wow the owl from harry potter really Did That

The unique and touching and heartbreaking tale of an East Berlin boy who gives up inches to go to America and become Hedwig, transgendered star. This will be like nothing you've ever seen before, a rollercoaster of emotion.

tbt to when nph made out with his husband during the tony performance of sugar daddy

the soundtrack slaps

the cinematography and editing are fucking impeccable

the story is beautiful and sad

i currently have two different interpretations on the ending at the moment, but i think the ambiguous-factor really adds to it. but the ending was a little insane. in a god way. but insane nonetheless.

Anyone who likes this movie is probably on some level a good person.

John Cameron Mitchell wasn’t content to simply bring the fictional story of transgender glam rocker Hedwig Robinson to popular audiences. (I love that most of the “concerts” take place in a chain of middlebrow restaurants.) He was going to make them (us?) like it. And we did.

A bit more here.

You ever just been minding your business and then get one-two punched by the Wicked Little Town reprise and Midnight Radio.

Significantly worse than the live musical. Doesn't do enough with the switch in medium. Mixes up the order of the songs which messes up the pacing. It also changes a lot of the instrumentals to be less hard hitting which makes them feel less energetic and meaningful. It's possible the iteration of the musical at the time was more similar to this film than it was to the current broadway run but I don't know if that's the case.
Acting is amazing, cinematography can be very good at times. Story is still as great as ever. The set design is fantastic and that's not something I notice very often.

Amazing film all round but the title reminds me of a Harry Potter porno

I can't believe I've avoided this movie for so long (a long history of avoiding things that may be good for me, probably). This movie was so fun and it wasn't exactly what I expected, but at the same time, it was better. The songs were fun and I laughed and cried a lot. Hedwig's journey of finding herself through femininity, rock music, and self acceptance really touched me. <3 A new favorite.

I don't know that I've appreciated how well designed this film is from a visual perspective before - it's a gorgeous film, getting by mostly on color and insane compositions. Also struck me just how much this feels like a rock opera - which makes 100%, but hadn't really occurred to me before. All the songs in here are great, and a lot of sequences feel like magic. The story is definitely flat, but I think the open-ended element of its vagueness works to its advantage - like you're just peering into this weird world where the greatest rock mind of her generation is just rambling around shitty restaurants in immaculate outfits.

I'm surprised that I only came to know about this after watching Sex Education. I never liked musicals so if this ever came under musicals recommendation, I probably would have never noticed it. So I guess what I'm trying to say is, for those like me who isn't into musicals, this is more than that. It's actually quite magical.

Discovering this was like me discovering Withnail & I. They're like the most obvious of things but where I'm from, they are so-called unheard gems. And now I'm wondering if they are like that everywhere. Cos if they are, it'a a damn crime.

a study of intentionality

possibly the best film I’ve ever seen

This movie makes me want to cover myself in glitter and punch a homophobe in the face.