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| re: BAND’S VISIT (spoiler) | |
| Posted by: ashleylm 12:42 pm EDT 06/18/18 | |
| In reply to: re: BAND’S VISIT (spoiler) - Guillaume 12:10 pm EDT 06/17/18 | |
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| People have to read into it what they want because little is spelled out. The show can sit there like a big meandering blob. I'm on Team Blob, probably because (even in real life) I'm borderline autistic and don't realise what's happening emotionally if I'm not told. I don't think it's pandering to include some slight dialogue that addresses situations ... they eventually explained even "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf." Otherwise with two silent people sitting I could imagine "they're waiting to kill each other," "they are trying to memorize a Fibonacci series," or "they're pondering how if only circumstances were different they might get it on." It's hard to tell. I honestly didn't even realise people were waiting for those two to get together, because (a) he seemed age inappropriate, and (b) she's just some nice lady who let him stay the night. Are we waiting for the other dude to have a foursome with Mom, Dad, and Father-in-Law? |
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| re: BAND’S VISIT (spoiler) | |
| Posted by: WWriter 04:24 pm EDT 06/18/18 | |
| In reply to: re: BAND’S VISIT (spoiler) - ashleylm 12:42 pm EDT 06/18/18 | |
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| I think the reason this is discussed is that they were terribly attracted to one another. That may have not been evident from certain seats or if you're not good at reading emotional cues. The thing is, making it more obvious is something the characters would never do, so it's hard to imagine how it might be made more apparent. I saw a show not long ago, I forget which, where I totally misread a scene that turned out to be the lynchpin of the show. The person I was with was very kind in explaining that scene. I think everyone misses something some times. |
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| re: BAND’S VISIT (spoiler) | |
| Posted by: ashleylm 01:45 pm EDT 06/19/18 | |
| In reply to: re: BAND’S VISIT (spoiler) - WWriter 04:24 pm EDT 06/18/18 | |
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| they were terribly attracted to one another. That may have not been evident from certain seats or if you're not good at reading emotional cues. The thing is, making it more obvious is something the characters would never do, so it's hard to imagine how it might be made more apparent It's a musical ... I can imagine them singing about their attraction. Not to each other, since they're so private, but alone, as a soliloquay. Happens all the time: "I'm Not That Girl" in Wicked, "If I Told You" in The Wedding Singer, "Satisfied" in Hamilton, etc. etc. If the lyricist is skillful there are songs where, even if that character can't even admit it to themself, the audience nonetheless realises a character's in love (e.g. "I Won't Say I'm in Love," "If I Loved You," etc.) But a show where the characters know what's going on, but the audience doesn't, really suggests something went slightly awry to me. To take the Hamilton example, I was expecting Angelica and Hamilton to get together, but then "Helpless" happens and I thought "oops, misread that one," and that would have been it. Without "Satisfied" I'd never have known that Angelica did love Hamilton after all. And I'm grateful that Miranda wrote the song, rather than trusting the more perceptive members of the audience to assume the thing. |
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