From SNL to 'Afternoon Delight' to the Catalina Wine Mixer, Will Ferrell has been building to a movie musical his whole career. Here's rockmarooned on why it's high time Spirited gave him one:
don’t include any traditional musical numbers, but they’re full of showboating, and Ferrell obviously loves the idea of insecure men puffing themselves up over what amounts to an elaborate stage show—perfect for self-mockery of his dual background in performing and, in high school, being a multi-sport jock.
That quality also lends itself well to parodying other forms of masculinity, increasingly expressed through song. It’s there in Ferrell and Adam McKay’sIt’s even more pronounced in, McKay and Ferrell’s arrested-development comedy to arrest all other development comedies, where Ferrell’s Brennan is said to have a beautiful voice .
This use of musical catharsis fits Ferrell’s comedy so well that there’s almost a visceral sting when it flops, which is the case for so much of, his most recent reteaming with John C. Reilly, including its musical number.
Jesse Hassenger writes about movies and other pop-culture stuff for a bunch of outlets including The A.V. Club, Polygon, The Week, NME, and SportsAlcohol.com, where he also has a podcast. Following
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