SpectralTime
Since: Apr, 2009
01/05/2024 00:00:00
I do think that we ought to\'ve seen more of the family\'s problems outside of the main character\'s sisters, but I don\'t agree that putting all that time and energy into showing the repairs would\'ve worked out. It\'s a movie and a musical, not a television program. At the end of the day, that sort of long, hard work is actually really boring, even if it can be compelling, and there\'s a reason it\'s fast-forwarded through from a story-structure point of view.
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Where's the second half of the movie?
Overall, I liked this movie, but it just doesn't feel complete. Specifically, because after spending well over a hour showing all the issues caused by Alma's Control Freak tendencies and the villagers' demands and prejudices, the reconciliation at the end was crammed into just a few minutes. It honestly feels like we were shown only half of the movie. We saw in detail all the problems plaguing the Madrigal family, we should've seen the resolution in just as much detail. But thanks to skipping from point A to point B in a quick montage, it gives an uncomfortable feeling that the problems weren't so much solved, as swept under the rug. Don't get me wrong, I liked that everyone reconciled at the end, but I wanted to actually see it happen! As it is, They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot