The Greatest Showman (2017) ... Cinetv contest 125


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I watched this movie some years back and re-watched it some days ago and it gave the exact same feeling it gave years ago—a feeling of hope, empowerment and inspiration.
The Greatest Showman is a movie that beautifully blends powerful music, emotional journey, with magnificent visuals.

The movie centers around a boy, Hugh Jackman starring as Phineas Taylor Barnum who rose from grass to grace. Barnum was the son of a poor tailor, his father tailored clothes for a wealthy man (Mr Hallett). As the movie progressed young Barnum fell in love with young Charity(Mr Hallett’s daughter). But not too long after, Charity was sent to finishing school and young Barnum’s father passed away.

Life became tough for Barnum, he struggled to live but continued writing letters to Charity and she wrote back to him. He finally grew into a young man and married Charity, despite her parents' opposition due to his lower social status. But he promised he'd give Charity a grand life.

Barnum was an ambitious and visionary man. After he lost his office job, he risked everything, borrowed from the bank and opened a museum of oddities(which was later re-named as Barnum’s Circus). He then recruited people with unique physical traits to intrigue the public. Over time, Barnum’s circus started getting filled up with people and their shows started selling out.
This made Barnum so happy, he rose so high that he was able to give his wife—Charity, and their two children a much better life. Barnum’s oddities were happy also because they found a place that accepted them just as they were.

But Barnum became overly ambitious when he partnered with an opera singer, Jenny Lind(Rebecca Ferguson). He started chasing upper-class audiences, which jeopardized his relationship with his wife and children and led to financial strain. He started going on tours with Jenny Lind, abandoning both his family and his troupe.



In the long run, Barnum realized his mistakes. He became aware that his original performers and family were what mattered most and made everything right in the end.

Review- There were notable tracks that I love so much-
The Greatest Show: It was used as both the beginning and closing songs of this movie—a powerful song.

This Is Me: This song won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. A strong anthem of self acceptance.

A Million Dreams: An emotional song which showed Barnum’s early ambitions.

Rewrite The Stars/ A romantic dual performance between two lovers(characters) in the movie.

The Greatest Showman is an entertaining musical that inspires viewers with spectacular visuals. I strongly suggest you watch this, I would rate it a 10/10.

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I saw this movie in a site but thought it wasnt packed with alot of action. However the description says other wise