Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Newsies: Almost like a musical Dark Knight, but better...


Christian Bale, a longtime heart-throb in my book, is utterly amazing as Batman. Everyone knows this.

But Christian Bale and I go wayyyyyy back. We go back to 1992 when Disney released the wonderful Newsies - a musical about newsboys forming a union and fighting the powers that be.

There's really no way for a movie to be better to me than Newsies:
  • Newsies stars Christian Bale, David Moscow and Max Casella - tons of charming young men.
  • Newsboys wear awesome hats and interesting suspenders.
  • Unions are powerful agents for the greater good. As a union supporter I get teary seeing the Newsies unite. "We're a union just by saying so!"
  • Best songs ever.
  • Best Christian Bale dancing ever!
  • Idiotic but easily ignored love storyline.
  • Smart songs, clever story and wisdom! "When you got a million voices singing, who can hear a lousy whistle blow?"
Newsies: We need a good assassination, we need an earthquake or a war...
Newsie Kid: How 'bout a crooked politician?
Newsies: Hey, stupid, that ain't news no more!
I read that Christian Bale doesn't love Newsies anymore, but that's just talk. After all, headlines don't sell papes, Newsies sell papes.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

*heart throb and swoon* He was also in Empire of the Sun as a little guy in 1987, and he also played Jesus (Hottest Jesus if you ask me) And little women..

*sigh* Sorry. this post made my day. Heath Ledger and Christian Bale have been like my life long crushes! This movie was the pinnacle of all of my childhood crushes!