In January, I started this challenge to watch all 25 of AFI's Greatest Musicals, and I'm so happy to say that I finished! Just barely though - I watched the number one musical on December 20th. As part of the challenge though, I wanted to take another look at AFI's list and put them in my own order of what I think was the best, now that I've seen them all.
| The AFI Top 25 List | Bookish Whimsy's Top 25 |
|---|---|
| 1. Singin' in the Rain (1952) | 1. The Sound of Music (1965) |
| 2. West Side Story (1961) | 2. Singin' in the Rain (1952) |
| 3. The Wizard of Oz (1939) | 3. Mary Poppins (1964) |
| 4. The Sound of Music (1965) | 4. Chicago (2002) |
| 5. Cabaret (1972) | 5. An American in Paris (1951) |
| 6. Mary Poppins (1964) | 6. Beauty and the Beast (1991) |
| 7. A Star Is Born (1954) | 7. Show Boat (1936) |
| 8. My Fair Lady (1964) | 8. Top Hat (1935) |
| 9. An American in Paris (1951) | 9. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) |
| 10. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) | 10. The Wizard of Oz (1939) |
| 11. The King and I (1956) | 11. On the Town (1949) |
| 12. Chicago (2002) | 12. Funny Girl (1968) |
| 13. 42nd Street (1933) | 13. A Star Is Born (1954) |
| 14. All That Jazz (1979) | 14. My Fair Lady (1964) |
| 15. Top Hat (1935) | 15. West Side Story (1961) |
| 16. Funny Girl (1968) | 16. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) |
| 17. The Band Wagon (1953) | 17. The King and I (1956) |
| 18. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) | 18. Grease (1978) |
| 19. On the Town (1949) | 19. Guys and Dolls (1955) |
| 20. Grease (1978) | 20. The Band Wagon (1953) |
| 21. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) | 21. 42nd Street (1933) |
| 22. Beauty and the Beast (1991) | 22. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) |
| 23. Guys and Dolls (1955) | 23. Moulin Rouge! (2001) |
| 24. Show Boat (1936) | 24. Cabaret (1972) |
| 25. Moulin Rouge! (2001) | 25. All That Jazz (1979) |
The first five and the last five were the easiest to order for me - but my choices are really going off on personal preferences. Although I really think The Sound of Music is just the best musical - it has so much going for it!
I feel like I have a better appreciation for movie musicals after this project too. Before this, I mostly just stuck with the films that I felt like I would love, so this challenge has made me branch out with the benefit that I appreciate more some musicals that I didn't think was that great before, like "West Side Story" and "Grease". However I've also found out "Cabaret" is still disappointing, and I don't even want to remember "All That Jazz". I'm most grateful though that this challenge has given me one new musical song that is just an absolute favorite of mine now - "Can't Help Lovin Dat Man" from Show Boat. I still have it on my favorites playlist!
Next year I plan to do another version of this challenge - with films that I'm picking mostly because I haven't seen them yet, or because they deserve recognition. I'll be posting about it sometime next month, so watch out for that!
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