Have you ever wondered how the United States of America was founded? How is the American constitution and government shaped? If you want to learn answers to these questions with enjoyment, you should watch “Hamilton” on Disney Plus.
“Hamilton” is a musical that is a joy to watch. It is based on Alexander Hamilton’s (one of the founding fathers of the United States) life. It has dynamic scenes and amazing soundtracks. All clothes and scenes help you to travel to the end of the 1700s and the beginning of the American Revolutionary Movement.
Hamilton is not a usual musical like you can watch anywhere because there are lots of differences. The first difference is Hamilton’s soundtracks are rap - is part of hip-hop culture. Normally, rap music is fast-sung (because of this feature, sometimes you do not understand what a rapper says) but in Hamilton musical, you can understand lyrics easily. Also, the scene transitions are so professional even you do not understand the scene ends. All cast dance like a whole so their movements are correlated with soundtracks and each other. Because of these features, I think that Hamilton has artistic merit among American musicals.
Like before I said, Hamilton is based on the life of Alexander Hamilton. The musical starts with the meeting of Hamilton and Aaron Burr. The story goes on with the wedding of Hamilton, the American Revolution, forming of the American government, and the death of Hamilton. Also, you can watch the conflict between Hamilton and Burr and Thomas Jefferson, the effect of Hamilton on the American Revolution and constitution, and his intelligence. Actors and actresses play characters who have important roles in Hamilton’s life such as George Washington (and other founding fathers), and Eliza Hamilton (his wife).
All actors and actresses play very professionally. So I want to talk about some of them. Firstly, Lin-Manuel Miranda plays Hamilton (he is also a scriptwriter of the musical). I think that he is successful in expressing Hamilton’s feelings and thoughts. I was impressed with his mimics during the musical because it seemed like Lin-Manuel Miranda lives Alexander Hamilton while he is on the stage.
Another actor who I liked, is Daveed Diggs. He plays Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson. The first reason why I liked him is he plays two different characters. Anyone may think that probably he plays a character better than another but it is wrong. He expresses their thoughts and feelings very successfully like Lin-Manuel Miranda. Even his sound changes too. The first time when Thomas Jefferson came to the stage, I did not realize that Daveed Diggs plays Thomas Jefferson. I think that it is a quite good example to explain his merit.
I think that if you like musicals and history, you will love it. However, there is an important thing to remember: you should like rap music too or it will not interesting musical for you.
To go to the Turkish version of this review: https://yazinduragi.blogspot.com/2021/02/hamilton-bir-amerikan-muzikali.html
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