lilmac Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 https://www.the-numbers.com/news/228540830-Analysis-Films-Like-The-Greatest-Showman-Should-Be-Considered-Trendsetters-Not-Flukes Good article on what TGS is and what it isn’t. With such staying power and durability it’s natural to try to make sense of what drives its success, in a historical context 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webslinger Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 It may be another medium, but I feel like Glee's massive success at the start of this decade is proof that audiences love musical crossover in visual media and will definitely turn out for a musical property that connects. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 2/2/2018 at 10:58 PM, Webslinger said: It may be another medium, but I feel like Glee's massive success at the start of this decade is proof that audiences love musical crossover in visual media and will definitely turn out for a musical property that connects. This decade Musical Hits LLL, Les Mis, TGS, Frozen, BATB, Into the Woods, Moana, Tangled, Rio, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Pitch Perfect, Rio 2, Straight Outta Compton, Pitch Perfect 2, Sing, Trolls, Coco, Pitch Perfect 3 Borderline Happy Feet 2, Footloose, The Muppets, Begin Again, Annie, The Book of Life, Get on Up, The Last 5 Years, Sing Street, Alvin 4 Musical Misses Burlesque, Winnie the Pooh, Country Strong, Rock of Ages, Joyful Noise, Sparkle, Black Nativity, Jersey Boys, Muppets Most Wanted, Jem and the Holograms, All Eyez On Me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, The Mad Panda said: This decade Musical Hits LLL, Les Mis, TGS, Frozen, BATB, Into the Woods, Moana, Tangled, Rio, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Pitch Perfect, Rio 2, Straight Outta Compton, Pitch Perfect 2, Sing, Trolls, Coco, Pitch Perfect 3 Borderline Happy Feet 2, Footloose, The Muppets, Begin Again, Annie, The Book of Life, Get on Up, The Last 5 Years, Sing Street, Alvin 4 Musical Misses Burlesque, Winnie the Pooh, Country Strong, Rock of Ages, Joyful Noise, Sparkle, Black Nativity, Jersey Boys, Muppets Most Wanted, Jem and the Holograms, All Eyez On Me To me, it feels like musicals are like most genre's in which the films really need to feel accessible to general audiences to really shine through. I think they also need to feel either big, or kid-friendly. But with the amount of musicals that have done just fine this decade, calling the genre a dead genre doesn't really work in my opinion. I don't think The Greatest Showman is a fluke at all, especially because of the musical successes that came before it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...