Heathers

Question One: Comparin" rel="nofollow">ing the origin" rel="nofollow">inal 1989 film and 2017 musical. Why retell the story now? Does the musical in" rel="nofollow">in the 2010s have the same impact and relevance as the origin" rel="nofollow">inal in" rel="nofollow">in the 1980s? Is it in" rel="nofollow">in fact more relevant and impactful? Question Two: We provided an article discussin" rel="nofollow">ing the Netflix series 13 Reasons. Compare and contrast how Heathers, both the film and the musical, and 13 Reasons handle and depict teenage suicide. Question Three: Heathers was released in" rel="nofollow">in the 1980s. Given the numerous tragedies sin" rel="nofollow">ince such as Columbin" rel="nofollow">ine, the Oklahoma City Bombin" rel="nofollow">ing and Sandyhook, would you consider the film in" rel="nofollow">inappropriate? Could it have been made and released today? Question Four: The film Heathers brin" rel="nofollow">ings attention to serious issues such as bullyin" rel="nofollow">ing, teenage suicide and murder through comedy. We have provided an article, ‘Heathers: An Oral History’ that discusses these themes. In your opin" rel="nofollow">inion, where should satire and dark comedy draw the lin" rel="nofollow">ine between talkin" rel="nofollow">ing about serious issues in" rel="nofollow">in a comedic manner, and makin" rel="nofollow">ing light of traumatic and tragic themes? Question Five: We have provided an article ‘Everythin" rel="nofollow">ing Millennials Need to Know About Heathers’. Do you believe that different generations react differently to certain" rel="nofollow">in genres, themes and events? Are films such as Heathers in" rel="nofollow">insensitive products of their times, or are millennials too sensitive in" rel="nofollow">in regards to the arts? Question Six: In both the film and musical versions of Heathers, Veronica and JD both commit murder. Why then is Veronica depicted as the hero who gets a happy endin" rel="nofollow">ing, and JD depicted as the villain" rel="nofollow">in who is punished for his crimes? Question Seven: In the musical version of Heathers, two characters from the film, Martha Dunstock and Betty Fin" rel="nofollow">inn are combin" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">into a sin" rel="nofollow">ingle role. Why do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink that the adapters of the play made this decision? In your opin" rel="nofollow">inion was this an improvement to the story, or do you prefer the two characters remain" rel="nofollow">in separate as in" rel="nofollow">in the film? Question Eight: How does musical theatre change the emotional connection between the audience and the story? Does the use of music change our perception of certain" rel="nofollow">in characters? Does seein" rel="nofollow">ing the story with live actors in" rel="nofollow">influence the emotional connection? Question Nin" rel="nofollow">ine: In the film, Veronica was already a part of the popular cliché. In the musical, this is not the case. How does this change both the story and Veronica as a character? Question Ten: Which version of Heathers did you prefer? The film or the musical? Which had a deeper impact? Which did you fin" rel="nofollow">ind more entertain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing? Note: ‘Neither’ is not an acceptable answer.    

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