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 ====== Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ======
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-**Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat** is a musical based on the story of Joseph and his brothers from the book of [[lb:Genesis]]. This article is mostly focused on the 1999 film, which I'm most familiar with.
+<dfn>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</dfn> is an opera((:fn:>The difference between an <span denote>opera</span> and a <span denote>musical</span> is that the former has no spoken dialog, only sung dialog. The latter has spoken dialog alongside music.)) based on the story of Joseph and his brothers from the book of [[lb:Genesis]]. This article is mostly focused on the 1999 film, which I'm most familiar with.
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 ===== Review =====
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 This film is...honestly, one of my favorites. I can’t help but have a big smile on my face every time I watch it. And that's the whole way through.
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-The songs are really good and super catchy. They are also frequently quite funny. Joseph's song in prison (the name I don't remember, but I'll check for it later) also hits you right in the feels.
+The songs are really good and super catchy. They are also frequently quite funny. Joseph's song in prison (<cite>Close Every Door</cite>) also hits you right in the feels.
+The transitions between the songs are also very natural.((:fn:>IIRC, <cite>Jesus Christ Superstar</cite> didn't have transitions that were this natural feeling, though I may be misremembering.)) They all go from one to another, making it feel like one long song at times. Though there are a few cases where this doesn't happen. This also helps with the pacing of the story, which is fairly fast, but never feels rushed.
 I don't like all of them equally (obviously), but that's down to personal preference.
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-There are a few issues. I think the song where Joseph interprets dreams in prison suffers from tonal whiplash.
+There are a few issues. I think the song where Joseph interprets dreams in prison suffers from tonal whiplash. (<cite>Go, Go, Go Joseph</cite>)
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 Dare I call it a masterpiece? Yes. Everyone should watch it.
+Also, I had a personal theory that the narrator is...god. Yes, that explains why she knows the story and what's going to happen and what she's doing in this story. Alternatively, she's an angel. But that one isn't as fun.
 ===== Speculah & Analysis =====
 At some point I'll have a comparison to the Biblical narrative...once I bother to read it.
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+  * You can actually watch the film for free on YouTube! [[you>vnpqWJUj5ag|Here]] it is.
+    * The quality is unfortunately quite bad, so I'd recommend buying a DVD or Blu-Ray.
+  * I first saw clips of it in elementary school.
+    * I actually think that this, alongside the uh...[[lb:abrahamic mythology#personal note|Bible incident]]... may have shaped my aesthetic preferences. In other words: it was not the internet that corrupted me, but //Bible studies//.
+  * From what I can tell (with my fairly limited knowledge) the Egyptian outfits are surprisingly accurate. At least...outside of the Potiphar segment. This is especially true of the female outfits.
+    * Another source of //corruption// in my youth.
+  * There is another adaptation of the story of Joseph, <cite>Joseph: King of Dreams</cite>, which I've also seen. It was made as a prequel to [[lb:Prince of Egypt]]. Though from what I can remember...it's a bit more accurate to the Biblical narrative, but it's just overall kinda bleh. I may write an article about it in the future.