It's a new movie this year. It was actually a musical that was filmed in theaters. There is no such thing as "because the stage is higher than the stage", it is the stage. Just arranged a lot of camera seats, so that the audience can watch from different angles.
Check the information. Alexander Hamilton was the founding father of the United States. American politician, soldier, financial expert. At the age of 18, he joined the American militia and made great achievements. One of the drafters and signatories of the U.S. Constitution. The first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Founder of the American party system. The main author of The Federalist Papers.
This film describes the events of Hamilton's life. As Washington's adjutant during the American Revolution, known as "the world would be turned upside down," Hamilton personally took part in the historic war and led his troops to victory at the Battle of Yorktown, which ultimately forced King George III recognized the independence of the United States. At this time, he was taking a break from his busy schedule and found love by the way. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of General Schuyler, the most prominent family in New York, and entered the privileged class society. After that, Hamilton devoted himself to the establishment of the American system. In order to pass his own proposed "National Debt Act", he and his political opponents Jefferson and Madison conducted a series of private transactions, so that the bill passed smoothly. In the third presidential campaign, he did not support his long-time friend Aaron Burr, but instead supported Jefferson, a former political enemy, because he felt that Burr was too tactful and "those who have no position will lose." This angered Burr to duel with Hamilton. Hamilton agreed to a duel, but deliberately held his pistol high because of his Christian beliefs. Burr was unrelenting and shot Hamilton in the right chest, ending his life.
An outstanding person usually has many excellent qualities, such as careful rational thinking, critical moment decision, eloquent eloquence, and close-to-the-people performance. But that alone doesn't make him a great man. The key qualities needed to be truly great are vision and insight. If he wants to lead the people to achieve great goals, he needs to walk in front of the people. What he saw and thought was not only the immediate interests, but also the development decades or even hundreds of years later. His eyes are always fixed on the future. Know exactly what you're doing, consistently. For the long-term interests of the country, he can sacrifice his immediate gains, and he can endure disrespect and accusations against him for being short-sighted. Hamilton is such a great man.
Franklin, who is also one of the founding fathers of the United States, said: "I believe that the leaders we elect now are all good people, but who can say that in a few decades' time our person in power will not be a devil?" Jefferson also said: " If possible, slaves will also become tyrants." Hamilton also famously said: "Sir, your 'people' is a giant beast." On the one hand, for the United States to be strong, there needs to be a strong government; On the other hand, it is necessary to supervise this government all the time to prevent it from becoming a devil and a giant beast. So, together with his comrades, Hamilton formulated and established the principle of separation of powers. This principle is still accepted and implemented by most countries to this day.
When Hamilton was the Secretary of the Treasury, he established a unique national debt market and perfected the central bank, which made the U.S. financially stretched after the war take off rapidly in a short period of time, and laid a solid foundation for the future economic development of the United States.
In this way, Hamilton and his comrades Franklin, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Hancock, Sherman, Jay together, under the influence of the French Enlightenment in the eighteenth century, established a new continent in North America. A vibrant and dynamic new country. And designed a stable and effective institutional framework for the country. Although this country has now been riddled with holes by those unworthy descendants, it has not damaged the great image of the fathers of the country at all. The systems they established are still functioning, and occasionally a few mad dogs on stage will bark a few times.
Although great people are "great", they inevitably have some moral flaws. In order to pass the Emancipation Act, Lincoln once bribed the powerful, promising high-ranking officials; Hamilton also did the same. In the play, "In that fateful room, no one knows", is such a dirty deal with Jefferson. Dirty deal. You agree with my capital in Virginia, and I agree with your National Debt Act. Therefore, even great people still have to follow the unspoken rules of officialdom in these strategies, and there is no clear dividing line between politicians and politicians. Then there is Hamilton's derailment. Although the film tries to cover up for Hamilton, it seems that Hamilton has fallen into the trap of "fairy jumping", so it can't be whitewashed for Hamilton. Derailment is derailment, and betrayal is betrayal. Fortunately, he has a tolerant and virtuous wife. Of course, the flaws do not hide the flaws, and it also allows us to see a real person.
Perhaps in order to highlight the positive image of Hamilton, the film smears Jefferson's image so badly that he looks like a clown. In fact, everyone knows that Jefferson's contribution to the founding of the United States was no less than Hamilton's. Otherwise, Hamilton would not support him as the third president of the United States.
I seldom watched musicals before, and I only saw "Cat" and Xiaocheng's "The Sound of Music" in my impression. This "Hamilton" is very different from the previous ones, basically hip-hop rap throughout. The old recitatives and arias are completely gone. The form of hip-hop mixes singing and speaking, which is good for narrative and fast-paced. But there are also some problems, such as it is not suitable for the slow rhythm, and it is not suitable for the character's inner monologue. For example, Hamilton's "I imagined death too many times..." has a lot of nonsense, and the speed is too fast, so the audience can't keep up with the lyrics, so it's not touching. In addition, this form of rap has high requirements for every actor, and must be familiar with the plot and lyrics, because it is not only fast hip-hop rap, but also accompanied by complex dance movements. Without the time to think and turn around, the whole play cannot go on. In this way, we absolutely cannot let our little fresh meat perform, and it will definitely be cold without saying a word.
When watching foreign films, when they play real historical events, they don't seem to pay much attention to the "shape resemblance" when they play those historical figures. For example, Washington and Jefferson were both played by black people. Of the three Skyler sisters, although they were full sisters, two were black. The choreographer's thinking seems to be proving: I'm not racist, I don't care if I'm white or black. The problem is that the audience's eyes can still distinguish between black and white. The image of a former white slave owner who is a black man makes people's minds unable to turn around. Well, there's nothing wrong with pursuing "spiritual resemblance", but no one has ever seen a character from more than 200 years ago, so who can tell if this "spiritual resemblance" is similar?
The stage scheduling is very distinctive. When George III sang, he ordered his subordinates: "Sing together!" At Elizabeth's wedding, when her sister recalled her interaction with Hamilton, she said: "Rewind!" Very new and interesting. There are a lot of black dance elements in the dance, fast and accurate. The scene changes are also very detailed. The translation of the video is also very good and helped me understand the content of the video. It's just that there are some places where the rhythm of the lyrics is too much pursued, and the expression is not accurate enough.
There is a very interesting scene, the testimonials of George III. In the film, George is portrayed as an arrogant, ignorant and stupid character. He is obviously a handsome guy, but he deliberately acts as a fool. He sees America as his lover. He sang: "My love for you is a price you don't want to pay. You cry and leave with me. Tears are poured into the sea with tea leaves. The invading army is my love for you. I slaughter your family and friends. , is my love for you." There were no major movements in his body, only his shoulders were shrugged. Singing to the excitement, the saliva flowed down the lips to the chin, and continued to be impassioned. With the solemn crown and royal clothes, it is even more funny. In the end, with a helpless hand, he turned his head and left. This wonderful performance is very impressive!
Watching this movie is like being in a Broadway theater. It's a pleasure to watch and enjoy!
My rating: 8.0.
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