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re: "the battle of heart and mind"

Posted by: perfectlyfrank 12:03 pm EDT 04/03/14
In reply to: "the battle of heart and mind" - Chazwaza 05:28 am EDT 04/03/14

I do agree with you about SUNDAY. I find it to be one of Sondheim's most emotional and even romantic shows. I can't say it is more emotional for me than LA CAGE but it definitely is a passionate, heartfelt show. I do like the way you put it with one show wearing its heart on its sleeve and the other under it. Nicely put.


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re: "the battle of heart and mind"

Posted by: Chazwaza 02:22 pm EDT 04/03/14
In reply to: re: "the battle of heart and mind" - perfectlyfrank 12:03 pm EDT 04/03/14

Thanks!

Also curious, besides I Am What I Am, what part of the show tugs on your heart in an actual emotional and impactful way? I think The Birdcage is far better than La Cage, and besides having some heart warming moments, it is just a great comedy but it doesn't make me cry or move or inspire me in any unique way.


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re: "the battle of heart and mind"

Posted by: perfectlyfrank 03:37 pm EDT 04/03/14
In reply to: re: "the battle of heart and mind" - Chazwaza 02:22 pm EDT 04/03/14

The moment where the son turns to Albin and sings the reprise of "Look Over There". Gets me every time. The realization of what a parent has sacrificed for the benefit of a child is pretty powerful stuff.

Also, a gay man coming out and having nothing but negative images all around him witnessing two men singing an honest to goodness love song to each other is also pretty emotional. A love song like "Song on the Sand" was the stuff of fantasy back in 1983. Now we actually have gay marriage. The final images of two men in a longtime relationship walking into the sunset was pretty powerful stuff for a gay boy coming out. I imagine young gay men have far more things to look up to these days but back in the early 80s, this was simply not the case.

I'm not saying that LA CAGE is a weep fest. It's not. It's a comedy. But the themes of unconditional love between parents and children and between two loving partners are universal themes that have been written about for centuries.


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