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| Last Edit: AnyaS 08:42 pm EDT 07/10/24 | |
| Posted by: AnyaS 08:41 pm EDT 07/10/24 | |
| In reply to: I see Evan as damaged (re: 'Dear Evan Hansen' was much more acclaimed onstage than on film) - Marlo*Manners 02:20 pm EDT 07/10/24 | |
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| Agree with much of what you wrote. I saw Evan as a person on the spectrum who had an emotional connection to Connor's mother that he longed to have with his own mother. It's possible I was projecting because my son is also on the spectrum, and he has so many of Evan's mannerisms. There are three things that devastate my son and will cause him to meltdown: getting water in his eyes, public speaking, and seeing me cry. He is distant and emotionally detached....except with me. He is apathetic to most people's emotions, but on the few occasions he's seen me cry, he becomes inconsolable and will say or do anything, even lie, to find a "quick fix" that will make me feel better. I only saw the show once but IIRC, Evan's first lie about Connor comes on the heels of witnessing Connor's mother acting hysterical because he initially tells her Connor didn't write the note at the center of the show. She screams hysterically "it was all I had left" or something to that effect, and that's when the first lie tumbles out of his mouth. Later, Evan seems haunted by her pain when he tells his family friend "she was so sad" over and over. During the dinner scene, Evan is initially reserved about discussing his so-called friendship with Connor until Evan's mom starts crying hysterically again because she is desperate for some unseen insight into her troubled son. Her meltdown causes Evan to nearly meltdown too and he blurts out an even bigger lie to allay her grief. I believe the scene ends with the mother thanking him over and over. I'm not excusing the lie, but I just don't see the character as a jerk kid, intentionally profiting from his classmate's death. He had good intentions but went about it in a shitty way, probably in large part due to his social anxiety. I've never understood why some audience members were so desperate to see Evan get his comeuppance. Real life doesn't work that way. Sometimes people do shitty things and get away with it, for the most part. | |
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