Dear Evan Hansen

 

Genre: Musical, coming-of-age story, teen, drama

Age rating: 12+ (adult themes including discussions of suicide)

Release Date: 22 October 2021

Duration: 2h 17m

Director: Stephen Chbosky - an American screenwriter, film producer, film director, novelist, television writer, and television producer best known for writing the  the bestselling coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower, as well as for writing and directing the 2012 film adaptation of the book.

Where to watch: Youtube (from 11.99)

Stephen Chbosky

Cast: Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Colton Ryan, Amy Adams and Amandla Stenberg

Plot

Evan Hansen is an anxious high school students who finds himself on the journey of self disccovery when a letter he wrote for a writing exercise falls into the hands of a grieving couples whose son took his own life.

My personal opinion

I would give this movie a 7/10 - not a massive fan of musicals but this movie is an exception. 

The story, the songs, the characters were all so moving and so realsitic of what people go through. Ben Platt also did an excellent job on portraying Evan Hansen (a socially awkward teen).

My favourite song from this movie is "You will be found" because of its beautiful message reminding not us that none of us are alone. 

My favourite quotes from this film are...

(Not in order)

1. I wish everything was different. I wish I was different. -Evan
2. "I'd rather pretend I'm something better than these broken parts, pretend I'm something other than this mess that I am." - Evan Hansen
3. I am left with a loneliness so overpowering it threatens to seep from my eyes. I have no one. –Evan Hansen
4. Now we can both pretend we have friends. - Connor
5. You’ve given me my brother back. -Zoe

Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_c_Jd-hP-s

Happy Watching 😀