Chicago The Musical Analysis

Chicago the Musical is set in the 1920’s during the jazz hot era with its genre as Burlesque. It is casts by Catherine Zeta Jones as Velma Kelly, Renee Zellweger as Roxie Hart, Richard Gere as Billy Flynn, Queen Latifah as Matron “Mama” Morton and John C. Reilly as Amos Hart (IMDB.com). The first scene, Velma murdered her husband and sister for cheating on her and hid the gun in her drawer while Roxie’s scene, upon learning that her boyfriend will not help her to become a star, she took the gun inside the drawer and shot him. These made me perspicacious about the image of the gun which foreshadows dangerous event. Amos Hart, Roxie’s loyal and loving husband was so blinded with his love to Roxie that tried to direct the murder investigation towards him, trying to save Roxie from being convicted, but it did not help Roxie, she end up in jail anyway. Roxie and Velma finally met in jail, Velma is famous as a show girl and tabloids favorite, Roxie is trying to be friend with her but Velma was trying to avoid her. I can see Roxie’s desperation to become a star, even behind the bars she is still looking for ways to fulfil her dreams. Both Velma and Roxie are being helped by “Mama” Morton. The like the juxtaposition of “Mama” …show more content…
Starting from the actors, scenes, the exaggeration of moves, loud singing and the facial expressions of the actors, caught my interests and curiosity. The actors’ role fits them. I was surprised to hear Richard Gere sing and dance, way more different from what I conceptualize him in his roles in romantic movies. Queen Latifah acting is believable, she is so natural, and she portrays her role beautifully. Chicago the Musical is music, dance, Love, deception, greed, frustration, anger, and murder are put into one excellent musical play. This is the first musical movie that I have watched, understood and able to make a connection between symbolisms and