P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman as an adult, Elis Rubin as a child) has been fantasizing since childhood that he could become famous by collecting strange items. Barnum's father, a seamstress, worked in the home of his future wife, Charletti (adult Michelle Williams, Schuyler Doon as a child).
At first, although the two were happy with each other, they were separated because the woman's father wanted to send Charlitti to a further school, and the two could only communicate through fish and geese. A lover eventually became a family, and the two married smoothly after they became adults, and gave birth to two lovely daughters, living a poor but happy life.
Barnum later went out of business because the shipping company it was working for sank a dozen large ships. Barnum took the certificate of the company's ownership of the ship and borrowed a huge loan of $10,000 from the bank, and set up a museum in the center of New York City, which housed antique and simulated wax figures.
At first, no one wanted to stop until he listened to the advice of his two daughters and asked for something "living." He put up posters everywhere to solicit geeks, and indeed attracted a lot of people to come to the interview. Subsequently, he published an advertisement in newspapers that marketed the United States, "Take this advertisement for half price", which attracted a considerable crowd.
Although the small people in the city were quite popular, critics gave the museum a rather bad evaluation, saying that it was a "circus" at all. Interestingly, this also allowed Barnum to rename his museum "Barnum's Circus."] The upper classes were also quite anti-Barnum, and many local residents came out to protest and punched and kicked the members. This made Barnum determined to co-opt high society and allow him to be respected locally.
Barnum later meets the famous playwright Philip Carlisle (Zach Efron), who gives him 10% of his circus income to work with him. Philip also meets his true love, Ann Wheeler (Zamdaya Coleman), in the circus.
Philip used his connections to get all the members to meet the Queen, and Barnum met Jenny Linde (Rebecca Ferguson) at the Palace and persuaded her to go to the United States to sing. Because the first performance was a great success, Barnum asked Jenny Linde to tour the country with him, and Jenny Linde agreed.
On this tour, Barnum gambled on all his possessions and even borrowed another sum of money from the bank, taking great risks in pursuit of greater interests. Jenny Linde fell in love with Barnum on tour, but Barnum was indifferent.
Jenny Linde, sad that she stole Barnum's kiss at the end of the show after a failed kiss before a performance, was also filmed by reporters and published in newspapers, leaving Barnum in a scandal.
Although Barnum asked Jenny Linde to continue the tour according to the contract, Jenny Linde still canceled the rest of the tour, leaving Barnum's golden mountains and silver mountains instantly in vain. The inhabitants of the circus continued to resist, telling them to get out of their cities. In a big brawl, someone set a fire and destroyed the circus to Zhu Rong.
Barnum tried to lend another loan to the bank, but no bank was willing to risk lending it to him. In the face of Barnum's desperation, Philip Carlisle, in order to thank Barnum for allowing him to get rid of the boring upper class life and make him find happiness again, took out the 10% profit that Barnum gave him, and set up a tent on the worthless wasteland, making a comeback and attracting many audiences again.
Barnum suddenly realized his previous stupidity after the fire, and decided to find his original intention and change back to the Barnum that his wife originally loved. He ceded his position as head of the regiment to Philip Carlisle so that he could spend more time with his wife and accompany his daughter as she grew up.
The soundtrack of King of the Circus is addictive, and the movie certainly didn't disappoint me. The whole film is grand, and the song and the plot will not conflict too much. Although the plot is not novel, it is moving. Because although the plot is ordinary, the sincere acting skills of the actors interpret the plot very well, giving the whole movie a different feeling, unforgettable!
Philip Carlisle rushes into the fire for Ann Wheeler, but Ann Wheeler is not trapped. P.T. Barnum then rushed into the fire to rescue Philip, who was choked by smoke and sent to the hospital. Ann Wheeler waited by his bedside to take care of him until he woke up, and the two embraced each other and kissed passionately. This paragraph is really tear-jerking, I really almost cried it out!
First, let's talk about the plot of the movie and the acting skills of the actors. The plot of this film is very simple, just adapting the causes and consequences of Barnum's establishment of the circus, and the plot is not too twisted and bizarre, so that people can relax and watch.
The film portrays Barnum as a good man, who, although he once lost himself because of money, regretted it the most and focused on his family. But in fact, Barnum is really mercenary in real life, making money through fake exhibits and squeezing members, and he is said to have worried about the income of the circus before his death.
I like the adaptation of this film, invite Hugh Jackman to play the male lead, interpret this role impeccably, although Barnum himself is a big liar, but let the people who watch this film can believe that Barnum is a good person who can introspect himself, even if he knows that he is a liar, he can be moved, which is really not something that any actor can do.
Also, I like Kira Setel, who plays the child of Big Hu, she played this role very eloquently, and even cried when practicing singing, and the degree of entry into the play can be imagined. In the play, from the initial inferiority to the recovery of self-confidence, she can be understood from her eyes and expressions.
At first, she did not dare to step into the world to avoid the ridicule of the world. At this time, her expression was one of fear and timidity; but after performing again and again, she gradually regained her self-confidence and was finally able to be brave enough to be herself. At this time, her eyes were domineering and serious.
After watching this movie, I really have to give her a thumbs up! The combination of Zach Efron and Zamdaya Coleman also added a lot to the film. Although at first it was opposed by the public because of the difference in skin color, the man's parents also humiliated the woman in person, leaving the woman with no place to look at herself. In the end, however, they were able to cross the barriers of the race and not be afraid of the eyes of others, as long as they could be with each other. These two Disney-born actors, this challenge has not tried in the past style, but it is not strange at all, which surprises me very much.
Let's talk about the overall texture and soundtrack! The film cost $84 million and is a high-cost film. But after watching the movie, you can immediately understand that the money was not spent in vain. The film puts a lot of effort into texture presentation and soundtrack. This film is very careful in terms of sets, costumes, props, etc., not too abrupt, contrary to the background of the 19th century era, but without compromising the degree of eye-catching.
There is also the lifeblood of song and dance films - the soundtrack is really not to find shortcomings, songs have joy and sorrow, with the evolution of the film one by one, each capital is very beautiful, but also can be in line with the plot, will not let people hear want to fall asleep, injected a lot of energy into this movie. From the amazing sales of the soundtrack, it has won the championship in both the British and American charts, and you can know that the soundtrack of this film is really not simple!
To be honest, this movie is worth watching again. Perhaps the plot is ordinary, but it can touch people's hearts and make people tear up. Each actor can integrate into the role, the acting skills are natural, the characteristics of each person are well interpreted, the tacit understanding between the actors is also impeccable, the dance is neat, and the chorus can also be well matched.
Incidentally, the film has been in the works since 2009, and in 2013, the duo of Benji Pasek and Justin Paul, who composed music for "Philharmonic City", was hired to write songs for the film. If you have no interest in watching the plot introduction, you can just listen to the song, even so, the moment when the movie ends will still be unfinished!