Cyrano
Thursday, March 10, 2022 1:32:01 PM | (Age Not Specified)
I loved Cyrano. I read the play Cyrano de Bergerac in high school; I was so excited to see this version of it. I was curious to see how they tweaked the story for Peter Dinklage because originally Cyrano was known for his gigantic nose. I loved how they did it, and the theme of being worthy of love and worthy of life regardless of how you look was very strong for me. I also appreciated the depth added to Christian's character--he's more than just a big, beautiful dummy like I've seen in other iterations of Cyrano's story. Christian may not be eloquent, but he's brave, strong and a good man. There's friendship, betrayal, fear, war, romance, humor, music, violence, death, redemption, loss, and of course love--so many layers of it. It made me want to write love letters.
SPOILERS: If you don't like romantic tragedies, then this is not for you. It may start out more like the feel-good romantic comedies/romantic musicals that many of us have seen and loved. However, there is a lot of death and pain and sorrow in this film. There are elements of history in it, like the French going to war, I believe with the English, but since no specific enemy was mentioned in the musical and the historical figure of Cyrano is possibly involved in multiple French wars, it's difficult to know.
IN A NUTSHELL: Cyrano was lush, fun, romantic, tragic, beautifully acted, beautifully choreographed and the wonderful love triangle: Cyrano, Roxanne and Christian, made me cry multiple times. It may not be for everyone, but if you love musicals, please give this one a go! And even if you don't love musicals, give it a try, you may surprise yourself.
