| re: Defending Evan Hansen (from today's Broadway Maven Weekly Blast) | |
| Posted by: broadwaybacker 11:43 am EST 01/27/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Defending Evan Hansen (from today's Broadway Maven Weekly Blast) - Zelgo 11:01 am EST 01/27/23 | |
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| In an old interview of Ben Platt from The View in, I think, 2017,Platt talks about the moral ambiguity of the show, stating that it's up to the audience to decide for themselves how they view Evan's lie (which he describes as "horrible")against the salutary effect it had on both Connor's family and his own character. I do think that it's worth noting that the creatives/cast were well aware of the differing views one might fairly have about the issue. I don't think that this moral ambiguity is a flaw in the show's book (as some here apparently do), I think it makes the book stronger by provoking differing views and fierce debate. I also think we tend forget that Evan was extremely uncomfortable with his lie about being Connor's friend, but was propelled into it as he observed the reactions of Connor's parents. His original goal was clearly not to increase the grief they were experiencing shortly after Connor's death. And it spiraled from that point on, and Evan clearly got caught up in it creating the moral ambiguity. |
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