| re: How can the writing on FROZEN be this bad?!? | |
| Posted by: Britannia 12:47 am EDT 05/15/18 | |
| In reply to: How can the writing on FROZEN be this bad?!? - GrumpyMorningBoy 08:37 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| I can't comment on the show itself because I haven't seen it (I don't live in NYC), but the thing to remember is that Jennifer Lee did not write the film "Frozen." As a screenwriter, she developed it with a team of very talented and experienced story artists and the songwriters. For example, it was artist John Ripa who created the ending of the film where [SPOILER] Anna freezes as she sacrifices herself to save Elsa. If you've seen the film of "A Wrinkle in Time," which she co-wrote, it's clear that Ms. Lee's talents lie in contributing to the writing process, probably not in being the sole writer or working with just one other writer. There is some headshakingly bad exposition in "A Wrinkle in Time," some very poor character choices, and a lack of character development. Not to sound cruel, but it's the sort of script people don't write if they know how to do it extremely well. I don't want to jump the gun to trash "Frozen" because I haven't seen the Broadway show (and LOVE the movie), but I could see how she would not be the best choice to write the book for the musical. It saddens me that they may not have gotten this right; it's such a rich movie and could have made something very special as a stage musical. Perhaps they should have tapped a BMI bookwriting graduate? | |
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