{"id":100,"date":"2023-01-05T06:58:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T06:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.punctualgentlemen.com\/wp\/?p=100"},"modified":"2023-01-13T16:47:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T16:47:10","slug":"and-if-its-not-right-you-have-to-put-it-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.punctualgentlemen.com\/wp\/and-if-its-not-right-you-have-to-put-it-right\/","title":{"rendered":"And if it’s not right, you have to put it right…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Roald Dahl’s Matilda<\/strong> is so great, despite the questionable stage musical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve been a bit of a Matilda<\/strong> hater ever since I saw it in New York with my friend Richard one afternoon. It was either Matilda or the short-lived Tupac musical Holler if Ya Hear Me<\/strong> and Matilda won out. I just really did not like it. Fast forward to today, after seeing the new Netflix film adaptation, I’m a believer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This adaptation gets it so right. It’s an instant classic and, in my opinion, a master class in musical film making. Here’s why I think this version was so much better than the stage production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Minchen<\/strong> is a great songwriter, but his music is so dense, it really should be heard with headphones. When I saw it on stage, I struggled to understand the army of kid actors singing with thick British accents. The film helps out. I’m not sure if they dialed down the accents or everyone is just mic’d very well, but I found the songs infinitely more engaging and understandable<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just because you find that life’s not fair, it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doesn’t mean that you just have to grin and bear it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you always take it on the chin and wear it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing will change<\/p>\nNaughty – Tim Minchen<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

All of the casting is good, but I found Lashana Lynch<\/strong>‘s portrayal of Miss Honey especially heartwarming. She’s really somebody to watch. So much range. In a short period of time, she was a lead in a James Bond film, appeared in Dr Strange Multiverse of Madness and also starred in Woman King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then, of course, there’s that crazy-ass dance number that went viral. Kudos to the marketing team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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