#theres also my nitpicks that It's A Movie And Not Live Theatre so the special/practical effects are completely different bc Its Not Live

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my high school is actually doing matilda right now as our spring play! i am one of the assistant stage managers for it and have been able to go to some of the rehearsals and even though they’re still just practicing choreography it already feels more exciting than the movie musical.

but yeah i thought some design aspects of the movie were really cool, (i loved the way the school looked) but i feel like the relationship between ms. honey and matilda could’ve been done better. and also i think matilda and her family could’ve been done better as well, like she doesn’t seem like a hurt child as much as you’d think she’d be, as she’s already really brave. (if that makes sense?) anyways, still don’t know why her brother isn’t in the movie, but oh well.

apologies for the long ramble, this musical is one of my favorites and is really important to me. have a good day/night :]

I've never read the original book so idk if michael was originally in there but I'm actually p ok w him not being in the movie, he kinda just reads as an ableist stereotype to help serve that matilda is Smart compared to her family who Isn't.

But YEAH i loved some the set design and costuming from the movie too! the escapologist's bird cage hat fucking rules. also is it just me or is the acrobat like nevwr even wearing her white scarf even when they talk about it. also how does the movie manage to be two hours long Just Like The Musical and still remove whole songs and a lot of lyrics from songs they Did used.

also this one is more Whatever but i liked how the musical had matilda's parents call themselves the escapologist and acrobat, it feels more like matilda is basing this story on her life, before finding out who's life it really was about. idk i just like it being a funny coincidence that her parents called themselves that over her making it all up on her own

BUT Still Holding My Hand from the movie is a good finale song i like how it wraps up matilda's home life storyline instead of Revolting being the finale song to wrap up her school life storyline when it doesn't end There