She had her moments, she had some style
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ivyficI have fallen into a deep hole of Evita love (the 1996 movie, to be clear). All it took was playing the soundtrack once.
I can't really defend it? It's a musical about a controversial Argentine political figure by a British dude based on an apparently ahistorical and defamatory biography that uses Che Guevara (!) as a narrator (I know in some productions the narrator is more anonymous but come on he's named Che there's only one Che) who criticizes Eva Peron but ultimately comes around to grudging respect, a thing it is in no way controversial to have Che Guevara do for the wife of the authoritarian that invited the Nazis into Argentina. Apparently Tim Rice became interested in the subject because he collects stamps and had some with Eva Peron on them. Then the movie is performed by Madonna, whose voice is not in the right range for the role, and Antonio Banderas who makes a creditable effort for not a singer. And some of the lyrics--woof! "And if I need a moment's rest/give your lover the very best/real eider down and silence." And my personal favorite terrible mixed metaphor: "Although I've been dressed to the nines at sixes and sevens with you."
And yet I love it SO MUCH. I would say I want to be in a fandom for it except I really don't. I told my wife I just wanted to find something else that made me feel the way this makes me feel and she said--so you want something that makes you feel like you did when you were 16? And--fair.
But if anyone knows of any other media that follows an arc of deeply cynical antagonism to sincere respect without being a romance, with a whole pile of emo, point me at it. Or if anyone wants to talk to me about Evita.
I did go look on AO3 and there are in fact fic. Five of them. One is a roommate AU where Eva Peron is a youtuber and Che is her nonbinary ace roomie with a crush and--how is this Evita fanfiction at that point. The other had the tags "Margaret Thatcher/Eva Peron" and "Eurovision song contest" and I did not investigate further.
I can't really defend it? It's a musical about a controversial Argentine political figure by a British dude based on an apparently ahistorical and defamatory biography that uses Che Guevara (!) as a narrator (I know in some productions the narrator is more anonymous but come on he's named Che there's only one Che) who criticizes Eva Peron but ultimately comes around to grudging respect, a thing it is in no way controversial to have Che Guevara do for the wife of the authoritarian that invited the Nazis into Argentina. Apparently Tim Rice became interested in the subject because he collects stamps and had some with Eva Peron on them. Then the movie is performed by Madonna, whose voice is not in the right range for the role, and Antonio Banderas who makes a creditable effort for not a singer. And some of the lyrics--woof! "And if I need a moment's rest/give your lover the very best/real eider down and silence." And my personal favorite terrible mixed metaphor: "Although I've been dressed to the nines at sixes and sevens with you."
And yet I love it SO MUCH. I would say I want to be in a fandom for it except I really don't. I told my wife I just wanted to find something else that made me feel the way this makes me feel and she said--so you want something that makes you feel like you did when you were 16? And--fair.
But if anyone knows of any other media that follows an arc of deeply cynical antagonism to sincere respect without being a romance, with a whole pile of emo, point me at it. Or if anyone wants to talk to me about Evita.
I did go look on AO3 and there are in fact fic. Five of them. One is a roommate AU where Eva Peron is a youtuber and Che is her nonbinary ace roomie with a crush and--how is this Evita fanfiction at that point. The other had the tags "Margaret Thatcher/Eva Peron" and "Eurovision song contest" and I did not investigate further.
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Date: 2024-07-26 02:25 am (UTC)