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TRADITION!!!!

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Fiddler on the Roof part 1.mp4

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Heidi Elizabeth Marcum

Thank you so much for your reaction to this absolutely beautiful movie and one of my all time favorite musicals!! I really love Fiddler on the Roof, and I love, love, love how the character of the fiddler on the roof, shown all throughout this movie as a figment of Tevye's mind... is a symbol for the theme of tradition and change throughout this entire movie. This movie is quite special because it shows the struggles we all go through when change comes and disrupts our lives and our traditions. We all know and connect to Tevye as well as the rest of the characters even in the smallest ways. First... the music alone throughout this movie is absolutely beautiful and the songs are a lot of fun. And when I learned years later after having already seen this movie dozens of times, that the music was written and composed by John Williams who is one of the most famous and beloved music composers of all time because of all the movies he has created music for from Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and E.T. to Jurassic Park, etc..., I came to love the music all the more. As for my favorite songs... I love the very first song that sets up the theme of this musical... Tradition and I love If I Were a Rich Man, both sung by Tevye who is played by Topol is phenomenal! And yes...Gwen Stefani's song, Rich Girl was inspired by If I Were a Rich Man. :) I also absolutely love Far From the Home I love sung by Tevye's middle daughter, Hodel as she sings of her love for her home and her fear of leaving it and her family, but her longing to be with the man she's now come to love as well. So emotional and beautiful. And I also love, love, love the Wedding Procession sung by Tevye's and Golde's dead ancestors, as well as Lazar Wolf's dead wife Fruma Sarah. This song is just a lot of fun and it shows the creative genius within Tevye, as he conjures this whole dream sequence in the form of a nightmare to trick Golde into believing her grandmother had come from beyond the grave to bless their daughter, their family, and the wedding, in order to avoid admitting the truth about his decision to let their daughter Tzeitel and Motel marry without talking about it with his wife. Simply admitting the truth, Tevye knew Golde would be livid and would never let it go. But Tevye knew Golde would believe that Grandmother Tzeitel as well as Fruma Sarah had come to him in his dream, because people in those days believed in the meanings behind their dreams and were superstitious in numerous ways. I just absolutely love this whole sequence. The music is a lot of fun. :) And then... I also really love the dance within the wedding when the men balance the wine bottles on their hats while dancing in perfect sync. It looks amazing, and there were no tricks involved with keeping the bottles in balance on top of their hats. It was skill and raw talent. Brilliant!!! :) As for my favorite characters... as you can imagine, I love, love, love Tevye himself. He's a strong and powerful character, and he's also hilarious. I love his struggle throughout this film. I love the humor he brings, especially when he talks with God and to Golde and to Perchik, and upon creating the nightmare to trick his wife. Also... I love Golde because she has quite the tongue and I love her relationship with Tevye. And then... I also really love Perchik too. I love that he brings a new way of thinking into not only Tevye's life, but as well as into the lives of everyone throughout all of Anatevka. He helps them to see that the world is changing and that change doesn't have to be scary, but wonderful. I just love his way of thinking, and I love his relationship with Hodel as well. If there was any of the three daughters' love story I would have loved to see more of, it would definitely be Hodel's love for Perchik. I love how he inspires her to be her own woman and helps her to be able to think for herself. However, I also love Chava's and Fyedka's relationship as well. I would have loved to see more development within their love story too. Their love brings the most chaos and pain for Tevye and their family, because Chava is a Jew, while Fyedka is Russian and not of their faith. Even today, people marrying outside of their faith can cause trouble and pain for their loved ones. It's a struggle that has continued to exist no matter the change that comes around them. Prejudice against race, religion, etc... has existed from the beginning of time, and sadly, it will continue to exist through the end of time. People hate others back then, throughout all of history, and now just to hate, whether their hatred and mistrust is justified or not. And sadly, people are constantly hurt and suffer from such hate. It's tragic. But I love how this storyline goes so deep into such a painful theme. It's shows us the impact of our hate and prejudice of others. And hopefully, it helps us to see the error of ours ways and helps us to learn from our mistakes. Just as we see Tevye learn by the very end... as he asks his oldest daughter Tzeitel to offer his third daughter and her new husband peace and happiness through God. Now... I truly love Tevye's overall struggle with all the changes threatening his family's and their people's traditions and their beliefs within their faith. This overall storyline is powerful and emotional, and like I said above... we all go through similar and different kinds of struggles that threaten our traditions and ways of life. But in the end, our struggles can hopefully become a blessing for us if we allow ourselves to learn the lessons that come from them, just as Tevye comes to realize by the end. And I firmly believe that God will never give us a struggle that we can't overcome. Change can be wonderful. We just have to fight through the pain that comes with it. "Our lives... they can all be as shaky as... as a fiddler on the roof!" Thank you once again for this reaction!! I really enjoyed watching this beautiful movie again with you as you watch it for the first time. And I'm so happy that you really enjoyed Fiddler on the Roof as well. I can't wait for many more reactions from you to come. Both for movies and for more Once Upon a Time!! :) Sincerely, Heidi

otherboy

I still wonder if Tevye learned anything. I guess he wasn’t meant to be a completely changed man but what matters is that he was beginning to change. He was still so stubborn to the very end and then there was a glimmer of hope when he said “God be with you” but he has a long way to go if he wants the kind of happiness he was longing for throughout the movie.