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Hamilton (2020)

Hamilton (2020)

PG-13 160 minutes EN History , Drama
An American Musical.
Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Alexander Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr.
Aaron Burr
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Angelica Schuyler
Phillipa Soo
Eliza Hamilton
Daveed Diggs
Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
Christopher Jackson
George Washington
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Peggy Schuyler / Maria Reynolds
Okieriete Onaodowan
Hercules Mulligan / James Madison
Anthony Ramos
John Laurens / Philip Hamilton
Jonathan Groff
King George
Ariana DeBose
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The most positive review

If you didn't know going in, this isn't either a film or a TV show. It's a recording of the Broadway play of the same name.
Admittedly, this play is for Americans who already have some idea of history. That probably excludes the younger generations, since the public school systems have gone south with years of Republican under-funding. (Seriously, some teachers make less than burger flippers.)
As a stage actor and a history buff, I loved this play and am so sorry I didn't get a chance to see it on Broadway. There are multiple reasons I gave this a nine, the major of which is that I'm rating it as a play, not a film.
First, I was blown away by the creativity. There is no spoken dialogue which is unusual for a musical. Second, it's done nearly all in hip-hop/rap, with one set-piece even in slam battle. The staging is great. Kudos for creative use of a turntable. I was blown away by the amazing, seemingly complicated, "rewind" scene.
Yes, it may or may not be historically accurate. (History, or "his-story" is written by the victors, isn't it?) It's good story telling. It's political. It's fun and it's touching.

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The most negative review

I guess it's a musical, and the world needs more of them, so there is that going for it. And I guess the races are swapped so... that is supposed to make it really good for reasons that aren't really clear.
But, really, it's void of wit and insight, it is completely insulting to history with the only thing that seems accurate and true to life is that Hamilton existed and was Secretary of State
And the views expressed by Hamilton are the least Hamiltonian views you're ever going to see.
If you've ever read him, you kind of wonder if this is based on the same Alexander Hamilton.
1776 got a LOT of history wrong for artistic liberties, but at least the theme was accurate and it got more right than wrong.
Hamilton doesn't even try. It's the story of Hamilton written by people that haven't even heard of his Report on Manufacturing and the economy he created.

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Production companies: RadicalMedia, 5000 Broadway Productions, Nevis Productions, Old 320 Sycamore
Production countries: United States of America

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