Am I just a Mutant?? Hamilton = meh??

[IronSchef]

So I figured - 4th of July, Disney + already paid for, certainly not GOING anywhere ... sweet , I'll watch "Hamilton"!!

OK, about 1/2 way through - I'm done!!

Nothing WRONG with it, per se -- the music is fantastic, its really well written, takes place in NYC ... but ... it just didn't grab me

I guess there HAD to be ONE person out there - and I found him

move along - nothing to see here!

 

[Kenneth Mountain]

So I figured - 4th of July, Disney + already paid for, certainly not GOING anywhere ... sweet , I'll watch "Hamilton"!!

OK, about 1/2 way through - I'm done!!

Nothing WRONG with it, per se -- the music is fantastic, its really well written, takes place in NYC ... but ... it just didn't grab me

I guess there HAD to be ONE person out there - and I found him

move along - nothing to see here!

I'm slated for tomorrow with my son and X wife - it's going to be long good thing Mr Jefferson sold me some cannabis ?

 

[cool gouhl]

I don't think I could make it through it, the only musical I ever liked was the blues brothers.

 

[duceditor]

In the sixties I was an art major at an acclaimed NY school. I quickly observed the trend to call what is perhaps clever, but not more, "good" and "decided" (was such a choice or simply nature?) to not repeat the commonly expressed praise.

I have no argument with people "liking" what to me is simplistic and faddish. No more than I 'mind' parents putting their kids' drawings on the fridge. But please, PLEASE, don't ask me to praise it.

In 1966 I was offered the only known film footage of the painter Jackson Pollock at work -- this by its owner, himself an Academy Award nominated film maker (and my "boss") -- for the purpose of creating a documentary centered on it and the artist himself.

I spent some time in the screening room viewing it, and then turned him down. "Pollack deserves to have his work used and spoken about by someone who himself respects it." That was worded politically, for in truth I thought (and still think) his work fridge ready rubbish.

Let others find joy in it. See the "meaning" they see or has been told is there.

In other words, "enjoy! enjoy!" Just allow me to view (or listen to) something else. Something free of nonsensical BS pretensions.

-don

 

[MrYeats]

I don't think I could make it through it, the only musical I ever liked was the blues brothers.

Rock of Ages didn't do it for you? or Tommy?

Tom Cruise actually did all the vocals. I was impressed.

 

[MrYeats]

In the sixties I was an art major at an acclaimed NY school. I quickly observed the trend to call what is perhaps clever, but not more, "good" and "decided" (was such a choice or simply nature?) to not repeat the commonly expressed praise.

I have no argument with people "liking" what to me is simplistic and faddish. No more than I 'mind' parents putting their kids drawings on the fridge. But please, PLEASE, don't ask me to praise it.

In 1966 I was offered the only known film footage of the painter Jackson Pollock at work -- this by its owner, himself an Academy Award nominated film maker (and my "boss") -- for the purpose of creating a documentary centered on it and the artist himself.

I spent some time in the screening room viewing it, and then turned him down. "Pollack deserves to have his work used and spoken about by someone who himself respects it." That was worded politically, for in truth I thought (and still think) his work fridge ready rubbish.

Let others find joy in it. See the "meaning" they see or has been told is there.

In other words, "enjoy! enjoy!" Just allow me to view (or listen to) something else. Something free of nonsensical BS pretensions.

-don


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I agree with the JP thing. Anybody can sling paint on a canvas... Can he do DaVinci?

 

[dbrian66]

So I figured - 4th of July, Disney + already paid for, certainly not GOING anywhere ... sweet , I'll watch "Hamilton"!!

OK, about 1/2 way through - I'm done!!

Nothing WRONG with it, per se -- the music is fantastic, its really well written, takes place in NYC ... but ... it just didn't grab me

I guess there HAD to be ONE person out there - and I found him

move along - nothing to see here!

You made it further than me! I made it about ten minutes. Like you said, it wasn’t bad, just not my thing. The rest of the family watched and I took the dog for a long walk!

 

[techowiz]

So I figured - 4th of July, Disney + already paid for, certainly not GOING anywhere ... sweet , I'll watch "Hamilton"!!

OK, about 1/2 way through - I'm done!!

Nothing WRONG with it, per se -- the music is fantastic, its really well written, takes place in NYC ... but ... it just didn't grab me

I guess there HAD to be ONE person out there - and I found him

move along - nothing to see here!

Absolutely no interest, or any plan to see it...

 

[JurnyWannaBe]

I’m not much for musicals of any kind

 

[Michael7]

I saw it live with the traveling cast at the Kennedy Center and thought it was awesome! I don't usually like musicals either, but this merger of history and music was incredible. I don't have much enthusiasm to now see the movie, but if you have a chance to see it live on stage, don't miss it!

 

[duceditor]

I love musicals. I love American history and am in awe of this nation's founders. But I, too, have no interest in seeing "Madison."

The whys are simple. I dislike hip hop culture and see no connection whatever between it and the values inherent in, and causative of, the nation's founding. And, two, I have no respect whatever for the historical "notions" of those who produced it.

I skipped a recent airing of "Godspell" for similar reasons.

American musicals? There are plenty that I love! "High Society" "Singing in the Rain" "South Pacific." Even "Chicago" worked on its own level.

But this? Nope. In the perfectly chose word of the OP "Meh."

-don

 

[Block Head Ike]

Mutant!

Hamilton is a masterpiece!

 

[Block Head Ike]

Mutant!

Hamilton is a masterpiece!

OK, I am gonna qualify that slighty...the LIVE STAGE VERSION of Hamilton is a masterpiece. I watched the "movie" of the live stage version and the magic & impact of many scenes did not fully translate to small screen. If the only way you ever see Hamilton is on the small screen, you will likely not have the same impression of it.

You are still on the "mutant suspect" list!

 

[John L Rose]

I agree with the JP thing. Anybody can sling paint on a canvas... Can he do DaVinci?

He probably could, but he didn't need to. da Vinci already made all the da Vinci works.
Abstract Expressionism has completely different goals, and can be far more interesting over a longer period than representational art.
It's like Folk Music versus Death Metal.

 

[Uncle Joe]

Meh. Singin' In The Rain if you want fluff done well. Everyone Says I Love You for a contemporary take. On Broadway it's Sweeny Todd or Miss Saigon. Something dark will hold my interest. Musicals as entertainment, while a dying medium, are still overated as an art form, IMO. I find most infantile. Mamma Mia? That was a good one.

Under rated and superb?...

 

[Uncle Joe]

To me, this represented the apex of musicals..

 

[MrYeats]

He probably could, but he didn't need to. da Vinci already made all the da Vinci works.

I would wager that he couldn't do a DaVinci, and I am just expressing my views on Art...
The passion JB puts into it I appreciate. But like so many fabulous musicians, as there are, my likes and desires about it are narrow and focused

 

[Dinomikesr]

If it's your thing that totally fine. I personally don't give a flying @#$ about it or seeing it. Absolute zero interest.

 

[-r3-]

The popularity of this thing has amazed me. It just goes on, and on. To the point where I have doubts about whether I'd hate it or not if I saw a live production. My opinion is that seeing it live is probably where you'd be most likely to enjoy it. But, I still have no plans to check it out.

 

[RoyalWe]

I’m stoked to see it, but I like most musicals. My only problem with them is how long they usually are. Makes you miss those intermissions when you go to the theater. @duceditor I’m with you on Pollock, why anyone gives him the time of day is beyond me.