How does someone grieve? There is never a right way or a wrong way to grieve because no matter what, grief is painful, messy, and emotionally exhausting. On July 13, 2013, the hit musical-comedy show “Glee” suffered a huge loss due to the untimely death of their lead actor, Cory Monteith. “Glee” paid tribute to the beloved actor’s life and memory by airing a tribute in honor of Cory’s and his character Finn’s memory. The episode contained six musical numbers dedicated to Cory and Finn. Those six numbers were covers of “Seasons of Love” by the cast of “RENT”, “I’ll Stand by You” by The Pretenders, which was also covered by Monteith during the shows first season, “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, “If I Die Young” by The Band Perry, “No Surrender” by Bruce Springsteen, and lastly “Make You Feel My Love” originally by Bob Dylan, but was a cover of Adele’s version.
In “The Quarterback” instead of killing off Cory’s character right off the bat, you will see that the episode takes place three weeks after Finn’s death. The episode has members of New Directions both past and present members in Lima, Ohio for a special memorial to remember Finn and help them express their grief through song whether they are just there to listen or to actually sing. “The Quarterback” opens with Finn’s friends dressed in all black singing a cover of “Seasons of Love” from “RENT” on an auditorium stage as the song ends a picture of Finn is projected on the wall behind everyone as they all turn around and remember their friend. The cast sounded amazing and the staging was very reminiscent to how “RENT” staged their performance.
After “Seasons of Love” it cuts back to a scene where you can see Finn’s step-brother, Kurt, packing and explaining in a voice over th...
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... in front of Finn’s locker was beautiful before the show cuts back to a scene of Rachel in the choir room she talks about how much she loved Finn and how much he loved her and all their friends, she reminisces that before Finn she used to sing alone in the car and that “Make You Feel My Love” was the first song they sang together. She dedicates the song to him and starts to sing a highly emotional rendition of the song leaving all of New Directions in tears. What is so amazing about this performance was that everything was real, the tears were real, the heartbreak, the pain, the anguish, all of it was raw and real.
During the filming of this tribute episode it has been mentioned numerous times by media outlets that the cast and crew had a hard time getting through takes while trying to manage their own grief of the loss of their friend and their character’s grief.
I knew that these chapters of the book were going to be almost unbearable because of the cruelty of the content but never expected the reaction I had. As I began reading the section about her death, Chris describes when she left the house that morning and how he regrets not asking where she was going. My mind began a battle against itself, arguing about how I felt about Chris' feelings of regret. Chris talked about getting the phone call that Selena had been shot. There was now a few small holes creating imperfection on the surface of Chris' perfect wife. She was at the hospital and to come right away. As I read this, my heart sank into the bottom of my stomach. I knew exactly what was coming. I could picture this scene of the movie in my mind. Chris falling onto the floor in devastation and heartbreak. He then tells the audience about how he was after Selena died and at her visitation. This content I was not expecting him to share. He describes being at her visitation. He was completely drained, mentally and physically. He hadn't eaten in two days. He had no fuel left in his tank and no juice left in his battery. He describes focusing on a spot on the floor because that was all that he could bear to look at in the moment. After everyone was cleared from the room, Chris was taken up to the casket. He was so weak he needed help to do so. He was being
When Kevin sees his father dying in the woods and is overcome with grief, he begins to forget a...
The distress caused was most likely due to being at his only son’s funeral. Of course any loved one’s death would surely have an impact on someone's physical and emotional health.
"Christopher McCandless (Alex/ Chris) graduates from Emory University and he went on a road trip. Then he decided to leave his family forever.
Every performance was presented with charm. The flashing, changing colors seem to go along with the performances. The director was humorous. The performers outfits were on point too. I liked the color coding of the vocalists, Jeremy, Jordan, and Rowan. Also, Julie wore a pretty suede dress and had a great voice. It was nice to see her come out for the 2nd time to sing. When Spencer kept playing his saxophone in some of the performances, it was just amazing. Some of my favorite performances were Sittin on the Dock of the Bay, Ain’t too Proud to Beg, In a Sentimental Mood, and more. It really made me feel like I was in New Orleans all over again. I absolutely love Otis Redding and The Temptations music, so I wasn’t new to these songs they played. I was sitting in the back (R-125) where I felt comfortable to bob my head to the music. If I ever come back to see another concert, I will make sure to get a seat in the back again. I adore Jordan that did sung the Temptations song. I thought it was exciting to see his enthusiasm while on stage keeping us engaged, but everyone did great in their own way. The song by Duke Ellington made me feel melancholy, the piece was soft. I just couldn’t believe how well everyone contributed and gave an outstanding
Cheyenne would try her best to hide the grief from all but it would break through when she was with me or alone. She was trying to live with the grief instead of getting through it. Her parents Jim and Lucy never really seemed to address the issue with her. They were under grief themselves so it seemed somewhat natural to want to avoid talking about it. Yet even as they adapted and healed, they never seemed to counsel Cheyenne on the loss. They never took her grief into question besides that she
My father started to converse with people around us, while my sister and I were trying our best not to cry. Shortly afterwards, all of his relatives came in, sat down, and then the funeral started. The pastor started to talk about Cody’s life and how it was ripped away from him due to deception. I listened intently for most of the procession with only a few tears being shed here and there. Suddenly the pastor stops talking and a song begins to play. I hear the song See You Again by Wiz Khalifa being played over the speakers and I lost it.
eyes…” showing Rachel’s feelings not only on her past, but also her feelings with how
Gene says about Finny and their friendship, “Finny and I went along the Boardwalk in our sneakers and white slacks” (47). They can overcome their hardships and be friends still after something tragic happens. Their quarrels and trials can’t destroy their friends till the end. Gene says, “It was surprising how well we got along in these weeks” (55). They can still be friends even though Gene pushed him out of the tree. They forgive each other for what they do even though it isn’t right then and there it takes time to heal a deep wound. When they care for each other they can overcome any
I think the sister to this song, "Love Who You Love", is a good highlight of desires for the entire cast. Alfie wants to love Robbie, Adele wants to love John, and Lily wants to love Mr. Carney. All of these loves are realized, in some form or fashion, except for Alfie 's. It leaves a sense of longing in the audience as they share Alfie 's melancholy desire, hoping that it will be resolved. The world around him seems to have found love, but Alfie himself cannot.
The choir immediately captured my attention and seemed to do the same for everyone else in the audience. I was very impressed by the fact that the choir was made up entirely of college students. It was also stated that some of them sing in the choir just for fun as they are not music majors. There seemed to be an appeal in the fact that the singers were mostly very young. The piece as a whole was also very enjoyable.
The people in the audience sat mesmerized from the moment Oliver Camacho topened with, “Comfort ye my people.” It sent chills running through my spine. His voice was just so breath-taking! In my eyes, the program was spectacular! I had never seen something like this before. Everything seemed to fit and flow together. The voices of the solo singers filled the air with joy. My favorite pieces were, “For unto us a Child is born,”, “Since by man came death” and, of course, “Hallelujah” which were a thrill. Amazingly, I did not seem to pick up on any wrong notes or out of tune playing/singing. One thing did catch me off guard; the crowd
The main purpose of the scenes is to focus that in the pain of realization, Chris concludes that happiness can only be found when shared to other people but he seeks to return from the wild to his family and friends. By flashing forward to Chris’s death, and to the voice over of his sister saying “What would his voice sound like now? What would he tell about now?- I realized that my words had less and less meaning. It was Chris’ story to tell”. This voiceover reminds us that throughout his journey, the people both influence and are influenced by the person he is and bring him to the final and tragic reality and realization that happiness is only real when shared. When Chris was writing while crying, to the point of view shots makes the audience understand how Chris continue his self-realization and accepts his fate. This also states in the audience that the situation is more important to
At the beginning and again at the end of "I Never Sang for My Father," we see a grainy snapshot of an old man and a middle-aged man, arms thrown about each other's shoulders, peering uncertainly into the camera as if they're not quite sure what drew them out into the sunshine to pose this day. And we hear Gene Hackman's voice: "Death ends a life. But it does not end a relationship."
This scene perfectly shows us how many people seem so overwhelmed by their relatives sickness, they forget who is really suffering and decide to leave so they will not have to deal with that. Quite often friends and relatives of people chronically ill or disabled do not realize how big of an influence they have on the lives of their kindred. Sometimes it seems like it is the families who struggle more than the actual handicapped person.