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Jenna Badeker commented on the post, On <em>The Book of Mistakes</em> 3 years, 1 month ago
@rdregge amen!!
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Jenna Badeker commented on the post, On <em>The Book of Mistakes</em> 3 years, 1 month ago
@mrs-hittle can’t wait to hear what you think.
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Jenna Badeker wrote a new post, On <em>The Book of Mistakes</em> 3 years, 1 month ago
Today, I present to you a children’s book by Corinna Luyken. As is so often the case with me, it was a picture book that succinctly and delicately spoke the simple truth I needed to hear and moved me to t […]
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Jenna Badeker commented on the post, The Greatest Showman (or at Least, the Fairly Decent Showman) 3 years, 7 months ago
Thanks, Ethan. Glad this resonated with you, and that it wasn’t just me!
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Jenna Badeker commented on the post, Won't You Be My Neighbor: A Review 3 years, 11 months ago
Amen! So well said.
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Jenna Badeker wrote a new post, Won't You Be My Neighbor: A Review 3 years, 11 months ago
I think we wind up saying to others what we need to hear the most. We know what’s right and true, but it doesn’t always sink into our own skin. Perhaps that’s why we keep telling other people about it over and o […]
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Thank you Jenna. I needed to hear this today. I’ve been wanting to watch this documentary too. I grew up with Mr. Rogers, and adored him!
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What a beautiful, heartfelt, and honest piece.
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Amen! So well said.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts and reflections on the movie. I resonated in those places as well…. Just reading those lines and thinking about the film again makes me wonder who in our current age could embody such a grace-filled and truth-inspired role as he did…
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Jenna Badeker wrote a new post, Albums That Shaped Us: Careful Confessions 4 years, 2 months ago
I have found through the years, as I am sure many have, that some of my favorite albums are those connected to a live performance. The album itself tells a story, but the subconscious narrative underneath is the […]
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Jenna Badeker wrote a new post, Start With Why 4 years, 3 months ago
The books I typically like best are narrative fiction. Give me character development, symbolism, metaphor. Give me Narnia and Harry Potter. But, oddly, it’s a leadership/business book that’s currently making my […]
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Jenna Badeker commented on the post, The Greatest Showman (or at Least, the Fairly Decent Showman) 4 years, 4 months ago
@eliatyson, I love that the movie impacted you so powerfully. Thanks for sharing your take on it!
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Jenna Badeker wrote a new post, Introducing Wild Harbors: "Monument" 4 years, 4 months ago
This has been a year of coming alive.
Until recently, we both worked jobs that left few hours in the day for creating. Those careers taught us important things over the years, and they were good, but there was […]
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Jenna Badeker commented on the post, The Greatest Showman (or at Least, the Fairly Decent Showman) 4 years, 4 months ago
And Laura, wow – great point about the ending song and Barnum leaving.
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Jenna Badeker commented on the post, The Greatest Showman (or at Least, the Fairly Decent Showman) 4 years, 4 months ago
Thanks for the thoughtful response, Hannah. I enjoyed reading your interpretation and reaction to the movie!
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Jenna Badeker commented on the post, The Greatest Showman (or at Least, the Fairly Decent Showman) 4 years, 4 months ago
Jason, you make a good point about drawing comparisons between other films that could be considered family-friendly. And I totally agree with you about the emotion conveyed through the songs by the actors. If I think about other family-friendly musicals, I think of films like Moana, and musicals like Seussical, where the characters struggles’ a…[Read more]
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Jenna Badeker wrote a new post, The Greatest Showman (or at Least, the Fairly Decent Showman) 4 years, 4 months ago
When I started seeing my feed fill up with posts about loving The Greatest Showman, I started counting down the days until I could finally go see it. It had the makings of a movie I would adore. Musical theatre is […]
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Ha… there’s a part of me that wants to see it (because the songs I’ve heard, at least separated from their film context, sound epic) but with low expectations. But I’m really intrigued by your comments about how the plot beats being breezily dealt with, and the comparisons to La La Land. The beauty of La La Land, for me, is in the controversial ending. Things don’t work out in Hollywood fashion, reality doesn’t match the fantasy, but in the end, it is still good. Bittersweet, hard, but good. And the film uses a larger than life format (the flashy Hollywood musical) to tell a very small and ordinary story (two people fall in love and chase their dreams, and some of it works out and some of it doesn’t).
I appreciate this thoughtful review! I think the hardest thing to write about is something that’s kind of meh. Most commentary I’ve seen on The Greatest Showman has been either “It’s amazing!” or “It’s terrible!” Maybe I’ll go catch a cheap morning show or something. 🙂
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I really appreciated this post because it helped me pinpoint why the movie left feeling slightly unsatisfied. The movie was great, the music is catchy, the choreography was fun to watch, and the heroic aspect of it was very satisfying, but overall there wasn’t enough substance to really allow the viewer to relate to and sympathize with the characters.
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Jason, you make a good point about drawing comparisons between other films that could be considered family-friendly. And I totally agree with you about the emotion conveyed through the songs by the actors. If I think about other family-friendly musicals, I think of films like Moana, and musicals like Seussical, where the characters struggles’ are allowed to marinate for a bit before the resolutions come. Both are works that have moved me greatly. I’m so glad The Greatest Showman was a hit with you (and possibly your family)! Long live musical theatre!
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Thanks for the thoughtful response, Hannah. I enjoyed reading your interpretation and reaction to the movie!
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And Laura, wow – great point about the ending song and Barnum leaving.
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@eliatyson, I love that the movie impacted you so powerfully. Thanks for sharing your take on it!
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Okay, just read this… All I have to say is, That’s exactly me! reading this felt like me talking. I’m a film maker, and it’s really interesting what you point out about darkness before hope. It’s so true that we need true darkness, silence, or grief before we experience the utter joy of true hope! Great observation.
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Thanks, Ethan. Glad this resonated with you, and that it wasn’t just me!
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Jenna Badeker became a registered member 4 years, 8 months ago
“Be kind to yourself.” -Andrew Peterson
Welp, i am off to purchase this book.
@mrs-hittle can’t wait to hear what you think.
@rdregge amen!!