"Chicago" Review

Emmie 2022-04-21 09:01:32

Adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name, the film contains original musical colors and is an outstanding musical musical. It mainly tells the story of two beautiful women murdering their husbands, but in the 1920s, the Chicago court not only did not sentence them to punishment, but made a lot of hype, and finally became famous. This is a story with a historical prototype. It sounds absurd in today's era of sound laws, but it is the epitome of Chicago's drunkenness and people's pursuit of fame in that era. The jazz color in the film is strong, and the singing and dancing parts are composed of jazz dance, which can be said to contrast the sadness of reality under the cheerful singing and dancing. These songs and dances have strong irony, such as the story of six women in prison, and the lawyers manipulate court trials like puppets. The singing and dancing parts that transcend reality and the real parts that advance the development of the plot are intertwined to form this classic.

All in all, this is a very worthy musical, worthy of its Oscar for Best Picture.

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Chicago quotes

  • Roxie: [singing] He ain't no sheik, that's no great physique, and lord knows he ain't got the smarts.

  • [after singing "Mr. Cellophane"]

    Amos Hart: Hope I didn't take up too much of your time.