank you again, so much for this entertaining and phenomenal reaction, Mangual!! I truly love this movie and I had so much fun watching it again with you as you see it for the first time. And I'm so happy you love it like I do. As always, you're amazing!! :) Sincerely, Heidi
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2022-10-01 08:43:29 +0000 UTC
