Into the Woods

(The Disneycember logo is shown, before showing clips from Into the Woods)

Doug (vo): By popular demand, it's Into the Woods, the famous Stephen Sondheim musical. I actually saw this play in theatre appreciation class once. I remember thinking, "Wow! This is incredibly clever and really smart...but it's kind of not really my thing." I knew the music was great, and in many respects, it was ahead of its time, for there are these twists on fairytales that now seem to be everywhere, (posters for musical "Wicked" and film "Maleficent" are shown briefly) but it's not something I listen to over and over and over. However, I also never thought they would make a movie out of it, because, well, it's one of the hardest adaptations you can do. On top of so many characters, there's a bunch of different tones and a lot of uncomfortable adult themes, and...a lot of dark elements that really wouldn't mix well with the moviegoing audience that's looking more for a musical comedy in this kind of setup. Does it pay off? Well, let's look at the story. Or...stories, I should say.

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