When it comes to musicals I almost never hear people speaking of the 1971 movie version of the play 'Fiddler on the Roof', a play about Jewish settlers in pre-revolution Russia. I watched both the movies and plays as a kid and also performed it once or twice. Since then though it sort of faded into obscurity for me and I only remembered it again when I saw a recommendation for the 'L'Chaim!' scene on the movie on youtube.I decided to re-watch it and take a trip down memory lane, not really expecting anything more than a good old piece of nostalgia, I thought since I hadn't remembered it - it was more than likely going to be mediocre. I've watched many many musicals in my years of being a movie-lover and I have to say after watching Fiddler on the Roof again it takes the number one spot. Everything from the songs, to the subject matter, to the cinematography, acting, casting and costume design is on point and the way the story progresses is beautiful. Watching it as an adult there was so much I realised that I couldn't understand as a child, the idea of change and tradition, the symbolic 'fiddler on the roof', the oppression the Jews faced from the Czar. This all made it a really fantastic watch, both heart-breaking and making me laugh/smile multiple times.If you haven't watched it I urge you to find some time someday to do so, it's a 3 hour movie and though much of it is singing and dancing and all in all good fun, it can get boring at points with some of the story-building sequences it has, however on my watch even these were extremely interesting to me. I've got to say, the film holds a special place in my heart.If you have watched it, let me know what you thought about it, disagree or agree, I'd like to hear other people's perspectives on this movie as well. :) via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3lBXwsl
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