Movie Review: Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! is a musical about a girl living on a Greek island who invites her three possible fathers to her wedding in hopes that she will find out who it is. It's hilarious, fun, and filled with Abba songs that are so easy to sing (and dance) along to.
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!
This is one of my all-time favorite movies and I just had to review it because every time I watch it again I see something new that I might have missed before.
Mamma Mia! starts off with Sophie (Hey! That's my name!) sending three letters to Bill Anderson, Harry Bright, and Sam Carmichael. We learn later that one of them is her father (though no one actually knows which one it is), when she and her two best friends, Ali and Lisa, while singing the song "Honey, Honey." The movie goes on, showing us character's Donna Sheridan and her best friends, Rosie and Tanya, as we get to learn them through songs "Money, Money. Money" and "Dancing Queen."
It goes through an array of events, ranging from a bachelor and bachelorette party, to a ride around the island in a sailboat, to bride-to-be's passing out over stress of who-is-my-dad-and-why-is-there-three-of-them.
One thing I love about this movie is the parallel scenes. When Ali, Lisa, and Sophie were reunited on the docks once Ali and Lisa got to the island, they had a little dance routine and a song to go along with it. When Rosie and Tanya got off their boat on the docks, they and Donna also had a dance routine and a song to go along with it. Another parallel scene is when Sophie storms into Ali and Lisa's room saying she's been "tossing and turning all night." Donna storms into Rosie and Tanya's room saying the same thing. The group of friends have similar connections and dynamics and the movie shows that really well.
Another thing I like is how, at times, the background characters, being the Greek islanders, are often external forces almost. During "Mamma Mia," Donna is trying to force open a door, but she can't do it. During this song, there are many Greeks surrounding her, although she cannot notice them at all. One of them opens the door easily while Donna is not looking, and when she looks back, she signs the cross as if it were some act of God. And again, during the song "SOS," which is a duet between Sam and Donna, when Donna is singing, she cannot see/hear the Greek's or Sam, and when Sam is singing, he cannot see/hear Donna and the Greeks.
Overall, this movie is spectacularly well made and it has a great cast of people, and they all make the movie work and they all add a little bit of something. Mamma Mia! strikes happiness in my heart and makes me laugh and cry, even after seeing it for the twentieth time.
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!
This is one of my all-time favorite movies and I just had to review it because every time I watch it again I see something new that I might have missed before.
Mamma Mia! starts off with Sophie (Hey! That's my name!) sending three letters to Bill Anderson, Harry Bright, and Sam Carmichael. We learn later that one of them is her father (though no one actually knows which one it is), when she and her two best friends, Ali and Lisa, while singing the song "Honey, Honey." The movie goes on, showing us character's Donna Sheridan and her best friends, Rosie and Tanya, as we get to learn them through songs "Money, Money. Money" and "Dancing Queen."
It goes through an array of events, ranging from a bachelor and bachelorette party, to a ride around the island in a sailboat, to bride-to-be's passing out over stress of who-is-my-dad-and-why-is-there-three-of-them.
One thing I love about this movie is the parallel scenes. When Ali, Lisa, and Sophie were reunited on the docks once Ali and Lisa got to the island, they had a little dance routine and a song to go along with it. When Rosie and Tanya got off their boat on the docks, they and Donna also had a dance routine and a song to go along with it. Another parallel scene is when Sophie storms into Ali and Lisa's room saying she's been "tossing and turning all night." Donna storms into Rosie and Tanya's room saying the same thing. The group of friends have similar connections and dynamics and the movie shows that really well.
Another thing I like is how, at times, the background characters, being the Greek islanders, are often external forces almost. During "Mamma Mia," Donna is trying to force open a door, but she can't do it. During this song, there are many Greeks surrounding her, although she cannot notice them at all. One of them opens the door easily while Donna is not looking, and when she looks back, she signs the cross as if it were some act of God. And again, during the song "SOS," which is a duet between Sam and Donna, when Donna is singing, she cannot see/hear the Greek's or Sam, and when Sam is singing, he cannot see/hear Donna and the Greeks.
Overall, this movie is spectacularly well made and it has a great cast of people, and they all make the movie work and they all add a little bit of something. Mamma Mia! strikes happiness in my heart and makes me laugh and cry, even after seeing it for the twentieth time.
Hi sophie, after reading you review I am happy that you included the spoil alert because most people read reviews before seeing the movie just to make sure it is worth it. I liked how you choosed a movie that most people watched because I was able to read how you felt about it. I think I will rewatch the movie just because of your review!
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