This is in some form what Daft Punk's Interstella5555 did with Discovery. It's a great idea to make a film of music videos from an album. It means her songs are visual and have meaning. I grew up in the golden era of music videos so I love this idea.
And JLo did it well. So much so I rewatched the first song again, and I would rewatch it all just to experience it again. It stays with me and I listen to the album differently now.
It's starts really strong with a Doctor Who-like-visual of a petal factory breaking down, the song is brilliant and the action really cool. It made my hair stand on end. The film ends really sweet with JLo finally happy with herself, dancing to a homage of Singin' in the Rain, one of my favourite films of all time.
In the middle are other funny, self-deprecating, heartfelt, visually stunning dances and songs and interludes, showing how she just wants love and didn't realise she had to love herself first. Trivial, cliché, trite it maybe but it is a simple musical on her thinking of her love life. To be honest, in the era of over-thinking, too much info, and socio-political topics, this is really refreshing to just enjoy music and dance and have it be about something simple.
Not sure why people are so angry at JLo making something about her experiences/ feelings, when she's an actor (she's not the best actress but she's acceptable completely) , a dancer, and a singer (yes she can sing - listen to other singers from around the world, not just massive rarities like Mariah Carey powerhouse voice, JLo can still sing). Of course, if she can, she would. She would want to express this most personal album using her 3 talents. Not sure why everyone is surprised or angry. Why can't she express herself through a musical?
I have been a fan of the golden era classic musicals since I was a child, fan of Streisand, and I can say this has more heart and brilliance than LaLaLand. I have been a fan of JLo from the start, drifting off a little since the 2010s, dipping back in to check out what she's doing, so I am not even a hardcore fan.
I don't find JLo pretentious actually, even if she sells loads of her own brand, shows off her body a lot (but if you've got it...)I think she's passionate, she wears her heart on her sleeve, she's ambitious, fearless and brave. This is all this is. Totally JLo. And if anyone is surprised or disappointed then they clearly don't know JLo (and i don't mean personally) but they also don't know music.
And JLo did it well. So much so I rewatched the first song again, and I would rewatch it all just to experience it again. It stays with me and I listen to the album differently now.
It's starts really strong with a Doctor Who-like-visual of a petal factory breaking down, the song is brilliant and the action really cool. It made my hair stand on end. The film ends really sweet with JLo finally happy with herself, dancing to a homage of Singin' in the Rain, one of my favourite films of all time.
In the middle are other funny, self-deprecating, heartfelt, visually stunning dances and songs and interludes, showing how she just wants love and didn't realise she had to love herself first. Trivial, cliché, trite it maybe but it is a simple musical on her thinking of her love life. To be honest, in the era of over-thinking, too much info, and socio-political topics, this is really refreshing to just enjoy music and dance and have it be about something simple.
Not sure why people are so angry at JLo making something about her experiences/ feelings, when she's an actor (she's not the best actress but she's acceptable completely) , a dancer, and a singer (yes she can sing - listen to other singers from around the world, not just massive rarities like Mariah Carey powerhouse voice, JLo can still sing). Of course, if she can, she would. She would want to express this most personal album using her 3 talents. Not sure why everyone is surprised or angry. Why can't she express herself through a musical?
I have been a fan of the golden era classic musicals since I was a child, fan of Streisand, and I can say this has more heart and brilliance than LaLaLand. I have been a fan of JLo from the start, drifting off a little since the 2010s, dipping back in to check out what she's doing, so I am not even a hardcore fan.
I don't find JLo pretentious actually, even if she sells loads of her own brand, shows off her body a lot (but if you've got it...)I think she's passionate, she wears her heart on her sleeve, she's ambitious, fearless and brave. This is all this is. Totally JLo. And if anyone is surprised or disappointed then they clearly don't know JLo (and i don't mean personally) but they also don't know music.