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The Greatest Showman

Heyo! Today we're gonna discuss one of my favorite movie musicals, The Greatest Showman. I went to see this movie in theaters, but being the history nerd I was very skeptical. I actually lived in Bridgeport and visited the Barnum museum often. I am a pretty big history nerd. I knew Hollywood probably wouldn't get much right, but regardless of the inaccuracies I really enjoyed the movie.
This is going to go as all of my musical posts go. I will keep is as structured as I can or else I'd write PAGES about how much I love this movie musical.
This is no the complete cast of characters, but I had to limit it because there are way too many characters in this movie. So I included the "main" cast:
Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum
Zac Efron as Philip Carlyle
Michelle Williams as Charity Hallett-Barnum
Rebecca Ferguson as Jenny Lind
Zendaya as Anne Wheeler
Keala Settle as Lettie Lutz
Sam Humphrey as Charles Stratton
Yahya Abdul-Mateen as W.D. Wheeler
Paul Sparks as James Gordon Bennett
Will Swenson as Philo Barnum
Fredric Lehne as Benjamin Hallett
Kathryn Meisle as Hannah Hallett
I love the story told in the musical and I love how the characters were written and I love that Hugh Jackman was a handsome Barnum. For his being the first musical Michelle Williams did (at least that I know of), I am a proud fan. She did well.
I am part of the High School Musical generation, but honestly, as time has gone on I don't like Zac Efron as much as I did when I was nine. I do think he did well. Especially since he didn't even sing for his character in the first HSM movie (though he did sing for the other two). He's come a long way and I am proud.

I remember watching the premiere of Shake It Off and being introduced to Zendaya for the first time. I always knew she was talented. But I was truly blown away by how well she did in this movie.
Tracklist of the movie's soundtrack:
1. "The Greatest Show"
2. "A Million Dreams"
3. "A Million Dreams (Reprise)"
4. "Come Alive"
5. "The Other Side"
6. "Never Enough"
7. "This Is Me"
8. "Rewrite the Stars"
10. "Never Enough (Reprise)"
11. "From Now On"
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS MUSICAL WITH ALL MY SOUL! And the news that there are plans for it to come to Broadway has me HYPED!! I watched this movie again the other day for the sixth time and it has managed to make me cry every single time I watch it.

Honestly, I'll probably watch it again when I get home tonight. I'm listening to the soundtrack as I write it and I just have so much love for this musical. Like no one has any idea. And can I say I wasn't prepared to see Will Swenson as Barnum's father? It was a very nice surprised.
My favorite character is Charles Stratton also known as General Tom Thumb. I think the character was done well, but I also have a real fascination with him as a person. My dad and I actually visited his and Barnum's grave. They're both buried in the same cemetery just a few feet apart.

The Barnum Museum also has a few artifacts regarding Charles Stratton and his wife who is not mentioned in the movie, but he was married.

My least favorite character has to be Charity's father Mr. Hallett. Becuase he didn't need to slap Barnum in that one scene. Also, Philip Carlyle's parents suck.

I actually had the privilege of meeting the actor who played young Barnum, Ellis Rubin at an event at the Barnum Museum.
My favorite song of the whole musical is "The Other Side". I love the song and the whole sequence in the movie. Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron are two talented dudes.

I don't have a least favorite song. I love them all.

I'd rate The Greatest Showman a 32/10 would recommend. It's so good.

If you haven't seen it yet and you enjoy movie musicals, I HIGHLY suggest you watch it.
If you want to see Zac Efron be cute, watch it.
If you like Zendaya, watch it.
IF YOU HAVE EVER FELT LIKE AN OUTSIDER, WATCH IT!!!

I included some songs from the movie throughout the bog. So check them out.

Thanks for reading my post! Tell me what you think of The Greatest Showman if you've seen it. If this post makes you watch it, I am so glad.
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