Garfield closed the year 2021 with BOOM I must say i thought this was another Netflix movie. But due to pandemic people can't watch many exceptional movies in theaters so the filmmakers relies on Netflix and other streaming service. This is a theater level movie on the streaming service.
The concept is familiar, biopics have been popular recently. I've already seen 2 biopics this year about Aretha Franklin done stupendously by Jennifer Hudson. And this one. Im not a fan of musicals because they seem like old people time movie theater when there wasn't giant screens and videos. But it's something that still breathes after decades of technological advancement where this format would've been extinct.
The cinematography is just outstanding the camerawork the production and the choreography of certain parts were just something close to perfection. Didn't really felt forced or robotic. The director is pretty good and captured the raw moments quite beautifully.
The storytelling is also something I've loved here. There's tick tick boom is the story about the person while the person narrates about another story about writing another musical production. It's a musical inside another musical.
The performance is by far the lead roles delivered it. The 3 lead being Johnathan, Susan and Micheal were portrayed well maybe some lackings here and there. And my God Andrew Garfield killed it. I was crying halfway and to the end. His acting skills are beyond versatile like the man perfects everything he does.
The music being the core of the musical the lyrics being the heart and the melody being the blood the merging is just amazing. The lyrics just touched me sometimes the writing process was beautifully portrayed in-between scenes. Jonathan larson a very talented and gifted human being. Worth to tribute his existence. The music was very well done at various scenes the performance and music spoke synonymously.
Overall im fascinated by how cinematography, choreography, performance and music were so beautifully combined and done well in this movie. Just fantastic.