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7 December 2011

Little Shop of Horrors Film Critique

The 1986 film version of the Little Shop of Horrors directed by Frank Oz was based on the musical under the same name. Alan Menken wrote the music, while Howard Ashman wrote both the lyrics and book. The musical received very positive reviews and won several awards including the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical. The story is very well thought-out and has some interesting turns. I am going to analyze/critique the film version and discuss the following: the book, music (lyrics), dance, and screenplay.

As stated in the introduction, Howard Ashman wrote the book. I believe it was a very well written comedy musical turned into a film. The simple plot line was easy to follow; however, it was hard to predict what exactly would happen next. The mixture of events that could actually happen versus those that could not added a very humorous side to the movie. The plot was very standard of the time, a store owner who is trying hard to keep business going along with a young, energetic man looking to make money and also find the woman of his dreams. The addition of the plant to the plot created many different opportunities for the story to go. The plant appealed to the people passing by bringing huge profits for the business, which was very good. However, on the bad side, the plants main intent was world domination. In my opinion, the plant was the reason why this book was so good. Imagining and seeing a plant grow and talk is extremely funny to see, which was probably by design since the Little Shop of Horrors was a comedy musical.

As the film continues, the storyline gets more interesting. The plant continues to get bigger making the audience wonder what it’s going to do next. Furthermore, Seymour (main character) is starting to fall in love with Audrey. However, as most books do, there is an obstacle between the two. In this case it’s Orin Scrivello, an abusive dentist who is also Audrey’s boyfriend. It’s at this point in the plot, that things really take a change. Seymour ends up killing Orin and feeds him to the plant. Mr. Mushnik sees this and confronts Seymour, which results in a deal that won’t get Seymour in trouble. It is then that Mr. Mushnik is eaten by the plant, which startles Seymour and he begins to suspect that something is truly bad with the plant. In the end, the plant tries to eat Audrey, but Seymour ends up saving her, killing the plant in the process. Seymour and Audrey end up getting married and live happily ever after.

Overall, the book is very compelling. It has a mixture of science fiction (outer-space plant), horror (deaths of Orin and Mr. Mushnik), and romance (Seymour and Audrey), which makes it hard to understand the major theme. After watching the film I believe that it’s about a guy and a girl who both want to live a perfect dream. Seymour dreams about living well, however, the world takes almost everything from him until he almost has nothing else to give. Audrey is a pretty woman who also dreams of living well, but is stuck in an abusive relationship that makes it seem like there is no way out. However, as the two meet, they are able to make their problems go away and start a new life that is a lot better than before. Lastly, Howard Ashman does a great job creating a compelling storyline that many people can relate to. For any film/musical to be good, there must be good music with great lyrics. In my opinion, the music in the Little Shop of Horrors is very strong and reflects certain situations in the plot extremely well. The music for the musical was written by Alan Menken. For the film, the music was done by Miles Goodman, but the songs were Alan Menken’s. The film’s opening song, “Little Shop of Horrors” does a great job opening the film and creates a positive feel. The song is very catchy and easy to sing to. As the film moves on, the song “Skid Road” comes on. This song also does a great job depicting the poor lives people are living in the city. It was one of my favorite songs in the movie because it was also catchy but was very effective in its purpose. The next notable song in the film was “Grow for Me.” The song was performed by Seymour (voice of Rick Moranis). This song was extremely funny because Seymour was singing to the plant. The song was also very catchy and contained pieces of Seymour talking to the plant. I believe the thing that made this song successful was the lyrics. There is a lot of rhyming in ways that were very funny.

As the story continues, the music begins to really indicate the mood and feelings of the characters singing the songs. This is especially true in the song, “Somewhere That’s Green.” The song is performed by Audrey (voice of Ellen Greene) and is about dreaming of the future and being able to see success. She starts to sing about Seymour and how he is a great man that she would like to be with. Ellen Greene does a great job showing her emotion and passion toward Seymour through her voice even though she’s singing the song alone. The next notable song is “Feed Me,” which is a song that has Seymour and the plant going back and forth about feeding him. The plant’s voice is sung by Levi Stubbs who does a great job implementing fear into Seymour. The song is very humorous and was well done in my opinion. The last important song in the film, which is my favorite, is “Suddenly Seymour.” This song is performed by Seymour and Audrey. It depicts both of them singing to each other about how they are there for each other. The slow beat adds romance to the moment as Seymour sings about how he is her friend and will be there for her and while Audrey sings about Seymour being there for her. It was very appropriate for the two to kiss as the song concluded. Both Greene and Moranis did a remarkable job expressing passion in their voices.

Overall, the music in the film was very good in my opinion. There was a nice mixture of funny songs and romance songs. Alan Menkin truly did a remarkable job as he usually does. Furthermore, the lyrics in each song were on point with the plot and depicted how each character was feeling at that time. Lastly, the voices of each character were on cue and gave the audience a great feel.

Another important aspect in musicals and film is dance. In Little Shop of Horrors, there are a few dance scenes. Dance adds excitement to the play and can make each song that much more memorable. In the opening scene, I thought the Greek chorus did a great job of dancing around the town as they sung, “Little Shop of Horrors.” For me, the dancing brought excitement to the film and made me want to watch it more. The next song that included some dancing and moving around was “Skid Road.” I thought the dancing to this song was not as good as the opening. However, I thought it was cool to see the whole town moving around and singing to the song. The last notable song that included some dancing was “Suddenly Seymour.” There was not much dancing, but when there was it was slow and very passionate. Seymour and Audrey looked like they truly liked each other and the kiss at the end confirmed it.

Overall, the film did not contain too much dancing. When there was some, I thought that it was pretty good. I felt very excited after seeing the chorus dance to “Little Shop of Horrors” and I felt the connection between Seymour and Audrey during “Suddenly Seymour.”

The last thing I am going to analyze was the different elements I saw on the screen that I thought was interesting or well done. The first thing I noticed was the Greek chorus, which contained three African American women. I thought the decision to have the chorus act as the narrator was a very good idea. They kept the plot moving, while adding some good songs and dances that gave the audience some excitement. Also, some of the lines that they said gave me a nice chuckle. Another element that I noticed during the film was Audrey’s dream sequence while she was in her room singing “Somewhere That’s Green.” I thought it was very well done and gave the audience a great image of what she was dreaming of. Seeing her dream of having kids with Seymour was interesting and seeing the smiles on her face during the dream sequence brought a smile to my face. The last element that I wanted to mention was the plant. I thought the plant was awesome on the screen. It looked real and it was truly amazing how they got it to move the way it did. I also enjoyed watching the plant talk because its lips were perfectly in sync with what Levi Stubbs was saying.

In conclusion, I was very impressed with the Little Shop of Horrors film. The book was very well done. The humor was perfectly integrated into a horror and romance plot creating a dynamic that was enjoyable to watch. The music was very well done and played an important role in the film. The lyrics were catchy, easy to sing to, and powerful. This diversity in songs shows how great of a talent Alan Menken is! The dancing scenes were pretty good and added a positive effect to the movie. Finally, the screenplay was amazing. The plant looked real and gave me laughs the entire film. The chorus added a nice element to the film, while the dream sequence did as well. Overall, the Little Shop of Horror film was a success and portrayed many aspects that make a musical/film one to remember.

Works Cited
"IMDb - Little Shop of Horrors (1986)." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 08 Dec. 2011. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091419/>.

Little Shop of Horrors. Dir. Frank Oz. Perf. Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene. Warner Bros., 1986. DVD.

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