So this was a really pleasant surprise Throwback Thursday. I haven't seen this movie since... before I went to college... so it's been quite a while and when I watched it that time I was like "Yeah... I've seen this movie enough. I've seen the play now... it's nothing different." And now it's probably jumped the list to my Top 5 Favorite movies of all time. Maybe right behind Despicable Me... it's great!
I've seen the play Chicago for my friends graduation... and I knew this movie so well that I was really excited to see the play... and the play was soooo great... but the movie was also really great too. The play is all on stage so it doesn't have the beautiful sets of the movie and the juxtaposition between what is actually going on and the "musical inside of Roxy's head." which is something I really liked in the movie!
They really could not have gotten a better cast for this movie either. The singing in it is all amazing and the acting is great. Catherine Zeta Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C Reiley, Christine Baranski and Taye Diggs were all really great! I would have liked to see Taye Diggs as Billy Flynn though... I liked Richard Gere in the role and I liked Taye Diggs as the narrator... I think Taye Diggs would be a good Billy Flynn.
Billy Flynn was a character that I've been paying more attention to the last couple of times I saw it because when I saw Chicago live... Billy Flynn was probably the best part... the Velma Kelly was good too... but I think Billy Flynn was the highlight and that just makes me like him in the movie a little bit more every time I watch it. It's just funny that I think he really admires Roxy and Velma and wants to help them out... but he really just cares about money and being the best lawyer.
It's also just kind of a fun time to see this trial... with all the fake news going on it's fun to see what they did when the news was actually fake. There was no fact checking for these murder trials... no real investigations and analysis... just whether or not people believed the story the killer was telling.
Also this time I thought "the Hunyak's" story was really sad. She was the only innocent one in the bunch... but she was the one that hanged... it was sad and again... it's still relevant today with immigration issues. It was heartbreaking, but I'm sure it's happened a lot where innocent people get hanged and guilty people don't.
I also never noticed Dominic West was the man in the beginning that Roxy killed... he's known from The Wire and The Affair... so kind of funny that he's known for an affair in this.
Mr. Celophane is another thing I've been noticing a lot more... it's the male characters that are kind of gaining my attention the more I watch it because there really aren't many male characters... I didn't like this song the first time I saw it... I don't like clowns, I didn't really like the dancing... didn't know the words to the song... but I have to say I like it a lot now. It's very compelling to see Amos get ready to perform and he puts a lot of work into it and no one is watching or paying attention. It shows that his ambitions aren't unlike Roxy's... but unfortunately no one notices him... it's interesting.
I also kind of like that Roxy never considered a Double Act until she needed a job... and Velma was so good at a solo act at the beginning of the movie/play... it's all very interesting. Lots of little things that are really cool.
I'm probably going to watch this wayyy more often because 1) I love musicals more than I have 2) It's just such a great movie... I always notice something new when I watch it and it never gets old for me... so I can watch it over and over again without getting bored... it's just a good movie. I know a lot of people don't think it's the best Oscar-winning movie... I think it is. It's just a lot of fun and I like it a lot!
Byeee!
-Shannon
I've seen the play Chicago for my friends graduation... and I knew this movie so well that I was really excited to see the play... and the play was soooo great... but the movie was also really great too. The play is all on stage so it doesn't have the beautiful sets of the movie and the juxtaposition between what is actually going on and the "musical inside of Roxy's head." which is something I really liked in the movie!
They really could not have gotten a better cast for this movie either. The singing in it is all amazing and the acting is great. Catherine Zeta Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C Reiley, Christine Baranski and Taye Diggs were all really great! I would have liked to see Taye Diggs as Billy Flynn though... I liked Richard Gere in the role and I liked Taye Diggs as the narrator... I think Taye Diggs would be a good Billy Flynn.
Billy Flynn was a character that I've been paying more attention to the last couple of times I saw it because when I saw Chicago live... Billy Flynn was probably the best part... the Velma Kelly was good too... but I think Billy Flynn was the highlight and that just makes me like him in the movie a little bit more every time I watch it. It's just funny that I think he really admires Roxy and Velma and wants to help them out... but he really just cares about money and being the best lawyer.
It's also just kind of a fun time to see this trial... with all the fake news going on it's fun to see what they did when the news was actually fake. There was no fact checking for these murder trials... no real investigations and analysis... just whether or not people believed the story the killer was telling.
Also this time I thought "the Hunyak's" story was really sad. She was the only innocent one in the bunch... but she was the one that hanged... it was sad and again... it's still relevant today with immigration issues. It was heartbreaking, but I'm sure it's happened a lot where innocent people get hanged and guilty people don't.
I also never noticed Dominic West was the man in the beginning that Roxy killed... he's known from The Wire and The Affair... so kind of funny that he's known for an affair in this.
Mr. Celophane is another thing I've been noticing a lot more... it's the male characters that are kind of gaining my attention the more I watch it because there really aren't many male characters... I didn't like this song the first time I saw it... I don't like clowns, I didn't really like the dancing... didn't know the words to the song... but I have to say I like it a lot now. It's very compelling to see Amos get ready to perform and he puts a lot of work into it and no one is watching or paying attention. It shows that his ambitions aren't unlike Roxy's... but unfortunately no one notices him... it's interesting.
I also kind of like that Roxy never considered a Double Act until she needed a job... and Velma was so good at a solo act at the beginning of the movie/play... it's all very interesting. Lots of little things that are really cool.
I'm probably going to watch this wayyy more often because 1) I love musicals more than I have 2) It's just such a great movie... I always notice something new when I watch it and it never gets old for me... so I can watch it over and over again without getting bored... it's just a good movie. I know a lot of people don't think it's the best Oscar-winning movie... I think it is. It's just a lot of fun and I like it a lot!
Byeee!
-Shannon
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