My Take On Hamilton!

My dad suggested to me a specific Broadway film that I'd like. It was a recommended movie on Disney+. My friends recommended it to me. So, I watched Hamilton. Hamilton is a Broadway play written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also played as Alexander Hamilton in his own film. The film follows the life of Alexander Hamilton as he makes a name for himself. He fights in the Revolutionary War, defends the US Constitution, and forms a stable government. There’s a twist. Everything is presented by rapping.

First of all, the fact that it’s presented in rapping already has me already hooked. The coordination between all the actors and actresses, the flood of music, and the unexpectancy is astounding. One example of many, Hamilton, the main character, was coming back from war, to his wife and son practicing French. After a bit of a chit-chat with his wife, Hamilton witnessed first-hand his son rapping about his dad. He even recited 1-5 in French. It was awesome!

The writing and the songs were off the hook, leaving me on it. Lin-Manuel Miranda did the writing for the songs and script, he also played as Hamilton. You may know him for writing and starring in “In the Heights”, he also wrote “Your Welcome” for Moana. Although I’d miss a word or two, here and there, I still love the rhythm to it, and how they fit it into the play. My favorite rap from Hamilton has got to be “The Room Where It Happens” that Burr sings, also written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

The acting was awesome. The main characters of the play were on point, but the Ensemble wasn’t that good. Let’s focus on the good. Multiple people played two or more parts, such as Okieriete Onaodowan playing Hercules Mulligan and James Madison, Daveed Diggs playing Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson, and Anthony Ramos playing John Laurens and Philip Hamilton.

Hamilton was produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, and Jeffrey Seller.. They all produced “In the Heights”, and Jeffrey Seller also helped produce “Rent” and “Avenue Q”. The camerawork and choreography were nice. The camera didn’t show the views I would’ve preferred, but you can’t please everyone. Some characters like Hercules Mulligan and Phillip Hamilton were almost like filler characters. After the war, Hercules just disappears, and Phillip Hamilton shows his dad a song, and dies in a duel. I wished they had expanded a bit more on those two characters. Other than that, the characters are pretty complex. One of which is Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson’s character in Hamilton is a shining example of what Lin-Manuel Miranda can do. Jefferson’s character is the most intriguing to follow.

After watching this Broadway play, honestly, this is my new favorite. I may have not seen many plays, but wow, this play blew me away. I would recommend watching it. This is awesome.