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| re: Fat Ham and joy (major spoilers for Fat Ham) | |
| Posted by: DistantDrumming 03:40 pm EDT 08/03/22 | |
| In reply to: Fat Ham and joy (major spoilers for Fat Ham) - mikem 01:04 pm EDT 08/03/22 | |
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| mikem, the Fat Ham ending was totally bonkers and, yes, I agree, at the same time, just felt right for the work. It was one of those "only in the theatre" moments which probably couldn't work in film or TV and felt like a triumphant, defiant and wonderfully irreverent final push against toxic masculinity. | |
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| re: Fat Ham and joy (major spoilers for Fat Ham) | |
| Posted by: mikem 11:26 am EDT 08/04/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Fat Ham and joy (major spoilers for Fat Ham) - DistantDrumming 03:40 pm EDT 08/03/22 | |
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| DistantDrumming, that's a great way of putting it: bonkers yet just right. And you're also right that the ending wouldn't work at all outside of the theater. I've said before that my big attraction to the theater is the communal aspect between the actor and the audience, and that joyful intermingling at the end of the show, where everyone in the room is celebrating together, is what makes it work. | |
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| re: Fat Ham and joy (major spoilers for Fat Ham) | |
| Posted by: stgmgr 01:21 am EDT 08/06/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Fat Ham and joy (major spoilers for Fat Ham) - mikem 11:26 am EDT 08/04/22 | |
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| For what it's worth, when I saw Fat Ham, I found to my surprise that my eyes began to leak at the reveal of the final scene. Actual tears of joy. | |
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| re: Fat Ham and joy (major spoilers for Fat Ham) | |
| Posted by: DistantDrumming 08:13 pm EDT 08/06/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Fat Ham and joy (major spoilers for Fat Ham) - stgmgr 01:21 am EDT 08/06/22 | |
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| I don't find that surprising at all. Something can be funny, surprising, even a bit silly... AND moving all at once. | |
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