Watching the movie as a teenager truly made a life-changing experience for me. We tend to feel very lonely, especially as a teenager. Not complete. And to be completed is to find someone that can complete us with love, or the other half.

But the truth is, we feel complete when we accept ourselves as we truly are. The thought can come to anyone, not only to teenagers. It's a universal story about love and acceptance.

After watching the movie for bazillion times, I watch the off-Broadway musical video, and the Broadway musical. It explores a deeper story about Hedwig that the movie didn't tell us. And reading the original script made me experiencing lots of realization again.

Thank you, John Cameron Mitchell for writing this musical. Maybe, it's only a story about a drag-rock-n-roll queen, but the meaning is much beyond that. ( )

As brilliant as the original, just glammed up for Broadway! ( )

An unsuccessful glam rocker tells and sings her life story.

The story of Unfair Show Business and Generally Having a Crappy Life isn't interesting (especially since Hedwig is too much of a diva to get any sympathy), but that's not too important. It's sufficient story to hang the music on, and the music is what matters. If a typical musical is a story with songs injected, this is the other way around - kind of like an elaborate concert film, with story injected to keep it rolling.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A

Enjoyment: A

GPA: 2.9/4 ( )

A trans punk rock girl from East Berlin tours the US with her rock band as she tells her life story and follows the ex-boyfriend/bandmate who stole her songs.

Director:
John Cameron Mitchell
Writers:
John Cameron Mitchell (book), Stephen Trask (book), and 1 more
Stars:
John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor and Stephen Trask