\nLet\u2019s start with this new musical\u2014it was pretty good! I\u2019m giving it a 7\/10. Seeing Mufasa\u2019s backstory added so much depth to characters like Scar, Rafiki, and, of course, Mufasa himself. The songs brought more personality to the story, which I loved. That said, I wasn\u2019t a fan of the way the narrative kept cutting back to Rafiki talking with Pumbaa, Timon, or Kiara\u2014it always seemed to happen right when the story was getting really good. Still, I enjoyed it overall and now feel a little more motivated to check out the live-action Lion King<\/em>.<\/p>\n
So there you have it\u2014a mix of musicals, drama, and magic to keep you entertained during the break. Whether you\u2019re looking for something heartfelt, nostalgic, or just plain spectacular, these movies have a little bit of everything. Until next time, stay warm and enjoy the holiday season Hawkeyes!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey Hawkeyes! I had plans to recommend a Christmas movie, but let\u2019s be real\u2014I didn\u2019t watch either of the ones on my list. Luckily, I did check out some new movies that came out recently, so here are my thoughts! Mufasa Let\u2019s start with this new musical\u2014it was pretty good! I\u2019m giving it a 7\/10. Seeing Mufasa\u2019s backstory added so much depth to characters like Scar, Rafiki, and, of course, Mufasa himself. The songs brought …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/154"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions\/256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sylene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"A](\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/nightjarprod\/content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2024\/09\/14152249\/38lb62nJcNvVgCDkFt2wiVE0bX4-scaled.jpg\")
A Real Pain<\/strong>
\nSurprisingly good! I\u2019m giving this one an 8\/10. The story follows a pair of cousins on a trip to honor their late grandmother, which stirs up a lot of past emotions. I feel like you’re really just watching them go through life, going through grief, and trying to reconnect, It\u2019s simple but really well done\u2014definitely worth a watch.<\/p>\nWicked<\/strong>
\nOMG, I absolutely loved this! It\u2019s a solid 9.5\/10 for me. Everything was just chef\u2019s kiss<\/em>\u2014the songs, the costumes, the cast, the sets\u2014it all came together so beautifully. I feel like as someone who has never seen the play I was easily engaged and was able to see the similarities with he Wizard of Oz. I’m already counting down the days for part 2, and now I can\u2019t wait to dive into the book to see how it all wraps up!<\/p>\n