Sympathy for the Theater Kids
Forget Barbenheimer; July has a different double feature you should pay attention to. Two films premiering this weekend celebrate the value of putting on a practical production. One is the newest Mission: Impossible, a thrill ride as heartfelt as it is breathtaking. The other is Theater Camp, a mockumentary that, with apologies to Tom Cruise, might better underscore his message about the importance of committing one’s life to the arts (and at about half the runtime too).
The Sundance crowd-pleaser, , and, well, anything else with in the title). But despite the film’s simple narrative, is wonderfully charming and freshly relevant, arriving at a time when writers and actors have over concerns about their work being devalued. The film is thus an endearing look at creativity as well as a surprisingly poignant reminder that most artists succeed not through individual genius, but by being part of a community.
