The Producers

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395251/

When I went to the local cinema to see the movie production of the broadway play, The Producers, I was expecting to be dazzled with song and dance. To my delightful suprise, the plot not only fulfilled my singing and dancing standards, but also presented a number of social issues that effect us every day. It dealt with greed, fraud, the failure of the American Dream, sex, and homosexuality, with a beautiful sense of humor and causualness.

Such a film is important in a society that often lacks balance between utter seriousness and juvenile humor. It offered a temporary refuge from the harsher things in life while leaving my IQ entirely intact.

I most particualarly enjoyed the satire it made of stereotyping the entire cast. It allowed for a sort of cathartic release. Each person could find someone in the cast to relate to, because in a sense, we are all part of some sort of stereotype. In laughing at them, it allowed you to laugh at yourself. This is indeed important. I think any form af literature that can let you laugh a little bit, even about serious situations, or yourself, is worth reviewing. The world is a serious place, and a little whitty comedy always makes it easier to swallow.