The End is a musical film set in a post-apocalyptic bunker, showcasing a deranged family's struggle with despair after climate change ravages the Earth. Despite its grim setting, characters use song as a coping mechanism, breaking the stereotype that musicals are solely joyful. This trend towards darker storylines in musicals is reflected in recent films like Carmen and Joker: Folie a Deux. Director Joshua Oppenheimer's work challenges viewers' perceptions of the genre, prompting a reevaluation of how music enhances storytelling in cinema defined by sorrow and complexity.
The End, by documentary filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer, fits within this category of darker stories that break the myth that musicals must be cheerful.
The way that music is used is to give the characters a way to express what they need to say, because the scene and dialogue wasn't enough... said Lady Gaga.
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