Saw Sweeney Todd. Cha-wow. Best musical I've seen since... well, best musical I've seen. Oh, wait. Nightmare before Christmas. That one was fairly excellent too. But it's definitely up there. I think my favorite part was when they were sitting on the towel, and she's describing all the places she wants to go, and in each scene he's sitting in the exact same position with the exact same expression on his face. Made me laugh. And the part when he finally killed the judge; in my head I was screaming "Yes! Yes! Finally! Ha-haa!" and making other such merriment. It was very satisfying. I relate well to Sweeyey Todd.
And I don't know why people didn't like the ending. Just because it wasn't a "happy" ending doesn't mean it wasn't brilliant. Everyone gets what they deserve in the end. Sweeney Todd learns the cost of killing, Mrs. Lovett gets a taste of her own medicine, as it were, the kid becomes a hero by murdering ours, the judge and his beetle get most satisfyingly destroyed, and the boy - and this was the real clincher for me - gets to run off and live happily ever after with his sister. That one simple connection that turned the whole meaning of the movie around; that's what really made it for me. That's the true genius of Sweeney Todd.
Although one thing did bother me.
Those who know me well have seen me in many strange moods. Some good, some bad, some outright frightening. But this one was new... ish... blood lust. The desire to slash, to scratch, to crush, to destroy... to murder. And that got me thinking.
There's remarkable few in the world who know who I really am. And yet... they don't. Because anyone who had any concept of how dangerous I can be would run.
And yet... there are two, one in my arms, one across the city - the world to me - some part of her still longing...
I need time to think.
2 comments:
That makes me uncomfortable.
As I write this, I'm well aware this post was 9 years ago. I'm well aware you probably already heard this from someone, if not found it yourself.
Okay, so you can be extremely (for lack of a better adjective) dangerous. It's probably a type of dangerous that if actually directed at someone would make that person run. I can't say for sure because 1) I do not know you, as a person, nor have I spoken to you 2) This is a comment many years later, and things change over time and 3) You may not even remember this blog. There are other things I could add here, but I digress.
You can be extremely dangerous. But the keyword there is CAN. Does that mean you are always? No. Honestly, everyone can be extremely dangerous. You can kind of get used to it. Quite a few people I know are capable of the same thing (There isn't a specific word for what I mean. They're capable of being extremely dangerous, but not necessarily in the same way). And if everyone can be such a thing, following the logic of your statement, then nobody would interact, right? But we do
Just because you CAN be doesn't mean you always are. And why should anyone run in fear just because it's possible?
Whatever. I hope my point got across.
Your blog is literally one of my favorite things to read.
Wherever you are, I hope you're doing alright
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