#101
Posted: 4/13/09 at 10:08am
No musical is perfect.
Every musical has flaws, even if they're tiny. Even if it's a lyric that makes you itch, it is still a flaw.
Sweeney Todd is very close to perfect, but it still has some big flaws. The character of Anthony is very underdeveloped and has little personality; he's just the hunky guy that saves Johanna. I also think Tobias does not have enough time with Mr. Lovett and when he sings 'Not While I'm Around', it's very strange to the audience because we really don't know anything of their relationship beforehand. Also, some of the lyrics in the Ballad of Sweeney Todd are not good; they're just there to fill up syllables. "His skin was pale and his eye was odd" is the first lyric that comes to mind, they just needed something to rhyme with Todd and stevie came up with that crappy sentence.
I personally like Wiat. It's a beautiful song that is one of the moments we need; it shows the relationship between Mrs. Lovett and Sweeney Todd. It is the first time we see that all Sweeney cares about is The Judge/ The Beadle... and all she cares about is him, that is why she sings that song to comfort him. It is really important to making the ending so much more dramatic.
ETA: If there's one thing Tim Burton's film did, it was that it fixed the problem of not knowing Tobias and Lovett's relationship. The movie fixed that flaw.
Every musical has flaws, even if they're tiny. Even if it's a lyric that makes you itch, it is still a flaw.
Sweeney Todd is very close to perfect, but it still has some big flaws. The character of Anthony is very underdeveloped and has little personality; he's just the hunky guy that saves Johanna. I also think Tobias does not have enough time with Mr. Lovett and when he sings 'Not While I'm Around', it's very strange to the audience because we really don't know anything of their relationship beforehand. Also, some of the lyrics in the Ballad of Sweeney Todd are not good; they're just there to fill up syllables. "His skin was pale and his eye was odd" is the first lyric that comes to mind, they just needed something to rhyme with Todd and stevie came up with that crappy sentence.
I personally like Wiat. It's a beautiful song that is one of the moments we need; it shows the relationship between Mrs. Lovett and Sweeney Todd. It is the first time we see that all Sweeney cares about is The Judge/ The Beadle... and all she cares about is him, that is why she sings that song to comfort him. It is really important to making the ending so much more dramatic.
ETA: If there's one thing Tim Burton's film did, it was that it fixed the problem of not knowing Tobias and Lovett's relationship. The movie fixed that flaw.
"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas."
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
Updated On: 4/13/09 at 10:08 AM
