The encounter will teach him to empathize with misfits, to see the lonely souls in need of love beneath their disfigurement.
A ray of hope appears when a beggar woman with a severely deformed face offers him an apple. We flash back to his childhood as a penniless orphan, hungry and desperate. Suddenly the scene explodes into color, light, song, and dance: his circus at its peak. The film begins in shadows, with Barnum ( Hugh Jackman) murmuring over a heavy beat. Barnum & Bailey Circus billed itself as the greatest show on earth. Barnum (1810–1891), whose Barnum & Bailey Circus, founded in 1871, only folded its tent for good five years ago. It’s based on the life of visionary showman P.T. “The Greatest Showman” (2017) isn’t quite new, but it’s the best movie musical to appear in many years. 20, 2017 (USA)Ī new musical that celebrates marriage, family, and the American Dream.
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