Never forget this was the closing number in
Gold Diggers of 1933
, which is a little bit like ending
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
with a scene from
All Quiet on the Western Front
.
Their Style:
Georg favors a seafaring aesthetic inspired by rigid discipline, uniforms, and a lot of marching. He likes rooms to conduct themselves with the utmost order and decorum. I enjoy large fountains, tree-lined streets, extravagant home puppet theaters, and statues that remind me of the Reverend Mother’s chiseled cheekbones.
It took me a long time before I was able to love Grease. It's so confusingly gay -- even for a musical -- that it was difficult for me to understand as a child why it was supposed to be a good thing that Danny and Sandy eventually started touching one another. It took reaching adulthood before I was finally able to appreciate it on its own merits. Grease is the movie you would get if…