TEAM #2 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

REVIEW: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

Introduction

The movie The Greatest Showman released in 2017 was directed by Michael Gracey and starred the renowned actor Hugh Jackman, the youth actor Zac Efron, the star of Disney Zendaya, among others. The real story is based on P. T. Barnum, founder of the animal circus Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, who have had problems throughout his career to use exotic animals in his presentations. The film was written by Michael Arndt, Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon. The original soundtrack of the film was written and composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the latter was the one who made the soundtrack for La La Land. He won the Golden Globe for the 'Best Song' for 'This is me' and received nominations for Best Comedy or Musical Actor and Best Comedy or Musical Film, as well as the Best Song nomination at the Oscars 2018.

Main body

The Greatest Showman is a biographical film that allows us to get to know the controversial P.T. Barnum, a young entrepreneur and visionary of the 1830s and considered by many to be the father of live shows. After losing his office job, Barnum decides to use family savings to set up a curiosity museum in New York City, which would eventually become a live show led by characters with unique and strange abilities. With the one that initiates the entertainment for the New Yorkers who lived very fast and did not have spaces in which to entertain themselves and entertain them, within the spectacle that it mounts is for example, the bearded woman, the smallest man in the world, the Siamese brothers, etc. . The film shows the rise to fame of the protagonist, as well as the obstacles that he must overcome in order to show the world that anyone, regardless of their physical appearance, deserves the respect and admiration of others.

Hugh Jackman convinces with his performance, although sometimes with everything and his characterization, the actor looks a little older for the character he is playing. The rest of the actors do what they can with their secondary characters that only revolve around the protagonist. By telling the story very quickly in the film, none of the actors have a very important narrative scene, including the romance between Efron and Zendaya that follows the same pattern full of clichés. While the actress Michelle Williams is terribly wasted, and the conflicts between her character and that of Hugh Jackman arise and resolve in a matter of minutes. The mix of pop and hip-hop of each song of the soundtrack in conjunction with the special effects and each scene envelop your emotions and feelings part of the film, which repeatedly wraps you within the character with which you will identify in moments of your life. Also you can not get out of your head every song of this movie-musical.

Conclusion

To conclude, The Greatest Showman is getting closer and closer to becoming a new classic of musical cinema for the entire public. It is a tape that I would recommend extensively to see, since it will become one of your favorites. The musical he seeks is to feel contemporary with its theme and its songs, but his style is totally rooted in the old school of Hollywood, without risks of leaving the typical cliche. That yes, we can not deny the charisma of each leading character in the cast of the film, The Greatest Showman is a moving film that shares the same philosophy of its protagonist: "the most noble art is to make others happy."


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