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The Greatest Showman Click to look into! >> Read More... is a 2017 biography and musical drama. It is directed by Michael Gracey, produced by Laurence Mark Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Seamus McGarvey handles cinematography while the musical score is composed by John Debney. It features a star-studded cast including Hugh Jackman He’s one of the sexiest men alive. His solitary de >> Read More... , Zac Efron Zac Efron is the debonair screen icon in Hollywood >> Read More... , Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundstrom also known as Re >> Read More... and Michelle Williams Bio coming soon... >> Read More... in lead roles.
Plot
Rising above and beyond repeated failure, P.T. Barnum rises to stardom as a circus director of one of the greatest spectacles in the circus business, complete with exotic performers all with mysterious backstories of their own.
Star performance
Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron deliver stellar performances. Zendaya steals the spotlight as one of the side characters and Rebecca Ferguson is as enchanting and captivating as her performance.
Analysis
The Greatest Showman is a beautifully executed musical with stunning visuals that works as a fictionalized biography of the famous circus founder, P.T. Barnum. Right off the bat, the movie is grand and fast-paced. The dramatized emotions, engaging storytelling and beautiful music manage to grasp your attention and keep you hooked for more almost instantaneously. The cinematography is a visual feast, and the soundtrack is magnificent. It is composed of music that would function just as well as standalone tracks as it would music composed for storytelling.
The theatrics, the backdrop, the costumes are a musical enthusiast’s wildest fantasies: grand, enchanting and captivating. However, all these aspects are very superficial grounds for judging the movie. Let’s talk about characters: in terms of the characters throughout the movie, these are people who are supposed to feel relatable, human and have actual, fleshed out personalities. These personalities are portrayed in a manner that present them more as caricatures than they do real individuals with suffering and experiences.
The character of P.T. Barnum is watered down and relatively bland compared to the real- life personality. The brewing romance between Efron and Zendaya’s characters feels two-dimensional and rushed, and could have been more fleshed out. Aside from the minor discrepancies in the plot and character flaws, the movie is a reasonably exciting watch. Placing it’s emphasis on heartfelt emotions like reconciliation, love, and kindness, The Greatest Showman is an excellent musical that is easily on par with other musicals of the current era such as the likes of La La Land.
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Verdict
The Greatest Showman is a captivating musical that will hook your attention from the second you start watching. With feel-good emotions and a heartfelt underdog story at it’s core, it’s theatrics and flawless storytelling, coupled with an exquisite musical score, The Greatest Showman will undoubtedly be one of the most grandiose films you would be watching.
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