Tuesday, July 31, 2012
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Today's film was the musical, first version which was on film
Starring the young Cnristian Bale singing and dancing. Wonderful. Directed by Kenny Ortega. Double wonderful.
Forget your anti Disney feelings for a while. This is exceptional.
I would have been luke warm for such a film but I read a glowing review on a small web site and then looked around. I haven't seen the stage show but the film, which flopped, is thought by many to be superior. One of the few examples where a stage show was made from a film. Actually not unique. It is an old Disney trick.
The dancing is wonderful. The plot is appropriately upsetting.
Based on truth, the newsboys strike and spearhead the beginning of the end of child labor exploitation.
The subject matter seems dull which could be why it didn't get seen when it came out. But somehow it has gained and gained an audience over the years. I will see it again. It is quite thrilling. A 5 out of Netflix5.
And the young Christian Bale is something to behold. We already saw him in Empire of the Sun when he was just a kid and burned up the screen.
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