finding neverland, a review of sorts
hello! this is a sort of an after the fact "live blogging" (except all in one post 💀) of my thoughts as i was watching finding neverland (a.r.t. version). i basically just wrote whatever i was thinking down as i was watching, so this is truly very raw (obviously, i've gone in and cleaned some things up + added gifs to help those who read it (and myself if i come back to this post) figure out what on earth i'm blabbing about).
...read at your own risk! (also, in case it wasn't obvious, spoilers ahead)
act 1
THE SCOTTISH ACCENT
when he sings with it too 😭
i was not expecting this to be as funny as it is for some reason
"i don't know why you talk to that dog like he's a person" XD
"and what precisely is this poor wretch's crime?" "he's my younger brother" - yep, checks out
i'm 13 minutes in and i love it already
can we talk about how thayne jasperson as porthos weirdly works
okay wait, but is jeremy actually kind of doing choreography...?
OKAY BUT THIS RIVER SCENE IS SO CUTE
also when he randomly loses the accent
laura michelle kelly is amazing
uh she just coughed. i'm scared and paranoid...maybe laura actually just needed to cough, but i'm going to keep this here in case it is something... (EDIT: IT WAS AND I WILL NEVER RECOVER)
i'm obsessed with this (retroactively, why doesn't it show up again 😭)
"nice try, but no." jack is me.
this is me every day and it's a problem ⬇️
THIS IS SO FUN HOW HAVE I NOT WATCHED THIS SOONER
"perhaps having fun is more important than everything being perfect" - yes!
okay but the ex-ballerina in me is going crazy for the maid choreography
okay sobbing cause "neverland" just happened—it's weird that i've never listened to him sing this before and i'm unsure whether i should just pause now to recover or rewind and watch it again (edit: i did both)
"well at this rate, we'll also have to imagine that there's an audience" - THEM LOOKING AT THE AUDIENCE AFTER THAT IS ABSOLUTELY GENIUS
sylvia's dress is so pretty lol
...this is interesting choreo
but i love the door merry go round
okay i've seen "hook" and "stronger" before, but this is so much better with context
maybe my boot is just really bad (it is) but did he just pull a stick out of his pant pocket
i can't i have no words
act 2
i would very much like to see what's happening on the other side of the curtain
PRINCESS DIGGORY
SHE'S COUGHING AGAIN
this bar scene reminds me of lotr for some reason but i like it, it's very fun
WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME my beloved
the singing while lying down 😳
i am unwell
oh a kid song, let's go - okay but actually, i love this number
HELP THIS WAS LITERALLY ME AND MY SIBLINGS okay how much will i have to pay them to watch this
NOOOOO WHY
WHY
WHY
i'm so upset i can't even bring myself to put a gif here, but we all know what scene.
aiden gemme is doing a great job as peter.
OK BUT THIS DUET
SOBBING
why is there upbeat music do you not know what just happened.
i love it when the audience is part of the show
this whole scene MY HEART I CANNOT
this is so chaotic but i love it it's perfect
CHILLS
i. love. laura. michelle. kelly.
that was beautiful even though it was sad
"mary, you're outside!" akdfasdhflashdfas
i can't (how many times have i said that). this is such a perfect ending
la fin
(until my next rewatch which could be right now)
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