| re: HUGH JACKMAN -- Films, Stage, TV | |
| Last Edit: jo 12:08 am EDT 03/23/21 | |
| Posted by: jo 12:02 am EDT 03/23/21 | |
| In reply to: HUGH JACKMAN -- Films, Stage, TV - BroadwayTonyJ 11:26 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| To each his own! Many audience members liked The Prestige ( 92% approval rating for Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes)...and many Nolan fans rate it highly. Interesting quote from a respected actor Robert Downey, Jr on the movie -- "• Robert Downey, Jr. on The Prestige: “It’s like the old film The Seven-Per-Cent Solution – that Sherlock Holmes movie – it was so not what you expected. To me, it was a Ferrari engine of a script, and Christian Bale is always exciting and innovative. The scene where Hugh Jackman is dying and then has a page and a half monologue… How do you deliver a speech like that? But Jackman handled it." The Greatest Showman is not a pure biopic, more of an idealized version of the master impresario developing the central theme of the movie, which is the birth of mass entertainment (aka showbiz). But I prefer the more powertul film adaptation of Les Miserables over The Greatest Showman. The Les Miserables film adaptation focused more on the dramatic elements of Victor Hugo's novel compared to TrevorNunn's original English version. Compare how Valjean's first epiphany, articulated musically and acted very well in The Soliloquy was treated in the film compared to the stage musical treatment ( simply more like a bridge to another timeline). Also, interestingly, the original Paris musical preceding the English version by 5 years was originally written for a baritone and performed by a baritone. It was transposed to accomodate Colm Wilkinson's tenor range when he was cast. But I am also a great fan of the stage musical version per se and have seen it on Broadway, London and even Paris. Acting-wise, The Greatest Showman was not a big challenge for Jackman. But people are impressed with his acting when he discovered how good Jenny Lind was and presented a means to achieve his ambition of being recognized for bringing entertainment to the social register. It is the role of Valjean which presented the much greater challenge and led to an Oscar nomination. If you have seen Bad Education which drew universal raves for his acting, it is another revelation on how nuanced he can create in a portrayal. A heel behind a hero facade. Btw, Wolverine was never an engaging personality, more like a compelling one, as portrayed by him. Have you seen LOGAN - more of a dramatic triumph hailed by both critics and fans? But thanks for your views. |
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