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The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#750
Posted: 6/10/21 at 11:15am
After watching this on HBO Max, other than the fantastic performances, stunning direction with nice cinematography, and very well done musical numbers; this film is the anti-Cats. Honestly I think this might be Hollywood's apology for how awful Cats was and I think I can forgive them for how awesome In The Heights turned out.
This is the year that the big film musical rises again and I couldn't be happier to witness it.
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#751
Posted: 6/10/21 at 12:02pm
The hold music priceless!!!!
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The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#752
Posted: 6/10/21 at 12:59pm
What went wrong with the lip sync on this line?
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#754
Posted: 6/10/21 at 2:59pm
ctorres23 said: "What went wrong with the lip sync on this line?"
A simple mistake where the voice doesn’t match the person. It looks like a bad 70s Japanese film. The voice is such a visual mismatch.
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#755
Posted: 6/10/21 at 3:59pm
The accidentally hysterical plot summary from BoxOfficeMojo dot com…
“A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York winery owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.”. 
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#756
Posted: 6/10/21 at 5:52pm
Question for those of you who have gotten to see the film:
Is there any sex scenes or overly explicit content? Some curse words aren't a concern for me, but if there are a lot I'd like to know beforehand.
Thinking about taking my niece and nephew who are 10 and 11. They love singing Hamilton songs and I want them to see Lin's show that came before it.
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#757
Posted: 6/10/21 at 7:13pm
No sex scenes. Sonny says a bad word which Usnavi sushes him for which overlapped.
There were extensive ads for Calvin Klein underwear throughout featuring Anthony Ramos. People kept saying how they reminded them of someone.
Jk for the CK part. Just daydreaming.
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#759
Posted: 6/10/21 at 9:26pm
teddy1996 said: "my biggest issue with this movie was that there wasn’t a lot of dark skinned black latinos. there were some but this movie definitely needed more of that representation. especially because washington heights is dominated with so many black latinos. if you base a story in washington heights, there is NO WAY that you don't add more color to this story. the average latino in washington heights IS Afro Latino. it would have been great if more of the main cast were brown to dark skinned afro latinos as well. it would have made the movie more groundbreaking and i felt like this was a missed opportunity. "
I don’t know what film you were watching but the afro latino representation was there. Stop with this baseless argument. It’s tiresome and grossly inaccurate.
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#760
Posted: 6/10/21 at 9:48pmI spotted a framed picture of Priscilla López in the Rosario’s living room next to the television set in the “Breathe” number. Nice touch!
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#761
Posted: 6/11/21 at 2:38am
BCfitasafiddle said: "Question for those of you who have gotten to see the film:
Is there any sex scenes or overlyexplicit content? Some curse words aren't a concern for me, but if there are a lot I'd like to know beforehand.
Thinking about taking my niece and nephew who are 10 and 11. They love singing Hamilton songs and I want them to see Lin'sshow that came before it."
HAMILTON is a porno compared to family safe IN THE HEIGHTS. IN THE HEIGHTS is more appropriate for their ages than HAMILTON.
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#762
Posted: 6/11/21 at 7:32am
I watched it on HBO Max last night as I didn't want to wait until I saw it at a movie theater, which I know I'll do anyway. I really enjoyed this, and found myself quite moved throughout. It immediately brought me back to the first time I saw the Broadway production in previews and the emotions I felt then.
The songs being shuffled took a bit of getting used to, but they still served the story.
I only spotted Christopher Jackson, Seth Stewart, Doreen Montello, and a very quick shot of Ricky Tripp. Maybe it'll be easier to catch former cast members on a larger screen.
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#763
Posted: 6/11/21 at 9:00am
CarlosAlberto said: "teddy1996 said: "my biggest issue with this movie was that there wasn’t a lot of dark skinned black latinos. there were some but this movie definitely needed more of that representation. especially because washington heights is dominated with so many black latinos. if you base a story in washington heights, there is NO WAY that you don't add more color to this story. the average latino in washington heights IS Afro Latino. it would have been great if more of the main cast were brown to dark skinned afro latinos as well. it would have made the movie more groundbreaking and i felt like this was a missed opportunity. "
I don’t know what film you were watching but the afro latino representation was there. Stop with this baseless argument. It’s tiresome and grossly inaccurate."
but it’s true. yea there were some dark skinned afro latinos in it but they were just in the background. we need afro latino representation in the forefront, not the background.
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The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#764
Posted: 6/11/21 at 9:14am
I don't see a vocal mismatch at all. In fact, she reminds me of Andrea Macasaet.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#765
Posted: 6/11/21 at 11:18am
Fabulous article talking about the film’s changes and even what songs and sections were filmed with “live” singing.
https://variety.com/2021/artisans/news/in-the-heights-music-from-stage-screen-1234991401/
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#766
Posted: 6/11/21 at 11:42am
BrodyFosse123 said: "Fabulous article talking about the film’s changes and even what songs and sections were filmed with “live” singing.
https://variety.com/2021/artisans/news/in-the-heights-music-from-stage-screen-1234991401/"
Thank you so much for this. Phenomenal work done as per usual from Lac and Bill.
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#767
Posted: 6/11/21 at 11:46am
teddy1996 said: "CarlosAlberto said: "teddy1996 said: "my biggest issue with this movie was that there wasn’t a lot of dark skinned black latinos. there were some but this movie definitely needed more of that representation. especially because washington heights is dominated with so many black latinos. if you base a story in washington heights, there is NO WAY that you don't add more color to this story. the average latino in washington heights IS Afro Latino. it would have been great if more of the main cast were brown to dark skinned afro latinos as well. it would have made the movie more groundbreaking and i felt like this was a missed opportunity. "
I don’t know what film you were watching but the afro latino representation was there. Stop with this baseless argument. It’s tiresome and grossly inaccurate."
but it’s true. yea there were some dark skinnedafro latinos in it but they were just in the background. we need afro latino representation in the forefront, not the background."
Leslie Grace, Dasha Polanco, Noah Catala, Gregory Diaz IV sure don’t look “white” to me.
But yeah, keep on peddling that garbage.
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#768
Posted: 6/11/21 at 1:02pm
CarlosAlberto said: "teddy1996 said: "CarlosAlberto said: "teddy1996 said: "my biggest issue with this movie was that there wasn’t a lot of dark skinned black latinos. there were some but this movie definitely needed more of that representation. especially because washington heights is dominated with so many black latinos. if you base a story in washington heights, there is NO WAY that you don't add more color to this story. the average latino in washington heights IS Afro Latino. it would have been great if more of the main cast were brown to dark skinned afro latinos as well. it would have made the movie more groundbreaking and i felt like this was a missed opportunity. "
I don’t know what film you were watching but the afro latino representation was there. Stop with this baseless argument. It’s tiresome and grossly inaccurate."
but it’s true. yea there were some dark skinnedafro latinos in it but they were just in the background. we need afro latino representation in the forefront, not the background."
Leslie Grace, Dasha Polanco, Noah Catala, Gregory Diaz IV sure don’t look “white” to me.
But yeah, keep on peddling that garbage."
your really gonna avoid the colorism in this movie? i have visited washington heights a lot and it is not this light skinned at all. washington heights is a very black neighborhood. many of the people there are brown to dark skinned yet most of the cast are much lighter. this movie doesn’t reflect what the heights actually looks like. this movie should have had more dark skinned afro latinx people in leading and supporting roles. case closed.
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#769
Posted: 6/11/21 at 1:41pm
teddy1996 said: "CarlosAlberto said: "teddy1996 said: "CarlosAlberto said: "teddy1996 said: "my biggest issue with this movie was that there wasn’t a lot of dark skinned black latinos. there were some but this movie definitely needed more of that representation. especially because washington heights is dominated with so many black latinos. if you base a story in washington heights, there is NO WAY that you don't add more color to this story. the average latino in washington heights IS Afro Latino. it would have been great if more of the main cast were brown to dark skinned afro latinos as well. it would have made the movie more groundbreaking and i felt like this was a missed opportunity. "
I don’t know what film you were watching but the afro latino representation was there. Stop with this baseless argument. It’s tiresome and grossly inaccurate."
but it’s true. yea there were some dark skinnedafro latinos in it but they were just in the background. we need afro latino representation in the forefront, not the background."
Leslie Grace, Dasha Polanco, Noah Catala, Gregory Diaz IV sure don’t look “white” to me.
But yeah, keep on peddling that garbage."
your really gonna avoid the colorism in this movie? i have visited washington heights a lot and it is not this light skinned at all. washington heights is a very black neighborhood. many of the people there are brown to dark skinned yet most of the cast are much lighter. this movie doesn’t reflect what the heights actually looks like. this movie should have had more dark skinned afro latinx people in leading and supporting roles. case closed."
NO. CASE NOT CLOSED. I LIVED IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS FOR 8 YEARS. And all I am saying to you is that the area is filled with many Latinx people of different shades, cultures and backgrounds from the whitest-of-white to the darkest of dark and THAT is what I saw represented in this movie. To hear you tell it, the majority of Washington Heights is comprised of dark skinned latinx, which is NOT TRUE.
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The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#770
Posted: 6/11/21 at 2:26pm
your really gonna avoid the colorism in this movie? i have visited washington heights a lot and it is not this light skinned at all. washington heights is a very black neighborhood. many of the people there are brown to dark skinned yet most of the cast are much lighter. this movie doesn’t reflect what the heights actually looks like. this movie should have had more dark skinned afro latinx people in leading and supporting roles. case closed."
This in not accurate. I don't live in Washington Heights but I've been living in the neighboring Hamilton Heights for over 15 years and explored both neighborhoods in great detail. No, Washington Heights is not very black, it's my neighborhood that is. If there are any issues with the movie, the colorism is not the one, in my opinion.
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The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#771
Posted: 6/11/21 at 3:28pmAlso, WHEN did you live in Washington Heights or visited last? The area has been getting quite popular as an area to live in so gentrification is booming in the area. As many who live in NYC, like I do, we’ve seen all areas being embraced. That stigma of “bad neighborhood” has been fizzling quickly in the last few years. I have at least 10 friends who live in Washington Heights and they’re all pasty-white All American.
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The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#772
Posted: 6/11/21 at 4:01pm
When are ugly people going to be adequately represented on the screen? You want to talk about diversity, everyone in this movie is drop dead gorgeous and that is definitely not my experience of the streets of New York.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#773
Posted: 6/11/21 at 4:07pm
NO. CASE NOT CLOSED. I LIVED IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS FOR 8 YEARS. And all I am saying to you is that the area is filled with many Latinx people of different shades, cultures and backgrounds from the whitest-of-white to the darkest of dark and THAT is what I saw represented in this movie. To hear you tell it, the majority of Washington Heights is comprised of dark skinned latinx, which is NOT TRUE.
Bravo, Carlos! I lived in Washington Heights for 5 years and the movie does an amazing job representing all the incredible diversity there. Teddy never lived there and knows nothing about the culture.
He clearly has never been North of 96th Street!
The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread#774
Posted: 6/11/21 at 5:10pm
Sutton Ross said: "NO. CASE NOT CLOSED. I LIVED IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS FOR 8 YEARS. And all I am saying to you is that the area is filled with many Latinx people of different shades, cultures and backgrounds from the whitest-of-white to the darkest of dark and THAT is what I saw represented in this movie. To hear you tell it, the majority of Washington Heights is comprised of dark skinned latinx, which is NOT TRUE.
Bravo, Carlos! I lived in Washington Heights for 5 years and the movie does an amazing job representing all the incredible diversity there. Teddy never lived there and knows nothing about the culture.
He clearly has never been North of 96th Street!"
LMPRAO @ "He clearly has never been North of 96th Street" 
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