DEAR EVAN HANSEN Movie Musical - News & Discussion Thread- Page 4

[Musical Master]

Posted: 5/6/21 at 5:01pm

hearthemsing22 said: "Sutton Ross said: "Tons of people bitched about The Prom film....."

The only problems i was hearing with The Prom film were with James Corden. Were there other issues? OH and perhaps not casting as many Broadway cast members as they could have/should have?"

I think it was only Corden and the way the second half of the movie was structured were the contentious points. But overall it was a well liked movie for most people, which I personally enjoyed watching overall. 

[BwayLB]

Posted: 5/6/21 at 5:03pm

^ I did like the movie too but went a little below my expectations. It would have been better if Emma and Alyssa were given more focus.

[NameGreg]

Posted: 5/6/21 at 5:04pm

I think most complaints against The Prom’s movie were preexisting towards the show. Casting was the only exclusive complaint I heard, and it was mainly aimed at Corden.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 5/6/21 at 5:14pm

The one thing about this movie that does make me curious is the casting of Julianne Moore as Heidi Hansen. I don't think she's ever done a movie musical before has she?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 5/6/21 at 5:31pm

NameGreg said: "Maybe it’s gonna get pushed back. Which honestly wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen. In the Heights and West Side Story are already hotly anticipated musical adaptations, and there’s several other major releases, maybe it would be best to just push the release back a bit so it won’t have to compete and can spend more then building up buzz."

Why would a movie being released in September be in competition for films that are debuting in June and December? They set a date, it's a done deal. 

[NameGreg]

Posted: 5/6/21 at 5:40pm

Sutton Ross said: "NameGreg said: "Maybe it’s gonna get pushed back. Which honestly wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen. In the Heights and West Side Story are already hotly anticipated musical adaptations, and there’s several other major releases, maybe it would be best to just push the release back a bit so it won’t have to compete and can spend more then building up buzz."

Why would a movie being released in September be in competition for films that are debuting in June and December? They set a date, it's a done deal."

I meant in terms of awards season.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 5/6/21 at 5:45pm

I really doubt that it matters or any of those films will make a huge impact on awards season. 

[joevitus]

Posted: 5/6/21 at 8:20pm

devonian.t said: "As a Brit, I'm always astonished at how many times you guys get held back in school- Stockard Channing, Ben Platt... aren't some of the teachers younger than them?"

Ben Platt is a mistake but Stockard Channing wasn't. Because they are two different kinds of shows with two different aesthetics. As Patricia Birch has pointed out, Grease doesn't work when you use real teenagers. But Dear Evan Hanson is a different issue, a different kind of show. Of course, you don't need an actual teen, but you need someone who can believably pass for being a teenager.

[NameGreg]

Posted: 5/6/21 at 8:41pm

I don’t mind Platt reprising the role. Sure he doesn’t look like a teen now, but he still looks clean shaven and I’m guessing they’ll do what they can to age him down. I haven’t seen anyone who did it the role as well as him, so I’m willing to stretch my suspension of disbelief a bit.

Also, I don’t think age matters in Grease, regardless of what you do the show doesn’t work.

Updated On: 5/7/21 at 08:41 PM

[joevitus]

Posted: 5/6/21 at 10:42pm

The longest running musical of its time doesn't work. lol

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 5/6/21 at 11:11pm

A white dude being terrible then getting a pass... we shall see how this goes over...

[NameGreg]

Posted: 5/7/21 at 12:15am

joevitus said: "The longest running musical of its time doesn't work. lol"

The music sounds great, but in terms of story and characters it’s awful. I think the reception of its revivals is telling, it hasn’t aged well at all.

Updated On: 5/7/21 at 12:15 AM

[BwayLB]

Posted: 5/7/21 at 12:37am

I was a bigger fan of the music more so than the plot.

[joevitus]

Posted: 5/7/21 at 2:34pm

NameGreg said: "joevitus said: "The longest running musical of its time doesn't work. lol"

The music sounds great, but in terms of story and characters it’s awful. I think the reception of its revivals is telling, it hasn’t aged well at all."

The reception of its revivals? You mean like the staggering success of the 90's revival, which led to multiple cast recordings as stars went in and out of the production, the high ratings for the (multiple) t.v. stagings and the continual profits pouring in from the movie?

I'm not arguing with your disliking it--I'm saying this does not show it doesn't work. 

[Musical Master]

Posted: 5/7/21 at 3:42pm

I think if Ben Platt is made up/or digitally de-aged to look as young as his other cast members, I think it'll be okay. Also the movie version of Grease didn't bother me with how old the actors were in that, because they still brought their A game for what's essentially a rom-com musical.

I didn't notice it when I first watched it, and it actually worked. Maybe the same thing can be said for Dear Evan Hansen. Maybe.

[NameGreg]

Posted: 5/7/21 at 5:49pm

joevitus said: "NameGreg said: "joevitus said: "The longest running musical of its time doesn't work. lol"

The music sounds great, but in terms of story and characters it’s awful. I think the reception of its revivals is telling, it hasn’t aged well at all."

The reception of its revivals? You mean like the staggering success of the 90's revival, which led to multiple cast recordings as stars went in and out of the production,the high ratings for the (multiple)t.v. stagings and the continual profits pouring in from the movie?

I'm not arguing with your disliking it--I'm saying this does not show it doesn't work."

In referring to critical reception. It feels like each new production gets a worse response on that front than the last. Only the tv version fared well, and that’s almost certainly due to greatly retooling it.

[BwayLB]

Posted: 5/7/21 at 7:34pm

Musical Master said: "I think if Ben Platt is made up/or digitally de-aged to look as young as his other cast members, I think it'll be okay. Also the movie version of Grease didn't bother me with how old the actors were in that,because they still brought their A game for what's essentially a rom-com musical.

I didn't notice it when I first watched it, and itactually worked. Maybe the same thing can be said for Dear Evan Hansen. Maybe."

I feel the same way about Grease. But I won’t hold my breath for what they do with Ben to make this one any better.

[joevitus]

Posted: 5/7/21 at 10:22pm

NameGreg said: "joevitus said: "NameGreg said: "joevitus said: "The longest running musical of its time doesn't work. lol"

The music sounds great, but in terms of story and characters it’s awful. I think the reception of its revivals is telling, it hasn’t aged well at all."

The reception of its revivals? You mean like the staggering success of the 90's revival, which led to multiple cast recordings as stars went in and out of the production,the high ratings for the (multiple)t.v. stagings and the continual profits pouring in from the movie?

I'm not arguing with your disliking it--I'm saying this does not show it doesn't work."

In referring to critical reception. It feels like each new production gets a worse response on that front than the last. Only the tv version fared well, and that’s almost certainly due to greatly retooling it."

Well, I agree with you there but 1) each production has been more sanitized than the last, which is generally what the critics bemoan (and I agree with them on that), though I think the Tommy Tune revival, which was very sanitized, got a lot of good notices and 2) critics not liking a show doesn't mean a show doesn't work. What show do critics hate more than The Sound of Music, but who can say it doesn't work? One may or may not like it, but it clearly works. If a show doesn't work, it flops. The shows I'm talking about continue to be very far from flops. 

 

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 5/18/21 at 11:09am

https://www.instagram.com/p/CPBMn5ujbNq/?utm_medium=copy_link

First teaser image/poster from the movie.

Updated On: 5/18/21 at 11:09 AM

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 5/18/21 at 11:12am

Double post but it’s the trailer!

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPBLU5-jtAy/?utm_medium=copy_link

Updated On: 5/18/21 at 11:12 AM

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/18/21 at 11:17am

Oh my... I'm not sure what they did to Platt's face for this film, but it does not look natural.

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 5/18/21 at 11:17am

What the hell did they do to his hair.

I really like the musical, and I really want to like this movie, but the trailer is not setting high hopes for me. The show works best when it's presented in a murky ethical ambiguity, making us question if we can truly be altruistic without being selfish. This trailer just makes it look like some Riverdale-esque nonsense.

[Owen22]

Posted: 5/18/21 at 11:17am

Wow, I was just looking at the image and I noticed another moving Instagram attached and there was the trailer!  Of course by the time I was done and ready to comment it had become the lead news story.

Looks good, and he totally looks like a high school kid (wig?).  The trailer sorta tells the entire story, but we all know it anyway.

[broadwaybabywannabe2]

Posted: 5/18/21 at 11:19am

the trailer posted makes me really excited for this movie...i love Amy Adams and Julianne Moore...

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 5/18/21 at 11:24am

Why does the whole movie look so dark? I don't mean tone, I mean like I thought my brightness was down on my computer. That outdoor shot where Evan and Jared are in gym class looks like it's dusk, when it should be the middle of the day.