Ever since the concept of a musical has been in the minds of
man, the meta-musical has never been too far behind. Now, in a way, it is
perfectly logical: When people spend as long as they do belting out musical
numbers on stage, it can start to bleed out into their regular life; as such,
putting two and two together just makes sense. Hell, some of the most acclaimed
musicals of all time have been meta-musicals like Singin’ In The Rain and Fame.
However, as is the case with the lesser forms of metafiction, it can
occasionally come across like a deadline-nudging assignment where, when out of
feasible ideas, they just work within the barest confines of the narrative to
deliver the music. Since we’re dealing with modern-day cinematic sensibilities,
and a general inconsistency when it comes to movie musicals, this could
honestly go either way. Well, time to see what else Illumination Entertainment
has in store for us this year.
