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Originally Posted by xepherys
Second, I'm a bit appauled that people are trying to make comparisons between musicals and movies based on musicals. Film and stage are two utterly different outlets of expression, and neither really can properly reflect the feeling from the other. I mean, really?
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I think you're kind of missing the point that most of us are trying to make with regards to the musical aspect of the movie. I don't think any of us have a problem with it being a movie based on a musical or, even, a musical movie. The concern is simply that none of these people are professional singers and Sondheim's music is, while beautiful, some of the hardest in all of musical theater. All of the clips I've listened to have either spent a lot of time going through an fx board or are more along the lines of chanting than actual singing. I don't think it does the music justice, which is why I think it was a bad choice to make it a musical instead of just using the story.