![]() ![]() I think that in the original each character, but especially Evan, is SO heavily flawed - but we're just given a very external view of them and what they're doing. I enjoyed it overall, and I loved the musical itself. ![]() Mostly, I think at the core of it the songs needed better and more interesting visual edits and Ben Platt should have toned down his stage acting I think that's what's throwing a lot of people off from the film. It would have worked more as a dark comedy exploring how complex and damaging Evan's decisions are, instead of this muddled and overwrought "we're all here for each other but it's all based on lies" thing. ![]() I don't know, I really liked the stage show when I saw it because you kind of get swept up in the drama and emotion of it all, but the movie plays it too straight. Cutting out most of Evan's mom's lines/songs lessens the impact of "So Big So Small." They cut the song "Disappear," but it serves the same purpose as both of the two new songs they added, and it's a better song than either. Turning Alana from a kind of satirical representation of how people use tragedies for their own benefit into an overly earnest character didn't work. The Connor Project stuff is not something that's likely to go viral these days, the message of "you're not alone" is an empty cliche at this point, and some of the film's choices like "His best friend died, you won't believe what happens next!" and all the videos turning into a portrait of Connor's face felt so tacky and out of touch. I don't think the film/Ben Platt deserve hatred, but when a story about social media is written in 2015/16, even a few years can make it seem dated. In my opinion that's why "So Big So Small" (simple, understated but still impactful) and "Sincerely Me" (the only number that wasn't sung straight and had a kind of satirical, funny edit to it that worked for the film) were the best numbers of the movie. The emotions can be dialed up to 11 on the stage because you're in front of a live audience and the atmosphere calls for it in a movie, sometimes less is more. When he does it onscreen, it's off-putting and melodramatic. When Ben Platt sobs his way through "Words Fail" onstage, it's emotional and heart wrenching. ![]() I think part of the problem was, aside from the parts they cut out, they stuck too close to the show. ![]()
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