To be honest, the ending of the movie is very predictable. In less than 20 minutes, the audience was told Barnum's journey from a tailor boy to marrying his wife through a perfect transition, and hinted at Barnum's dream. Many of them were taken in one shot, but it was very smooth and the information given was relatively complete, except that he went to build a railway and then returned to marry a wife without any introduction. The love of the male protagonist at the beginning is very beautiful. The two had unequal identities at the beginning. The male protagonist was still living on the streets because of the death of his father. Charity was in school, and the two still kept in touch secretly. When Barnum returned to Charity's house to propose marriage, the two were together. At this time, Barnum was still destitute, and because of an unexpected resignation, Barnum began to be frustrated. But with the encouragement of his daughters and Charity, Barnum began a loan program for his own Barnum Museum. Here the daughters re-sing the song "A Million Dreams" when their father took their mother to the abandoned castle.
But at the beginning of the circus business is bleak, and at the prompt of his daughters, Barnum begins to gather strange-looking people with special talents. Soon, bearded girls, long-legged giants, trapeze twins, and dwarfs who were proficient in riding and imitating Napoleon joined the troupe. But there was applause and doubt, with a group of protesters calling them "geeks" and critics calling Barnum a liar. But Barnum still insisted on being a one-of-a-kind circus, because they entertained the audience, and it didn't matter whether the circus was "vulgar" or not.
At this time, Barnum's inner inferiority began to emerge. He was trying to infiltrate high society, so he wooed Philip to join the circus (the scene in this segment is impressive, the music, dance and wine glasses are all just right, showing that the two people have different ideas and finally reach an agreement). Through Philip, Barnum met the Queen of England and the "Swedish Nightingale" Jeanne Lind. Barnum helped Jenny Linde to tour the United States, and Jenny's "Never Enough" was recognized by all the upper-class people (singing here is very expressive, the actor heard that it was a live singing, and it was dubbed later, but the high pitch can be seen. As for the blue veins that burst out, this song also fits Jenny very well. It's super moving. Like Barnum, my eyes are glowing. I have to say that the emotional handling is very good). There are also some details in this performance. First, Barnum made the circus people stand on the sidelines to attract attention, instead of going to the box, it can be seen that he was still using the circus people as tools; second, Philip and Ann held hands, but because of With the existence of Philip's parents, Philip let go, and Ann knew about it and ran away. It can be seen that the two were in love with each other, but they missed it because of their different status; thirdly, Barnum looked at Jenny with light in his eyes, it was hard to tell what kind of relationship it was, but Charity and the two were offstage. Every daughter has a hint. It can be seen that Barnum at this time regarded "acceptance by the upper class" as more important than "family". Later, at the celebration party, Barnum felt that the circus people only appeared in front of the upper class, and the "This is me" sung by Ms. Beard was really moved. Although I had heard this song before, it was very good, but it was substituted into the movie. There is a different feeling. Not afraid of the contemptuous eyes of the upper class and the clamor of the rebels, it was really shocking that everyone released their nature and voice in the rain and in the circus.
Later, Barnum got stuck on Jenny's tour, paid off the loan for it, and left the circus to Philip. In fact, when I saw it, I knew that he was going to fail. Here, Barnum leaves Charity and two daughters to go on tour with Jenny. Barnum forgot his original intention. It turned out that Barnum didn't like Jenny, and Jenny also saw that Barnum didn't cherish the people around him, and Jenny quit the tour. Although Philip supported the circus, but because of the fight with the rebels, the rebels set fire to the circus building. The love line between Philip and Ann was added in the middle. The two were going to watch the drama together, but Ann ran away because they met Philip's parents on the way. But this time Philip chose Ann, not status. He went to Ann, and the two sang "Rewrite The Stars" together. Two people who love each other are hesitant to be together because of their different background and status, and because of other people's strange eyes (the voices of the two people here are very good! And Zambia's swing is really learned by myself, it's too strong! She turned out to be in 1996, can sing and dance and act, really talented girl). When the two met for the first time, the scene of An on the swing was really beautiful! This is love at first sight! At the time of the fire, Philip thought Ann was still inside and rushed into the fire without hesitation. Barnum also rushed into the fire without hesitation to save Philip. By this time Barnum had begun to value the people around him. Fortunately, Philip and Ann saw each other's sincerity and were together. When Barnum was frustrated, the circus people brought him back to his original aspirations. The scene where everyone was singing and dancing hoping to rebuild the circus was such a joy. Barnum is great in letting them show themselves, rather than fear the eyes of others, as always. In the end, everyone regrouped, and "The Greatest Show" remembered again, but this time, Barnum jumped halfway to Philip and returned to his family. Philip finished the show with everyone and ended up kissing Ann in front of everyone. The movie is over.
I think the film talks about two themes, one is dream and the other is mundane. It is the dream pursued by Barnum, it is the circus, and it is recognized by everyone; the dream of everyone in the circus is to appear in front of people aboveboard and bring joy to the audience; Charity's dream is to live a warm life with her family life. The film is also full of mundane. It was Charity's father who looked down on Barnum; it was General Shorty's mother who didn't want outsiders to see her son; it was Lady Beard who had a beautiful singing voice but was laughed at because of her beard and body; it was Jenny's extramarital pregnancy; it was resistance The vulgar language and behavior of the author; the self-righteous evaluator's assessment of the "vulgar" circus; the unequal status of Philip and Ann. But I also admire their courage, daring to defy the eyes of others, and bravely pursue their dreams and love. Although the film is set in the 19th century, there are also many confrontations between the secular and the dream. In the case of homosexuality, it is considered abnormal because it is not mainstream. But more and more people will accept it. As long as everyone can let go of their arrogance and prejudice, reality will become HAPPY ENDING like in the movie. Just as Shi Tiesheng said, "Look at other people's suspicious eyes like a ghost, and boldly go your night road".
There really is a character like PT Barnum in history, but he doesn't want to be as good as in the movie, and can be said to be a bad guy. However, the movie can adapt the story into this way, giving the audience hope and joy, which is already amazing. Have to say it's a good movie. The only regret is that I didn't experience this shocking music and scene in the cinema.
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