Musical wisdom from Michal Kunze

[yukinojou]

A lot of scriptwriters should follow this ♥

In my translation:

Seven deadly sins of writers of musicals:

1. The story is predictable
2. The audience feels no empathy with the protagonist
3. The protagonist learns nothing from the story and remains unchanged
4. The theme isn't explored/analysed
5. Songs tell the audience what they already know
6. All characters act and sing in the same way
7. Ten minutes in, you still don't know what's going on

Comments

[winter]

Tanz der Vampire, obviously. Elisabeth depends on the feistiness of Letzte Tanz, but the one I saw was pretty feisty :) Legend had a magical/metaphorical rape, but made up for it, I think, with onscreen birth that culminated with the new mother exploding in flames over her Issues. And the kabuki play I saw had a double whammy of a girl first drowning, then falling prey to the sea lord's desires...

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Is there actual rape in TdV? Seduction I thought I saw, but rape? I'm SO PICKY. ;D

[winter]

Okay, unconsummated rape of Alfred by Herbert. Picky, picky ;)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

(And technically WSS is unconsummated. Explains why it doesn't quite make my list of favorites. :D )

[meganphntmgrl.livejournal.com]

There's the two dancerapes in Carpe Noctem, which fit even more.

[valancystar.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't count any of the TdV stuff, because vampire biting does not equal sex. Yes, it's sexual and definitely a metaphor for sex, but it's not sex as such. Especially since actual sex also exists in the world of TdV. I doubt Alfred thought Sarah was inviting him for some biting in Du bist wirklich sehr nett. So uninvited vampire biting does not constitute rape in my view of the show.