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Mar. 14th, 2010 08:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snick_backupFor my sixth graders' music class, I just previewed Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (chosen as much visual gags as much as the music). It'd been years since I'd seen it, and there's a whole lot that maturity (and subtitles!) let me appreciate for the first time.
In particular, it struck me that as romantic duets go, this is awfully fun:
It's got humor, lots of visual interest, and the extra complication that they're masquerading as dolls and can only respond so much, thus sidestepping potential mushiness.
Also, I vaguely knew that Ian Fleming wrote the book the film was based on, but I had no idea Roald Dahl co-wrote the screenplay. That... explains a lot. Who else first saw Grima Wormtongue in LOTR and thought of the Child Catcher?
(Have I mentioned that I love musicals? I pretty much love musicals, particularly the big spectacles of the 60's and early 70's. The Music Man is my absolute favorite, followed by Mary Poppins. I'm a sucker for colorful ensemble dance scenes and clever lyrics, plus of course real characters with actual arcs, which were previously somewhat lacking.)
In particular, it struck me that as romantic duets go, this is awfully fun:
It's got humor, lots of visual interest, and the extra complication that they're masquerading as dolls and can only respond so much, thus sidestepping potential mushiness.
Also, I vaguely knew that Ian Fleming wrote the book the film was based on, but I had no idea Roald Dahl co-wrote the screenplay. That... explains a lot. Who else first saw Grima Wormtongue in LOTR and thought of the Child Catcher?
(Have I mentioned that I love musicals? I pretty much love musicals, particularly the big spectacles of the 60's and early 70's. The Music Man is my absolute favorite, followed by Mary Poppins. I'm a sucker for colorful ensemble dance scenes and clever lyrics, plus of course real characters with actual arcs, which were previously somewhat lacking.)
