#115: The crowd-sourced Ratatouille musical
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Werty: One of the most delightful things Iâve learnt this week is how the Tiktok hivemind spontaneously produced a Ratatouille musical, complete with songs (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), choreography (6, 7), makeup, set design, puppetry, and yeah OF COURSE someone made a Playbill.
This goes to demonstrate the full creative and productive potential that millennials can unleash, driven not by monetary incentives but by the promise of internet clout, pandemic boredom, overachieving tendencies and an undying love for the animated films of their youths (before these IPs get over-exploited by sequels, spinoffs and merchandise - looking at you Disney).
Another thought I had was how closely these Tiktok videos replicate the hallmark feel of Broadway musicals. Itâs uncanny. Dammit, are you telling me that Broadway musicals are formulaic??
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- Werty and Yuni