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merp-blerp · 2 years

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Movies that Might Make Good Musicals in My Opinion & Why

So I made a list of musicals that might make good movie musicals before, so now I'll do vice versa. Just like most list I make, this will be long, detailed, and possibly edited later. Sorry, lol.

Dead Poets Society

So I've heard talk of this already existing or being in development, but I haven't seen anything, so this might just be more of a “what I hope for” thing. The movie was also already a stage show. This should have a John Patrick Shanley’s Prodigal Son type vibe, not just because Robert Sean Leonard is in that show too, but the sense of the script and feel of the show. I can see the music having a Spring Awakening sound to it. I think a musical would be a great way to improve upon the film in some areas, like Knox and Chris’s romance that bordered on creepy (and underdeveloped), and the Nuwanda stuff that was pretty insensitive to Native Americans. Also, maybe change how... white the film was, in terms of cast and extras. Brown v. Board had happened by 1959; there could've been students of color (maybe the casting reflected how rigid Welton Academy was, but that should be acknowledged, which it wasn't, if so). And please keep Neil and Todd’s queer subtext, or better yet, make the queerness explicit. And I don't know if he can sing or anything, but I'd die to see Ethan Hawke, or really any of the og poets play Keating. Ethan now just reminds me the most of Keating for some reason, and I think it’d be touching.

Wild Nights with Emily

Emily Dickinson’s poems are famous for being pretty musical, so a musical about her would be cool. Wild Nights with Emily is one of my favorite piece of media about Dickinson because it doesn't portray her as a boring shut-in who wrote boring poetry, a far cry from who she was. It was also the right amount of silly for me personally (I love Apple TV’s Dickinson, but the modern humor could be a bit much for me sometimes. But that's just a me thing, not an inherent flaw of the show. It's storyline is also a bit too long for a musical, it being a series). Turning Emily’s poems to songs would be easy (?) because of how she wrote them; they already fit songs like "House of the Rising Sun", "The Yellow Rose of Texas", etc. Dickinson’s “Split The Lark” song kills me every time (straight up cast Ella Hunt in this hypothetical show would be a cool idea). And I could see Mabel singing lines from Emily's poems and warping them as a villain song since she seemingly did that in real life.

The Sandlot

I love musicals staring a bunch of kids. I like feeling impressed and like they're more talented than me. The Sandlot would be fun. I could see it being performed in the round. I don't have many detailed thoughts about this one right now honestly. I just like the idea. And I love this movie.

Rocketman

This one feels like it was supposed to be on stage from the get-go. The movie, especially during the title number, felt like the world’s most detailed proshot. Not a flaw to me, but to some.

The Iron Giant

I'm glad this once underrated flick has gotten more attention over the years. Even though it's amazing, I always felt like there could be more to it. Like we could develop Dean and Annie's relationship beyond one or two-ish scenes of bonding and boom! Relationship. Or maybe cut out their romantic connection entirely, as it's not necessary. And include the deleted scene (that was included in the extended cut) of Dean seeing Giant’s dream projected on the his TV so that his views on Giant changing when he almost attacks Hogarth make a bit more sense. I think it wouldn't hurt for the story to be longer. I don't know how the technicalities of the show would work with Giant and how big he is. There's a King Kong musical, so maybe something like that, or of course scaling down Giant in the process but still making him big. It’d be an impressive puppet.

Secondhand Lions

This film should be a classic! If you haven't seen the it I recommend it. It has a similar-esque story to The Iron Giant, being about a boy making friends with a non human creature (a lion if you didn't guess). The film just deserves more attention. EDIT: So I recently rewatched this film and notice what might be the actor playing young Garth (who's white) with a painted face to look darker during one of Hub’s backstories. It might've just been the lighting on the scene, but it might not be. This would obviously be really bad, so some kind of musical remake could be an opportunity to fix this issue. Just a heads up that it might be there.

Pippi Longstocking

If you can't tell, kids' movies to me would be the easiest to turn into musicals. I grew up with the Swedish version of Pippi (English dubbed) thanks to my dad. I loved it, along with the American film, cartoon, and even the Shirley Temple Show version. It could work as a musical. The films and show already had their own different theme songs.

The Lorax

I know this might sound odd. Of all the films on this list, I want this one the most. The Illumination film, while fun, had a lot of flaws (no shame if you still liked it), such as marketing for the film contradicting its own message, the film being too safe, etc. But that's exactly why I think a stage show would work. It could improve on the film. Like having better characterization and being less gimmicky. I would also want it to be a bit more faithful to the book/TV short film in a few ways. If it's possible on stage, I liked the idea of obscuring The Once-Ler’s face to symbolize that he could be anyone, including the audience if they let themselves. Maybe even make Once-Ler a gender-ambiguous role to reflect that more. And the story ending with the child (Ted in the film, unnamed in the book/TV short) being given the tree seed and walking away from The Once-Ler’s home, reminding the audience that there is hope to save the trees, but it hasn't been done yet, as the trees are still in danger unless people care to help the trees. The film’s very happy ending arguably only serves as inspiration porn rather than actually teaching people to care about the trees. I could see “Let It Grow” staying in some way as a song sung by The Lorax and his animal friends in the beginning when Once-Ler first arrives at the forest, trying to convince him to not harm the trees. Maybe even obscure the child’s identity and gender to symbolize that they could be anyone as well. Make the Once-Ler’s rise to greed longer than just one song. You don't destroy the trees in a day. You don't become a monster in a day. It would hit better. And make Once-Ler’s destruction a conscious choice rather than blame his unawareness of the trees' deaths. Maybe even have him lie initially about his awareness of the trees to Thneedvile till he confesses to the kid that he did know, but didn't care so he could make money. Companies lie like that all the time. Imagine a scene immediately after his full transmission to evil (“How Bad Can I Be?” in the film) where he looks upon the treeless land and actually looks apathetic towards it and only cares when he realizes it will ruin his business since he can't find an alternative to tree fluff/leaves; he doesn't express true care till he talks about it to the child/Ted, as he's only realized his folly over the years. There are some things from the film that could be saved, like the memorial Lorax and the animals have for the UNLESS tree. That was the best addition the film made. And include the cut song “Biggering” rather than “How Bad Can I Be?”! That was a masterpiece and should've never been cut. Or better yet, have bits of “How bad can I be” performed at the beginning of Once-Ler’s poor decision-making, and have “Biggering” be this sort of final crescendo before his complete downfall. Like “How Bad Can I Be?” is a cut-up as a prologue(s). The demo version of “Thneedvile” also added to Ted/the kid more, so I think that would stay too. All the cut songs actually add a lot to the story and have great humor, but the film wanted to be marketable and as inoffensive as possible rather than good (and was made by one of the most money-hungry, Once-Ler-like film companies ever). I would want a slightly more dark approach to the massaging. Show more of the effects of the world losing trees rather than just talk about how bad it is. Show us why we should care. Maybe include an endangered animal in the story and have it go extinct thanks to The Once-Ler’s practices. Just something. The message could even be extended to not just care about the trees, but the natural world as a whole, as global warming and other issues like it are still as big of problems as ever.

Jennifer's Body

I think we need more horror musicals. We have Carrie The Musical, Starkid’s Hatchetfield Universe, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jekyll and Hyde, etc. so a horror musical isn't as odd as it might sound at first. I liked the film, but there were some things that if feel could us an update. Like the dialogue being very cheesy and dated (nothing wrong if you like that, I get its appeal; it's just not my thing unless done in a particular way). Or Needy and Jen’s attraction to each other being treated more as sapphic fetishization to get guys to see the movie rather than it being there for representation (especially in the trailers for the film). I think it would be nice to see more pre-succubus Jennifer, and her friendship with Needy pre-succubus, so that it could be a bit more sad when she's changes and so that the change is felt more. It would also make it more sad when Needy has to kill her. I want more pain or hesitance from Needy having to fight and kill Jen. Even though she knows it's not Jennifer anymore it still can't be easy to deal with your best friend/crush dying twice. They were friends from childhood, it has to be a least a little painful. I guess I just want a bit more heart behind it than the film had (not that I thought the film didn't have any).

The Invisible Man

We have Jekyll and Hyde and Frankenstein musicals. Griffin might as well join his mad scientist bros. This would almost definitely have to be a musical movie because I have no idea how you would make Griffin look invisible on stage practically. I really like gothic musicals and I think this could have a similar vibe. Griffin’s more blatantly asshole-y behavior when compared to Jekyll and Frankenstein’s well-meaning but flawed natures could make him and the musical stand out against its other mad scientist processors.

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travsd · 1 year

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Dueling Dickinsons

Born this day, America’s great poet, possibly its greatest, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886). Whitman has come to mean a lot to me,but I think that she is possibly more significant. Her finicky, profound and bird-like scratchings capture not just the heart and the intellect but the eye. One doesn’t just hear the words, but you kind of walk away remembering the visual lay-out of the poem, they possess…

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#A Quiet Passion #Belle of Amherst #bio-pics #biographies #Dickinson #Emily Dickinson #Movies #poet #Show #Wild Nights With Emily

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nikkupsticks · 1 year

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I’m just gonna say it.

Wild Nights with Emily is better than Dickinson

#there’s more Susan Emily content in just 80min than three seasons #wild nights with emily #dickinson

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nestito702 · 7 months

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#emily dickinson #wild nights with emily

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darthpastry · 3 months

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None of these photos match at all. Eesh.

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sotogalmo · 3 months

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Can't let go of CC being The Thorn or The Wild. It just fits, to me. Yes via design( Thorn and Wild:

Thorn is easy to tell: roots around her and a knife in hand. Wild is the one connected to the tree with an exposed chest, showing you her heart). But also just how I think it works.

Both are derived(?) paths from The Witch. You can only get her, when you basically just stab her in the back(quite literally I may add). When you don't bring the blade with you, and when you do get the blade, while she's getting the chain out from her wrist, and you suddenly plunge the knife into her shoulder forcing her back down.

↑ such. Ough. When CC is just plainly walking around his house, and suddenly Micheal comes out and scares him. / The prank on CC's birthday ("claws and sparks we'll find you in the dark" / "don't think he'll stop until you are dead")

The Thorn is like. When you give her the knife and she takes her revenge: but she cries at the end. Because well- revenge is not really pretty and it doesn't help anyone. Anger is only temporary, revenge is worthless. Charlie knows that, as she wants everyone to be free and to be fully free you have to not be angry anymore. You have to move on, and just accept and hope that maybe in another life you were living a normal life. This life might not have given that to you, but you can only hope to be reborn. It was bound to happen, change is something you can't stop.

CC has learned that, but he also can't stop to think that if he were to get revenge. Would it at least feel nice? Would it be comforting? That he finally got something to be gone and he can finally grow to be healthy, grow to be a normal boy. He knows that now he can't stop these thoughts and he knows that anger is worthless. All he can do is get an apology, (maybe he accepts. maybe he doesn't), and just move on.

I don't know too much about the Wild, but by how it's seen. I just. The whole fucking sad face she has, the way her chest is just exposing her heart to you. The most vital, vulnerable, and vile part of being human is out for you to see. And she's stuck in a tree, she can't move at all. All she can do is stay in one spot(in the tree)

And when you try to land a final blow, she's taken away(I think).

↑ CC and his birthday party (again). He's stuck inside of Fredbear's mouth and he's so so scared so small so TINY, he wants to live he wants his mommy, he wants his brother to stop being so mean! He wants everything to be normal. He wants to be normal. He's so fragile, so small so delicate yet so filled with pent up rage that he hates everyone! Everything! He hates himself, because of how much of a coward he is. His father says he was just like him. If he was just like him, then why is his Father still alive while he's now in the hospital due to a stupid prank, his mean brother??

He was exposed at the wrong time, wrong day, and everything! It was so wrong! All because he was expressing his grief so differently! All because he was not "manly enough"(it's the 80s, very heavy misogyny and toxic masculinity). All because he was just like a girl. All because he cried. He cried, he was emotional, he needed support(before he was a crybaby I like to think he gave everyone presents and was very affectionate with anyone he remotely knew: hugs and everything) What did he get in return to these pleas and kind actions? Nothing but torment, nothing but cruelty, nothing but pain.

He was kind to you. He was kind to everyone. Why are you like this to him? He just wants to be forgiven too, he wants to be normal.

Did you know? He wanted to be like you one day. Strong, and close friends. But now?

He hates... he doesn't like you.

You hurt him.

He was hurt by you. You caused so much to him. He wants to hurt you back. He wants to.

But how can he? When he's still so small and so scared? When he's somewhat aware that hes not himself anymore, when he's not tangled into Cassidy's being, when he's just like her and she's just like him. When he still wants what's best for you?

Hes stuck with Cassidy, Cassidy is stuck with him. No bad blood, but only being bonded and connected due to the large amounts of agony and pain and hatred and sorrow and suffering and happiness? They are one in the same.

And like..the whole idea of like. A princess who's said to end the world is inside a cabin, chained to the basement wall, and you're here to slay her?

But you don't know why? (Etc etc). Ough. That just slightly reminds me of CC. He's stuck, he's been emotionally neglected and everything to deal with his mentality. And he wants to be saved.

And it's up to you if you were to follow the rules you were given. But it's not up to you if there's blood. Blood is natural, and a show of life. Death is also inevitable. You are going to die, in some ways. She's going to die in some ways. But you both still- idhsjhfhdhdbsbhdhd

Ougghhhhdhdhufhfjdbdjdj

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bigdreamsandwildthings · 1 year

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☕️📖🖤

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caribeandthebooks · 3 months

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Caribe's Fantasy TBR - Part 2

The 2023 favourites that are on my backlog..in this very specific category :D

Really looking forward to reading these! My partner is a high fantasy reader so I'll probably end up knowing the stories for these second hand if my partner gets to them before me. That's not a problem though, I'll forget the story 72 hrs anyway and I won't feel guilty about not reading them immediately lol.

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xxshaychi · 7 months

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TW For guilt tripping and parental abuse (minor themes but important to state)

FNaF doodle page because I need to draw more. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREEEEDDDYSSSS

#William Afton #Michael Afton #fnaf #five nights at freddys #Evan afton #Elizabeth afton #crying child #afton family #henry emily #charlie emily #susie #fnaf susie #springtrap #fredbear #old man consequences #so many fuckin tags bro this place is wild

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stardust-musing · 2 years

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Have you ever stopped to wonder if this theory is true, that when you miss someone, and at the same time that other person misses you and the string of both of your missing thoughts are then sent to the skies to collide from where they get lost into the cosmos, just to stay together for the rest of existence?

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em-dick · 1 year

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#emily dickinson #dickinson #a quiet passion #wild nights with emily #the belle of amherst #poll

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merp-blerp · 2 years

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Evermore by Taylor Swift (feat. Bon Iver) is lowkey the perfect song for Emily and Sue.

TW: Mental health issues, mention of suicide, homophobia

This will be long. I'm mostly thinking of Emily and Sue in general, but this could be applied to Dickinson or any Emisue related piece of media if wanted.

“Gray November // I've been down since July // Motion capture // Put me in a bad light // I replay my footsteps on each stepping stone // Trying to find the one where I went wrong...”

“Hey December // Guess I'm feeling unmoored // Can't remember // What I used to fight for // I rewind the tape, but all it does is pause // On the very moment all was lost // Sending signals // To be double-crossed.”

Emily is often characterized as depressed to some degree. And I'm sure she at least felt depressed at some point, as most do (but not everyone who feels depressed at times had depression). “I replay my footsteps on each stepping stone // Trying to find the one where I went wrong...” and “I rewind the tape, but all it does is pause // On the very moment all was lost // Sending signals // To be double-crossed.”, could be her regretting not protesting Sue’s marriage to Austin more and feeling tricked by the universe for making it harder to be queer in the society they were in.

“... Writing letters // Addressed to the fire.”

Emily wanted Lavinia to burn all of her poems before she died (which Vinnie didn't do thank God), poems which she called her “letter(s) to the world”. Unfortunately, Vinnie did burn a lot of Emily's literal letters to correspondences.

“And I was catching my breath // Staring out an open window // Catching my death // And I couldn't be sure // I had a feeling so peculiar // That this pain would be for // Evermore.”

Emily wrote her poems at a small desk by her bedroom window. There are plenty of poems that to me sound like she could've written them while simply looking out her window, like "A Bird came down the Walk". If she spent so much time by the window, and maybe the window was opened from time to time, she could've gotten sick from the cold winter outside. And it worth mentioning that, while Emily's exact cause of death is debated, in letters she described headache and nausea before her death, which can come from cold weather. She might've literally caught her death.

You could also take the phrase metaphorically. She stares at the state of the world, like you would out of an open window, and get so upset at it that she could die from the pain and that it would last forever.

“And I was catching my breath // Barefoot in the wildest winter // Catching my death...”

To me, this song mentioning being barefoot in the winter could symbolize being vulnerable in depression. It's easier to die from depression when you are vulnerable to the pain or numbness it can bring. Notably, Emily Dickinson used the imagery of being barefoot. I read an excerpt from an article that suggested that Emily could've used bare feet as a symbol of erotism or religious meanings.

“Cannot think of all the cost // And the things that will be lost // Oh can we just get a pause? // To be certain we'll be tall again...”

Ooh! For me, this bridge is one of the hardest to decode that Taylor has written. In regards to Emily and Sue, “Cannot think of all the coast // And the things that will be lost...” could be not being able to think of all the things that you would sacrifice by being in a queer relationship if you were caught, especially during the 1800s. Things like being ostracized or killed. You get to be in love and happy, but at what cost? You wouldn't want to think about it; you'd just want to be happy with your lover. And “Oh can we just get a pause? // To be certain we'll be tall again...” could be wanting to stop time, or pause, to be certain the relationship will be okay and they can live boldly in bliss without fear, or be “tall” again.

“Whether weather be the frost // Or the violence of the dog days // I'm on waves, out being tossed // Is there a line that I could just go cross?”

The song is saying whether times are cruel in the way winter is, or in the way the hottest days of summer are (like maybe specifically whether the relationship goes through a tough patch because of society or because or a dispute actually happening inside it between Emily and Sue), hard times are hard times and you’ll feel like you're being tossed by waves. “Is there a line that I could just go cross?” could be wanting to throw away all fears and be with the person you love. Wanting to just cross the line.

“And when I was shipwrecked // I thought of you // In the cracks of light // I dreamed of you // It was real enough // To get me through // I swear // You were there.”

The second bridge (written here without Justin’s backup vocals for simplicity) illustrates the feeling of love pulling you out of a dark time. Of course, love can't cure depression, but having a good support system can be really beneficial. Also, in Dickinson season one, episode three, Emily has a dream about her and Sue on a ship caught in a storm where Sue jumps off into the sea before Emily wakes up, so it’s pretty perfect. And on top of that, there’s a letter Emily wrote Sue in real life that read, “You must let me go first, Sue, because I live in the sea always and know the road. I would have drowned twice to save you sinking, dear, If I could only have covered your eyes so you wouldn't have seen the water.”

“And I was catching my breath // Floors of a cabin creaking under my step // And I couldn't be sure // I had a feeling so peculiar // This pain wouldn't be for // Evermore // Evermore // Evermore // This pain wouldn't be for evermore // Evermore.”

The song ends with the resolution that pain doesn't last forever, like how happiness doesn't last either. You can't have one without the other. In reference to Emily and Sue, I like to think about how Sue helped carry on Emily's legacy after her death and of them being able to be happy and worry-free in the afterlife, with Emily finally reaching the status of a true poet. With the “catching my breath” line I think of the last scene in Dickinson where Emily looks at the painting of the ship on her wall and breaths before the sequence where she meets the mermaids. If Ivy from Evermore is perfect for Sue, this song is a perfect fit for Emily.

EDIT: One small thing I forgot to mention is that this song was actually released on Emily’s 190th birthday, so that’s super cool!

In conclusion: they're perfect wives and they better be happy in heaven right now.

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