Why did they make Usnavi fix the fridge in film? It ruins the through line of the fridge metaphor which I quite liked.
At the start of both the play and the film Usnavi is a street light choking on the heat, metaphorically but also literally because his fridge is broke which is a big deal for the store.
Later in the musical, Sonny fixes the fridge and announces it in a way Usnavi doesn’t originally appreciate (his attention on the soda Sonny has taken without permission) and Abuela points out what Sonny has done for Usnavi.
Then at the end of the musical Usnavi is set to leave for PR after the death of Abeula (same in the movie? idk I never finished it I got distracted and mad about paciencia y fae missing) and is only convinced to stay after Sonny commissions a portrait of Abuela for the awning of the store from Graffiti Pete. Again Usnavi is initially frustrated with Sonny’s actions (associated with Graffiti Pete) but the reveal of Abuela makes Usnavi realize what Sonny’s done for him, echoing the moment with the fridge earlier in the musical.
After the reveal of the new awning, Usnavi has a complete change of heart about what he wants and decides to stay and keep the store to help support and nuture the community and culture Abuela was such a big part of. At this point during the finale, Usnavi proudly announces that he may be a street light, but he’s chilling in the heat.
Why is he chilling? Because Sonny has fixed his fridge again, only in a less literal fashion this time. To make Usnavi fix his own literal fridge in the movie completely destroys this and we remove both these moments that underscore it’s the community that’s important here, the interplay between people that makes things work in harmony and shows that everyone has something to contribute.
Some stupid and self indulgent cross stitch patterns I’ve come up with. Stitched one of them so far, might do some of the others but I’ve got a back log of stuff from @shitpostsampler ‘s to work my way through to complete my necromancy set.
The always hydrate after doing a capitalism quote was taken from one of the flash cards in an F.D Signifier video cause I’ve been binge watching those.
I want that day back. I want to be nine again and be told, Nomi: someday you'll be gone, you'll be dust and then even less than dust. Nothing. There's no other place to be. This world is good enough for you because it has to be. Go ahead and love it.
I’ve often wondered why we say ‘you’ve caught a cold’. I mean, no one I ever knew went out after a cold. And I’ve certainly never heard of anyone going cold chasing. It seems to me to make more sense to say the cold’s caught you.
Things What I Noticed Are Different: Be More Chill Edition
A Non exhaustive list of things I’ve noticed are different between the book and the musical versions of Be More Chill for funsies with the caveat that I’ve only listened and read about the musical, not gotten to watch it, I’m also not counting physical appearances cause actors. I’ve just put these in the order I’m thinking of them so have fun with that. This got very far away from me soooo cut
Jeremy is 14 (15 by the end), instead of 16
Jenna Rolan is the coolest girl in math class, instead of the School
A girl named Anne is the second coolest girl in math class.
Jenna talks about a girl named Elizabeth, instead of Madeleine, implied to be a cover to brag of her own exploits.
The letter Jeremy writes to Christine is a rumor instead of an exercise in confessing his feelings
Michael doesn’t listen to anything in his headphones and really likes Weezer, instead of being a fan of Bob Marley
Michael is fairly well liked, and does okay with girls instead of being only friends with Jeremy
Jeremy enjoys being in plays and ‘enjoys everything about them’ instead of joining the play to get closer to Christine
The Drama teacher got a Squip 1.0 that malfunctions and gives him a vocal tic, instead of receiving a Squip after the start of the Midsummer Night’s Dream Production who offers take him to Broadway
Christine is often described by Jeremy as cute despite being a rather sharp witted instead of being extraordinarily bubbly and high energy
Michael is never confirmed to smoke weed (though its implied), while Rich does most of it
Jeremy has both his parents, instead of only having his father
Jeremy’s father is only pantless on the bowflex in front of the television after his shower (and before 10AM), instead of being pantsless all the time
Christine is dating Jake Dillinger before the start of the play, instead of starting to date him after talking about her feelings with Jeremy
Choe, Stephanie and Katrina are the hottest girls in school, instead of, Brooke, Jenna and Chloe
You can look the Squip up on the internet
Rich tells Jeremy about the Squip at the Halloween dance instead of in the school bathrooms
Jeremy steals several hundred dollars worth of Beanie Babies from his aunt to buy the Squip, also he has an aunt
The trip to get a Squip involves a visit to a bowling alley before the payless
Jeremy collapses in the back of the payless when the Squip integrates instead of in the mall in front of Christine, Jake and the general public
Jeremy tells Chloe who is with Anne, that she looked pretty at the dance, Jeremy was instructed to not care about his own death with the line ‘Maybe we can hang out some time’ instead of Jeremy telling Brooke who is with Jenna that she is looking ‘pretty sexy’ as if he cares not for his own death
Anne offers Jeremy a ride home after he asks from the mall from her friend Jill while they are eating frozen yogurt instead of Brooke offering Jeremy a ride home in her mother’s car with a stop for yogurt on the way
Jeremy reveals Eminem died while at the mall, and Anne is the one most upset by it, instead of Brooke telling Jeremy the news and the Squip forcing him to cry
Jeremy’s social success at the mall is getting Chloe’s phone number instead of getting Brooke to offer him a ride home
The Squip has no control over Jeremy’s body functions instead of being fully integrated into his nervous system
The Squip has a ‘shutdown’ command which it obeys
Jeremy claims to have dated Katrina Lohst while hanging with Rich to get with Brooke, and is immediately called out on it by another girl named Ibby so he insults her to make her leave instead of claiming to date Madeleine while at the mall with Jenna and Brooke to cover the fact he’s holding a ‘girl’s shirt’ though Brooke is given the last name ‘Lohst’ in the musical
Jeremy picks up the habit of smoking cigarettes
The halloween party is hosted at Jason Finderman’s house instead of Jake Dillinger’s house though both houses are owned by money laundering parents
Jeremy goes out of his way to invite and bring Michael to the halloween party instead of Michael showing up at the party to confront Jeremy about having the Squip remove him from Jeremy’s vision and life
Chloe gets Jeremy some ecstasy at the start of the party instead of a drink
Chloe is dressed as a cat for the halloween dance and in a top with holes and sequin jeans at the party instead of a baby costume at the halloween party
Christine wears a traditional Sardinian Princess hat to the halloween dance and shows up alone to the halloween party instead of her wearing a princess dress to the halloween party to please Jake
Michael is in the bathroom with a DJ named Nicole instead of being in the bathroom by himself
Jeremy gets Christine’s number and drives her home from the halloween party instead of asking her out and being rejected
Jeremy’s confrontation with his parent(s) leads to him agreeing to his mum’s suggestion of therapy and finding his therapist has a Squip instead of his father going to Michael to help stage an intervention
Jeremy asks Christine out during the school play, and she rejects him, and he writes the book to explain his behavior so she can decide if she’d like to keep talking to him, instead of having to thwart the Squip’s plans to enslave humanity during the play and having Christine finally admit she does like him enough try going on a date
