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Legally Blonde: My initial thoughts
Oct. 13th, 2007 03:01 pmSo, I JUST watched Legally Blonde on MTV.
My initial reaction: I am impressed.
I'm going to get killed for this, but Legally Blonde succeeds where Wicked fails for me. Both are very cutesy shows with catchy songs (though, I don't think Legally Blonde's songs are very strong) and are very fun. However, Wicked's story is weak in comparison, full of plot holes, while Legally Blonde's story, though predictable and maybe even less deep than Wicked, works (well, works better, anyway -- there are definitely things one has to let slip by). I will not criticize a cute, light-hearted musical for being cute and light-hearted when that's what they're going for -- and as far as cute and light-hearted musicals go, Legally Blonde does it well.
So, though those aren't the kinds of musicals I gravitate towards I give it my respect. If MTV could've picked any musical to try this experiment with, Legally Blonde was a good choice -- not TOO musical theatre-y and deep for an MTV audience to be unwilling to sit through, a story that people know and like coming in, but not a bad musical either -- certainly better than High School Musical.
I approve.
Laura Bell Bundy? Not THE strongest actress and singer, certainly (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
labellacaracol called her the poor man's Kristin Chenoweth -- if she doesn't mind me quoting her XD), but she sold it. With a musical I am not so invested in I'm not going to complain.
Also, you know I love Spring Awakening, but though I don't know if *Legally Blonde* deserved it (I'm not familiar enough with the other nominees), this only further confirms to me that Bill T. Jones did not deserve the Tony Award for Spring Awakening's choreography. That is all.
My initial reaction: I am impressed.
I'm going to get killed for this, but Legally Blonde succeeds where Wicked fails for me. Both are very cutesy shows with catchy songs (though, I don't think Legally Blonde's songs are very strong) and are very fun. However, Wicked's story is weak in comparison, full of plot holes, while Legally Blonde's story, though predictable and maybe even less deep than Wicked, works (well, works better, anyway -- there are definitely things one has to let slip by). I will not criticize a cute, light-hearted musical for being cute and light-hearted when that's what they're going for -- and as far as cute and light-hearted musicals go, Legally Blonde does it well.
So, though those aren't the kinds of musicals I gravitate towards I give it my respect. If MTV could've picked any musical to try this experiment with, Legally Blonde was a good choice -- not TOO musical theatre-y and deep for an MTV audience to be unwilling to sit through, a story that people know and like coming in, but not a bad musical either -- certainly better than High School Musical.
I approve.
Laura Bell Bundy? Not THE strongest actress and singer, certainly (
labellacaracol called her the poor man's Kristin Chenoweth -- if she doesn't mind me quoting her XD), but she sold it. With a musical I am not so invested in I'm not going to complain.Also, you know I love Spring Awakening, but though I don't know if *Legally Blonde* deserved it (I'm not familiar enough with the other nominees), this only further confirms to me that Bill T. Jones did not deserve the Tony Award for Spring Awakening's choreography. That is all.
