Hamilton is utterly the first musical that blows me away from the beginning to the end and whose lyrics and melodies linger on my mind for weeks. Now after watching this documentary, I'm ready to have the songs on the loop again…Aside from the compelling narrative, I guess one of the enduring charms of Hamilton is due to its objective outlook on history, cuz there is no saint in the show. Hamilton, Washington, Thomas Jefferson, these historical figures who made great contributions to the U.S are also deeply flawed. "Some parts are ugly, some parts are abhorrent, but there's nothing we can do to change those things…There were great things that were done, but there were terrible things that were done. The best to do is to see both of them" this attitude towards history is highly appreciated. Another thing to be recognized, however, is that how much of what we have today in the 21st century is built on the backs of people whose contribution never gets acknowledged, and this marvelous musical credits them with due respect and acknowlegment.

19年三番場

開始前抓拍一張

Like lmm said in the documentary, "the whole zeitgeisty moment is happening, and we are all grappling with the paradox of knowing tomorrow is not promised, but making plans anyway". I really feel pepped up by his words. Now in retrospect, I recalled the very day watching the stage surrounded by dreamers. Ignorant and innocent as I am, I was invariably overwhelmed the moment I hear the song. I feel the urge to keep my eyes open to observe, to discover, to appreciate, and to embrace my mediocre yet could be possibly more extraordinary life right away.

很喜歡也非常贊同林聚聚的父親在紀錄片中說的一段話：移民從來不是懶人，他們也不蠢，他們聰明且工作勤奮，因為他們要比本地人付出多太多的努力，才能讓自己的存在變得有意義，才能獲得成功。

這段話在現(xiàn)如今也依然適用，沒有移民可在招聘中，我看到過因籍貫在外地而初篩簡歷被淘汰的例子，甚至遇到過終面咨詢伴侶是否在異地。都太蠢了，親身經歷招來外地的伙伴因為有房租壓力而更努力，同組本地的反而有擺爛心理：大不了回家躺幾個月。那些因為伴侶就慌忙離職的，又有幾個是真心重視自己事業(yè)發(fā)展的呢。外地人總在風雨中，他們深思熟慮離開自己的家鄉(xiāng)，要比本地人付出更多的努力。

林聚聚的爸爸從波多黎各移民，在紐約長期定居生兒育女，變成了一個紐約人。片中他們也說，林聚聚要演的漢密爾頓從加勒比地區(qū)移民到紐約學習的經歷，就是自己的父親。

林聚聚參觀漢密爾頓的宅邸，隨處可見紙筆，漢密爾頓本人時刻都在寫作，而漢密爾頓音樂劇的林聚聚在創(chuàng)作音樂劇期間也是如此。他在波爾房間里寫歌，神奇的是在這里他找到了很多靈感來源，比如my shot這段：

I am not throwing away my shot!

Hey yo, I'm just like my country,

I'm young, scrappy and hungry,

I probroly shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish,

The problem is I got a lot of brains but no polish,

I gotta holler just to be heard,

I am the—，

A-L-E-X-A-N-D.

漢密爾頓音樂劇中我最喜歡的是波爾，他的扮演者音色太出眾了。小萊斯利·奧多姆（Leslie Odom Jr.，1981年8月9日-），出生于美國紐約市，畢業(yè)于卡內基梅隆大學，演員、歌手。

2018年9月，主演傳記片《哈麗特》。2020年7月3日，參演的電影《漢密爾頓》定檔在Disney+上映。2021年3月15日，憑借《邁阿密的一夜》獲第93屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳男配角提名、最佳原創(chuàng)歌曲提名。7月，憑借《漢密爾頓》獲第73屆艾美獎限定劇/選集劇/電視電影最佳男主角提名。

在片頭就告訴觀眾，是波爾在決斗中殺了漢密爾頓，不給任何懸念。但他們曾是并肩作戰(zhàn)的好友，為何會走到互相殘殺的地步，仍需在整個音樂劇中找尋答案。

如何在冗雜信息里找取關鍵，這里的對談給到了答案：就把能夠變成音樂劇的部分寫出來就行了。

之前和朋友聊，總是能遇到啰嗦說很多但看不到重點的人，浪費大家的時間甚至導致后續(xù)出錯。從頭到尾摘取，音樂劇的會長達四五個小時，很難有票房，就算進場觀眾也容易看一半就睡著。

想起之前看一個如何提問的文章寫得很好：使用有意義且描述明確的標題，清晰精準的語句，描述目標而不是過程，低三下四不能代表你的功課。

這個紀錄片全程采用演繹者講述故事中對應人物的方式，新舊交替和結合，方便觀眾了解更多背景。

華盛頓與漢密爾頓宛如伯牙與子期，他們找到了彼此擅長的地方互相輔佐。

作為華盛頓的副官，漢密爾頓什么都做，從資料編寫到實施俘虜交換。他寫信、自學外幣知識、分析情報，他利用獨立戰(zhàn)爭，作為他學習歷史和政治的速成課。

漢密爾頓堅持認為從國家長遠角度發(fā)展和解決問題。他和杰弗遜的爭執(zhí)中很能證明這一點，他主張由聯(lián)邦政府承接各州的償債義務。

同時在這部戲中，每一個人都是活生生的人，他們都沒有標簽有缺點，不是圣人。

尚顯凌亂的公寓中， 《漢密爾頓》的主演從冰箱中取出一罐飲料，談到了自己剛剛出生兩個星期的孩子，還有即將開始的音樂劇《漢密爾頓》的排練?！熬拖駶h密爾頓在約克郡戰(zhàn)役前一樣”，他如此形容既忐忑不安又野心勃勃的自己。這幾乎是該片不斷重復的手法，將當下人物的處境和歷史上的漢密爾頓不斷進行對比，讓后者的形象映射到當代美國人身上。

本片很多片中，《漢密爾頓》的演員和主創(chuàng)人員拜訪漢密爾頓，華盛頓和伯爾曾經工作，生活的場所，參觀他們曾使用的器物。每個角色的飾演者也被安排了談該歷史人物的性格，情感。本片和音樂劇的成功之處，并非是用年輕人喜聞樂見的嘻哈講述漢密爾頓的生平，而是在歷史人物亞歷山大·漢密爾頓和現(xiàn)今美國人之間建立一種情感和理解的紐帶。

對稍微學習過美國歷史的人而言，喬治·華盛頓，托馬斯·杰斐遜，亞歷山大·漢密爾頓，詹姆斯·麥迪遜這些名字的偉大似乎毋庸多言。但是聯(lián)系到不久前，弗吉尼亞大學的教授寫信要求校長不要再引用該大學建立者托馬斯·杰斐遜的話，以及發(fā)生在夏洛茨維爾的推倒李將軍雕像的運動，似乎如何看待國父們，已經成為美國當今社會的一個新問題。正如特朗普總統(tǒng)提出的問題：難道有朝一日，我們也要推倒華盛頓和杰斐遜的塑像嗎？

有瑕疵的偉人，歷史局限性，這些說法已經老生常談。問題不在于象牙塔中的歷史研究者如何評價國父們的功過是非，而在于隨著時間的流逝，對大多數(shù)普通美國人而言，國父們只不過是冰冷的塑像，課文上枯燥的名字，社交網絡上的惡搞對象，帶著奴隸主這樣的標簽?，F(xiàn)今社會上的美國人已經越來越失去可對國父們共情的紐帶。 如今的世界第一帝國和18世紀晚期初生的稚嫩國家已經如此不同，在時間長河的此岸遙望18世紀末期， 只能看見一個無法理解的朦朧影子，國父們的所思所想，喜怒哀樂已經全然無法理解。從理智上，你能理解他們的局限性；但是從情感上，他們很多觀點不容于美國社會當代價值觀，因而 顯得 多少有點可惡和陌生。

本片本質上依然是對國父帖標簽式，斷章取義的理解。創(chuàng)作者從一眾國父中精心挑選出了亞歷山大·漢密爾頓。 在美國建立者中，漢密爾頓來自加勒比地區(qū)，從不名一文開始奮斗有了今天的成就；他不是奴隸主，而是廢奴主義者；一切都很政治正確，都很美國夢。創(chuàng)作者和觀眾們皆大歡喜，一個半小時的影片中不用分出太多時間反思自己國家歷史上最丑陋的一頁。至于漢密爾頓的君主制傾向，似乎不成為一個問題，畢竟，當前美國社會的痛點是種族矛盾，而不是一位要加冕為王的總統(tǒng)。于是漢密爾頓被打上了“移民”和“奮斗者”的標簽，幾百年后的觀眾和演員從這兩個標簽中找到了共鳴，找到了美國夢的一脈傳承的證據(jù)，找到了對合眾國設計者的情感紐帶。

這就是大火的音樂劇是《漢密爾頓》，而不是《華盛頓》和《杰斐遜》的原因。 主創(chuàng)人員說，他在閱讀《漢米爾頓》傳記的時候，感覺被一下子抓住了，好像是漢密爾頓本人從書里出來要求他拍出這樣一部音樂劇。這是真誠的，因為對漢密爾頓的選擇并非是個別人有意識的行為，而是當今美國社會的種族，人員構成的自然選擇。試想，又有多少移民和黑人能從《華盛頓》和《杰斐遜》的傳記中讀出共鳴呢？

但對國父們的評價，并不僅僅是對人物本身，而是對整個國家的意識形態(tài)來源的一次梳理和回顧。對漢密爾頓的描寫也許激發(fā)了移民和奮斗者的認同。但這依然無法回避，當代美國人如何看待交織著奴隸制的美國建國史的問題，我們知道，國父畢竟不止一位。

邊看漢密爾頓，邊有一個感受逐漸強烈，究竟是何種旺盛的表達欲望與創(chuàng)作激情才能支撐如此龐大且精細的文本？臺詞文本作者在地鐵上，當他進入創(chuàng)作狀態(tài)時，隨著他的筆觸流淌出的辭藻何以如此精湛？當時的他，享受著輸出這般天才之作時，究竟在享受著何種激烈的幸福之感？這個感受，貫穿整個觀影過程，對于我來說，這就是偉大之作的絕對精神，衡量作品是否偉大的不唯一，但充分條件。

我渴望每日都能體驗如此這般的感受，當你清晰的知道你創(chuàng)作出的作品是卓越的，那刻無法言說也無需言說的喜悅，歡愉，勝過這世上萬千的享受；他人將會如何評判你的作品，從“未知的忐忑”變?yōu)椤安恢麄兛煞窀衔业牟椒ァ保@對于一個創(chuàng)作者而言，是最幸福的時刻。

黑格爾對于世界的絕對精神有著令人羨艷的篤定，他仿佛知道，歷史是有終點的，而個體自我的價值體現(xiàn)，只在于向著那絕對的精神無限靠近合而為一，作為德意志當時的他，毋庸置疑的哲學皇帝，他并不在意臺下的聽眾們看著講臺上呢喃自語的他說著斷斷續(xù)續(xù)的夢囈般的錯亂話語是否認為他名不副實，他了解卓越就在那里，我看到了，我竭盡所能講述于你們，但愿你們也能看到那卓越，盡管在現(xiàn)實/功利角度看來，它像極了精神病人缺少邏輯的瘋言瘋語。

飾演英王的喬納森格洛夫令人嘆為觀止，在及其有限的出場時間與重復的歌詞里，僅僅利用表情/眼神/音調，便讓我感受到了--王室貴族的超然凡人/脫離塵世帶來的絲絲癲狂/絕對權力帶來的終極傲慢/始于傲慢而引發(fā)的高級幽默，這才是“演員”，這才是“表演”。

無論這部劇是否主流，是否大眾，是否流行，都不可否認它就是屬于這個時代的“名著”，它代表著創(chuàng)作者的絕對精神。

He wrote his way out. OMG Lin,I love this mate deeply. Honestly I can do nothing but listen to him speaking all day long. He's a genius, no doubt; he has pure love for art u can just see that in his eyes ; and he's got great passion for actually filling his days with endless wonders rather than just stay alive.He's gentle, he can be sweet but he can also be insistent and boldly speak out his mind. And his sensitivity to words——one glance he just can turn those complex articles into his own tunes. And about the true figure Alexander Hamilton.Now I really have the passion,also the courage, to read his biography. He was the one founding father often left behind by us. But Lin told his story, especially as an immigrant. That's a landmark. This documentary is amazing .It shows us how a great was created,all those 6 years of Lin 's life, and how Lin 's own experiences magically parallel Hamilton 's. The film editing is also legendary. Each period is accompanied with corresponding song from the musical, and scenes of the background story, the show itself,and Lin 's life were linked wonderfully together. I can say this from the bottom of my heart that this musical is a landmark of my own life.

“And sometimes, a couple of days, I’ve written in Aaron Burr's bedroom. It’s pretty amazing to be in the space where he was in the later of his life. Talk about artist in residence-literally.”

“This is one of those nights where you feel the earth shake a little bit, you feel the world start to change. This is opening night of Hamilton.”

“I have never in my life witnessed a musical that has penetrated the American culture faster than Hamilton.”

“After the first two songs, I looked at my wife, and we were like, ‘This might be the greatest thing, like, we’ve ever seen ever.’ And you kind of look around at the other people sitting there, like, ‘Are we right?’ Like, ‘This is the best thing that’s...right?’ We’re all on the same...but you can’t say that cause people are casting and performing, but you’re almost in tears.”

“What Lin was able to do is create different styles for each character. So, George Washington raps in this very sort of metronomic way because that is similar to how he thinks. It’s all right on beat. You know, Lafayette has to figure it out. Lafayette is rapping in a real, like, simple, sort of like early-‘80s rap cadence at first and then, by the end, is doing these crazy double- and triple- time things.”

“I’ve read ‘The Federalist papers’ many times over. As an elected official, as a person who takes office, by swearing oath to the Constitution, I pretty much want to know what that means, right? And so it’s important not only to understand what the Constitution is, but to understand what the principles are behind it. And that’s why you look at Hamilton. That’s why you look at ‘The Federalist Papers’. That is the cornerstone of this beautiful idea we call the American experiment.”

“I’m not a really bright student in the history department. I’ve learned so much from this musical that I wouldn’t have normally learned in a history class. And for you guys to convey history in the manner that you did - was that your initial goal, to inspire kids like me?”

“You might find a world there to unlock. And after the performance, I think all of us understand not only how much potential it had, but what it did was capture the fact that, you know, the founding fathers were, to some degree, flying by the seats of their pants and making it up as they went along. And the fact that the experiment worked was a testimony to their genius. And you can draw a direct connection between what the founders were doing and what we do today.”

“Hamilton has to create much of the federal government from scratch - first budget systems, first tax systems, first customs service, first Coast Guard, first monetary policy, first central bank, which was the direct forerunner of the Federal Reserve.”

“These are not perfect people. These are deeply flawed people. But they make contributions.”

“These were real people who lived and died. I think one of the things we really tried to do with the show is show them all as flawed. There’s no saints in this show, not a one.”

“I think that our show is doing a really good job of reminding us that all of us are more than one thing.”

“How much time do we get on this Earth? We don’t know. They don’t tell us at the outset how much time we get. It’s something I’ve been sort of grappling with and terrified with. I think we all grapple with it, with the paradox of knowing tomorrow’s not promised, but making plans anyway.”

“Hamilton is one of the more uniquely American founders because this man came from nothing and rose to the highest levels of serving this country. He proved, the condition of your birth should not determine the outcome of your life.”

“It wasn’t easy to get to where we are today. But it was dictated by and led by a vision. We’re a blessed nation to have had our founders - such remarkable men.”

“I think when faced with the incredible three lifetimes Hamilton lived while he was on this Earth, it forces you to reckon with, ‘Well, what am I doing with my life?’ That’s the thing you’re always up against when you’re writing something that’s big.”

“I knew that Hamilton was gonna change my life. But I didn’t anticipate how much we’d help Hamilton’s legacy in turn. Not just Hamilton but also Eliza, for whom Hamilton’s legacy was so important.”

“I feel like Hamilton chose me. He reached out of the Chernow book and grabbed me and wouldn’t let me go until I told his story. You can’t manufacture another Hamilton. Hamilton is singular, the man and the creation of the show. I feel like my responsibility is just to sort of keep my eyes open and live it as slowly as possible, because I am aware musical theater does not get off the arts page often. And here we are.”

I can’t wait to see you again.

It’s only a matter of time.

Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?

My world turned upside down.