Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is a great film series to watch. I enjoyed it a lot because of the wide variety included in it. The blog incorporates action, music, love, drama and comedy into an unusual super villain story. I enjoy this because I love action movies but I also like comedies and musicals as well as romantic movies.
The action incorporated in this movie is very tongue in cheek. Dr. Horrible, goes after ridiculously named things such as Wonderflonium for a ray that can “freeze time”. Wondeflonium is a completely fictional element and literally freezing time is impossible. However, these add to the comedic aspect of the blog. I enjoy this because it takes away from the seriousness and makes it very light-hearted.
I also appreciate the love and drama integrated into the series. I love how the villain falls for the leading lady and how the super hero of the city is turned into a sort of a villain when he steals Penny from Dr. Horrible. This is great because had the story been told from Captain Hammer’s perspective, the audience would be cheering him on for upsetting the villain. However, the audience sympathizes with Dr. Horrible much like the audiences sympathizes with Megamind instead of Metroman. This is especially so when the leading lady rejects the villain, in this case Penny, that the audience truly feels pity for the villain.
Although interweaving the action with comedy and drama make the series great, the musical scores and lyrics in the blog series are what make it exceptional. This is because people love singing along to movies such as Grease, Hairspray, and Across the Universe. These movies have become successful because of the songs incorporated into the movie. They make it fun to watch over and over again. I can watch musicals many times because I enjoy just singing along with them. That is why I think Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is such a joy to watch.
This series is also great because of how it creates a super villain that you can emphasize with. While the main character may be a villain with plans and desires to become even more “horrible”, his love interest in Penny shows a different side to the traditional villain. This humanizes the villain so that the audience can feel empathy for him instead of just hoping for the superhero to win battles against him. Because of this, the film series is very different then other superhero movies. In this, the audience is allowed to see the story through the villains point of view in a light-hearted and entertaining form.
All in all I really recommend this series to people of all ages who enjoy movies such as The Princess Bride and the recent Megamind movie. It is a good movie to watch with friends or family and be entertained. It is also truly a one of a kind film to watch. There are not many other movies that compare to this, which makes it a one of a kind experience for all.
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