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...opening number, “Prologue: Into the Woods,” the fairy tales inhabit separate areas downstage, in front of a flat, black backdrop. It is only once they venture into the woods that the characters?? paths begin to cross and the familiar stories become complicated. The stage, too, becomes more elaborate, as the backdrop is lifted to reveal the set, stunningly designed by Beth G. Shields ’10. The trees are stylized to appear textured, ancient, and gnarled, appropriately evoking the atmosphere of a supernatural forest. Reddout, in her direction, makes excellent...
Borte shoots much of the film’s action in reflections—in mirrors, the sleek surfaces of the Jones home, and, during the climactic sequence, in a swimming pool. This technique effectively communicates the characters?? absorption in their own images, and how they define themselves through their purchases. It also accuses the viewer of engaging in the same kind of tireless self-promotion. Not only does our consumerism make us fall prey to advertisements, but our fixation with self-image puts us in danger of becoming advertisements ourselves...
...these storylines converge in legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim and writer James Lapine’s Tony-Award winning musical comedy “Into the Woods.” The work explores the aforementioned characters?? lives and the struggles they face in the fairy-tale world they live in. But the twist is that in this adaptation, the characters don’t necessarily live happily ever after, but have to face the consequences of fulfilling their desires...
...Kaneshiro, and Lau. Every facial expression, gesture, and spoken line of the three men, particularly Li, is so firmly embedded in character that the presence of the actor is virtually invisible. They work together seamlessly as a team, and watching them act out the slow destruction of their characters?? relationship is as much a study in acting as it is an accomplishment on film...
Moreover, the characters?? unified movement in their synchronized choreography has a leveling effect. It simultaneously equalizes the status of workers as different as CEOs and waitresses and emphasizes that each makes worthy contributions to society...