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> oH mia maMma!
Author: aLmich
I know this is kind of late. I’ve heard all the praises, acclamations and exaggerations but I didn’t feel the excitement to watch it then. Good thing I trusted Allan - office mate / trainer / friend being the articulate and smart and good critic.
After 5 hours of sleep earlier, I woke up with my nephew tugging my hand to reach his toy atop the computer. I obliged and saw a new stack DVDs, checked it and played the one that caught my attention.
I wasn’t really paying attention at first but the moment I had strawberry jam, pancakes and coffee settled with me, I got hooked.
I’m supposed to be working on something but I couldn’t resist posting. Was supposed to post before I left for work but laziness got the best of me.
Mamma Mia the movie. How wonderful was it?
Oh what fun!
THE SETTING. The setting was absolutely breathtaking. The backdrop was a character in itself, with the sparkling blue green waters, the wonderful old buildings, the church on top of a winding hill. With that Grecian setting, there was little that could go wrong with the movie. Must include Greece as a someday tourist destination. I still remember Alexis Bledel’s scenes set in Greece in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
THE ACTORS.
Meryl Streep. Nobody else could play Donna, in my opinion. The role for the movie was made for her. Who knew she could sing like that. Christine Baranski and Julie Waters also deserve special mention for making Pinoys at the theater laugh.
Amanda Seyfried. Now that girl could sing. Who knew? Aside from Meryl Streep, she was the one whose voice rose above everyone else’s.
Pierce Brosnan. Fit the role. Wasn’t convinced about his singing though. Tee hee.
Colin Firth. I will always love him, even if he plays a gay role
The company. Great extras all around. The women were ordinary women of all sizes, shapes and ages. How’s that for girl power? The men were mostly hunks. Haha. Great on the eyes
THE PLOT. Pretty close to the original. Darn it, I forgot that the Harry character was gay. Oh well, so much for a hunky Colin Firth [who’s still hunky in my eyes, by the way]. I just had the feeling though that while there were singing parts of the movie that dragged for me, I didn’t feel that way when watching the musical.
All in all, a great movie. I wasn’t disappointed.
When I first saw the movie poster advertised and saw that Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth were going to be on it, I thought, well, there’s little chance they’re going to screw up the movie version. It might be exciting! And I wasn’t wrong. The movie can stand on its own two legs, musical aside.
Jersey Boys is another musical they might want to make into a movie following Mamma Mia. I read, on the other had, that Wicked is in the works to become a movie. I also loved, loved Wicked.
The production has great roles for older women and men actors, with the prime younger role going to Sophie’s character.
Might watch the movie again on Sunday with my sisters this time. Watched it alone initially because wanted to savor the experience.
