![]() I occasionally compare it to Cabaret (that I previously wrote about here) but with less political undertones and more of a musical statement on media manipulation. The fact that the jazz-themed music are catchy enough to get stuck in your head makes the grim scenarios less grim than they actually are. Most of the characters are relatable due to some semblance to real life – how lawyers spin the case to favor their client and how celebrities are easy to create with the help of press conferences. Just like Velma, she is self-centered and is only concerned with the “now”, not the aftermath that follows the case once the verdict is handed down. Otherwise, she is at best Flynn’s puppet because being a lawyer includes teaching your client what to say to the media and in court. Her best attempts at intelligence are only apparent because her husband, Amos, is dumber than her. ![]() She enjoyed the fame and can be considered as a quick study after faking a pregnancy in order to get back into the front pages of Chicago again. Without Flynn and with a dose of brainless arrogance, she almost got hanged if not for a need to live again and enjoy being the media celebrity all over again. With the kind of ambition that tried to make up for what she lacked in intelligence, she found it so easy to ride along Flynn’s scheme of turning her into a pious woman, at least for the cameras. And of course, Roxie Hart, the heart (pun intended) for the murder case that Flynn has spun into a media spectacle. ![]()
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