Some background RE Jim's original intention VS what you get circa 2025.
Family.
It was all about family, generations, youth -- and what that really means -- VS the jaded way in which the nuclear family has been portrayed over the past couple decades (or more). Jim wanted to tap into that. You have this almost nostalgic version of Americana coupled with the slow, creeping erosion of a post apocalyptic Nanny State.
There was some pretty heady stuff in the original drafts we worked on.
Not so much now, but elements still remain.
I'm not a fan of: the choreography, the costumes (still - though they attempted to remedy this, multiple times, after my feedback during previews in Manchester), the Glee-like performance VS the "rebellious rock concert overtaking the theater stage" that Jim intended.
Did you -- any of you -- know that Jim FULLY intended on using Oculus headset tech to completely reinvent the notion of theater as we know it?
True story.
And yet. Any yet.
The question lingers: Does ANY of this REALLY feel like BAT OUT OF HELL to you?
The story, imagery, and characters that we grew up with (from both records)?
Inquiring minds want to know.
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