Mamma Mia is a Modern Masterpiece ✨ a deep dive into the songs, the style, and the themes

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[@elleliteracy]

this comment section is so wholesome!! mamma mia truly unites us all

[@jvsarcamo]

this comment section is so wholesome!!

[@jvsarcamo]

mamma mia truly unites us all

[@Braxiatel_Collection]

i genuinely can’t watch the Slipping Through My Fingers scene without sobbing like a baby - I’ve never seen such a wholesome, melancholy portrayal of a mother and a daughter on screen, and it’s so beautiful. Thanks so much for this video!

[@saturated3821]

I got a little teary eyed before, when all I could truly get was Sophie's part... but now that I'm a mother myself? Oh absolutely bawling every time like it hits such a REAL feeling.

[@Deadspooky-Gore]

Omg especially after losing my mom, forget about it I crumble every time.

[@johnchacko1425]

what about daughter and dad Jasmine and the sultan

[@Chuuzus]

mamma mia in my opinion is the most comfort movie ever. the songs from each actor even those who can't really sing (which made me love it more) was everything!

[@lvmln7843]

i honestly don't even listen to original ABBA songs, I only listen to the movie versions of the songs because they are just PERFECT. And you are right, the lack of skill adds a lot of charm to it!!

[@ia490]

@@lvmln7843 omg same here!! Dancing Queen is a hundred times more enjoyable when listening to the version from the Mamma Mia soundtrack

[@monochromicornthetuna4256]

I've loved this movie since I was a kid and the music is just fire. The day my dad bought an ABBA CD for the car was like christmas for me. CD long gone but I still jam to the playlist🌸

[@Niobesnuppa]

I agree, I'm totally fine with the fact that Pierce Brosnan isn't a very good singer, so long as he's on key, 'cause if anything it makes you feel less intimidated to sing along too if you're not a great singer either.

[@TheJoker718]

I always thought that Pierce Brosnan’s awkward, strained singing was a character choice and really added to Sam’s personality.

[@PikminandOatchi]

Or maybe he just sucks at singing

[@kcurran9913]

It's obviously one of the worst things about the movie. It makes it unwatchable.

[@monikavec]

right i didn’t even question it and found the singing so hot lol

[@alexhunter1220]

I kinda love it, it adds more emotion somehow

[@BaileyVogtOut]

Ugh memories. When I was 13 and my mom took me on a mother-son outing. I asked to go see Mamma Mia. Somehow four years later she was shocked that I came out as gay. And yes we owned the DVD.

[@bessieburnet9816]

I don't see what being gay has anything to do with it?

[@DanytalyJosephine]

Oh my goodness I had the exact same experience lmao

[@SD-zz4ov]

​@@bessieburnet9816 then you need new glasses, babe

[@RumpledRegina]

As a Greek living in Greece, thank you for that criticism! I love this movie, I understand it's made from the "foreigner's POV" but I think that if we start taking notice and changing all the things that have been co-opted without the locals' input, it would be great. Greece is not however a foreigner who just loves mythology or stories about Ancient Greece or even a tourist pictures it, it's not Zorbas (in 2022) and the Greek language exists, it's spoken everyday. Anyway, regardless, I love this movie, thank you for that video!

[@hi.im.ana123]

I feel like something about the Greeks in the background gives off more of a vibe from the χωριά in Καρπενήσι rather than the islanders

[@teawithleia]

My boyfriend never wanted to watch Mamma Mia, 10 Things I Hate About You, Mean Girls, Legally Blonde and The Devil Wears Prada because he said those were girls movies. Guess what I made him watch and what he liked. Hint: He liked all of these movies. What would all the male critics say to that? Not that I care... but who would've thought that fun movies aren't just for the girls and gays 🤭 (Also my household owned Mamma Mia as soon as it came out on DVD)

[@elenafriese891]

Wait, were critics hard on Devil Wears Prada?? Weird. Very very weird. You'd think critics especially would be all over that film

[@lovelove-55s]

Yeah I think male critics are either raging misogynists, have a disconnect with male audience's or both because my older brother and cousins LOVE Mamma Mia. They also enjoyed 10TIHAY, and the Devil Wears Prada.

[@elenafriese891]

@@lovelove-55s I mean, even then I could see someone dismissing Mama Mia (haven't seen the other one) as more low brow but fully harmless comfort films... But _Devil Wears Prada??_ That movie is a legitimate masterpiece of structure (the film as a whole and the protagonist's arc in particular are _so_ well crafted) and villainous characterization (in the case of Miranda)

[@kclo]

My husband watches anything I want to, we are currently making our way through the first few seasons of Project Runway. I love that man❤

[@MiyakoPisces4.0]

😒

[@muireannmc1056]

I was in an Irish household with a mamma mia DVD and we had great fun with it. It was something that women could bond over no matter what generation they were from and for that it was truly special!

[@muireannmc1056]

Also it's crazy that anyone would think Meryl Streep wouldn't jump in on Mamma Mia. Have they not seen Death Becomes Her??? One of the campest films of all time

[@Niobesnuppa]

Many many years back, my sister actually gave me a Mamma Mia DVD for Christmas, and it was one of those special ones that had a button on it that would play part of the Mamma Mia song if you pressed it, haha

[@cal6137]

also ur perspective on pierce brosnan's inability to sing ...ive never heard it put that way in teh context of the movie and yeah ! like when colin firth tries too it fits his character

[@walpurgisnight7]

My mother and I have owned 3 of the DVD's, and my grandmother has her own. This and Jennifer's Body are two of the most pivotal films in modern feminism. It showed young girls how dogmatic the ideals of masculinity being superior were, and are, entirely toxic and make them feel horrible about themselves. And then these two films gave us all the opportunity to look back with hindsight and explore how we have grown and can continue to push for a more free femininity- not an exclusive adjective for high-fem presenting women within a specific body type and sex appeal, but one that welcomes emotional maturity and a desire to cultivate growth in everything around us. There is no comfort in exclusivity, it breeds anxiety and unsuredness in one's own position in society while inviting everyone to explore femininity creates space for us all to support eachother. Okay, I'll hop off my soap box now.

[@phataldestroyer]

Id also say teeth is a powerful film with jennifers body. I feel like alot of people never watched and it never really gained traction, but i found it better for the female image and power than jennifers body. It focuses on the predatory nature men have on young women. In the end theres alot of ways to interpet how the movie wraps up, but i found the main characters choice to maintain her power as she does as a way to cope with all the sexual assault she experienced. Crazy movie. Even though megan fox was so hot, and the gay kiss between her and dakota fanning still haunts my dreams. Uhhg to be a baby gay again.

[@delanybell5613]

My relationship with my mom was very rocky growing up. But if there was one thing we always had together was sitting together with my sisters and watching movies like mama mia and mean girls, chick flicks, and movies/tv shows. These movies she showed us have shaped who I am today. These movies are so important no matter how “vapid” they may seem to male critics. It’s a chance for female bonding when maybe there wouldn’t be anything to initially bond over. And yes, we had mama mia on dvd!

[@keythah]

I fell in love with Amanda Seyfried as an actress through her incredible turn in Big Love, and "followed" her to both Jennifer's Body and Mamma Mia! I'm so glad I did. How much I love both those movies knocked all the misogyny I carried against "chick flicks" right out of me.

[@hannaa681]

i watched mama mia since it came out, at least a 70x times. I had 2 dvds because i broke somehow ( i have a theory that i watched it so many times, that it just snapped) and i got another one shortly after. This movie had and has a big impact on me and my family. When we learned that my sister’s girlfriend haven’t seen it we watched it with her.

[@Niobesnuppa]

It's the ultimate feel-good movie for me. I remember when I saw this movie at the cinema when it came out. It had already been out for two weeks in my small Norwegian hometown, but still there was a really long line going all the way outside of the cinema of people waiting to watch it. During the movie, the crowd was singing along, laughing, and clapping anytime something funny happened, it was a great experience, and not really something I've ever experienced in my small hometown before, but everyone is so familiar with Abba and knows all the songs, at least that's how it is here in Norway, so it's something pretty much anyone can sing along to. It was mostly women, but the few husbands and boyfriends who had been dragged along were all smiling from ear to ear by the end of it too. My old dad who watches pretty much nothing but science fiction and action movies really enjoyed the movie too.

[@veritoec]

Then there was my father who made us watch the movie like 13 times and was the sing-along leader of our family. Like he must have dance us around singing to ‘Slipping through my fingers’ and crying like 100 times throughout my childhood. They are ones of my fondest memories. Why can’t these other men just enjoy things?

[@mightytrashbag]

I remember seeing mama mia in theater with my mom when I was 10, and just thinking about how much Donna and her friends reminded me of how my mom and my aunts act when they would have their twice a year get together. It was an immediate warm nostalgia fest for me even at the first watch when I was so young. Even watching these few clips from the film with Donna's gang makes me miss those summers of sitting in the backyard while my aunts and mom were laughing away, losing their shit just from sitting in the sun, chatting, and drinking coronas together P.s- my family did indeed have the mama mia dvd AND my sister got me the cd for my birthday the year it came out. I still prefer some of the mama mia versions of abba songs because of this

[@mochasucculent]

Fantastic video!! I love Mamma Mia and I was baffled that in 2008, it managed to present a movie where women were sexy but not objectified, masculinity was teased and deconstructed, older women were desirable and had desires, and any form of the usual film conventions were tossed out the window for the sake of fun. I'd be curious to hear yours (or anybody else's) thoughts on the sequel and what shifts could be noted as a result of having a man in the director's chair/in several other leading roles. In my opinion it manages to maintain the spirit of the original pretty firmly but I haven't watched it in a sec. I could definitely think of a few pieces that could be scrutinized through a feminist lens though.

[@luwjeans]

Mamma Mia is such a classic, it’s just so iconic, you can’t help but love it

[@croft4746]

I swear to God this movie is therapy to me as well, it never fails to make me sing and dance and be happy so I always watch it when I’m in a bad time and it always helps

[@fuckbrigadoon5420]

The only reason I do not currently own a Mamma Mia DVD is because as a kid I watch that movie until it literally broke. The DVD just stopped working and it was one of the worst days of my life, truly traumatic.

[@notdorawinifred1127]

The fact that I still listen to the soundtrack every week… I love mamma mia so much I just…. Wow. Tears in my eyes. Also you look amazing, blue eye shadow is giving island, giving greece The sequel was an EVENT for my roommate and I, we snuck mini moscato in the theater and got drunk with all the moms there

[@trythebuffer]

I built a shelf for my movies a couple weeks ago and wanted to watch something while I did it. I put Mamma Mia in the player and sung along the entire time I worked on the shelf. 10/10 experience. It's been one of my favorite movies for as long as I can remember. My mom and I both own it, and I think my brother does too :)

[@ARC--eh5zt]

the slipping through my fingers scene makes me weep EVERY. TIME. what other movie can make someone want to do the splits midair jumping on the bed and then cry profusely

[@ajharford1581]

I've been watching your content for a few months now and I can really tell how much effort you've been putting in to improve the overall quality of your essays. You're absolutely smashing it and I'm 100% here for it

[@teyalooney]

Your makeup and costume are phenomenal the met gala could never

[@wishuback_]

i went to see mamma mia with my parents to a fancy cinema festival in a park my city held when i was like, eight. convinced it changed the way my brain was wired forever, along with my parent's; we owned the cd soundtrack and we put it on every roadtrip until it got messed up from use a few years ago, and then we added the whole thing to the family's roadtrip playlist on spotify. screaming the last chorus of the winner takes it all at high velocity down a highway is a tradition for us, i still cry with my mom to slipping through my fingers. we mostly don't speak english, yet we have the whole thing memorized! we watch the movie every couple of years and think to ourselves that its truly one of the best movies ever made, it's one of my most fond memories of my life and im so thankful for it

[@pneumaticpterodactyl4015]

The Editing Thoughts section knocked me off my feet a little lol. The low angle red sweater dorm room colored walls with posters made me think I was watching a 2015 Sarah Z video for a second

[@Ajlikestraveling]

Mamma Mia was released a year after I was born. I went through two DVDs because I scratched the first one so much from watching it constantly, Mamma Mia made me realize the joys of celebrating womanhood but also how women in film are neglected for the reasons you gave. I still watch it to this day and live by the soundtrack and love the campiness of the first film and it’s 2000s tones. (Unpopular opinion, I love Sam’s singing in SOS. He may not sound like a classic singer but he’s not bad and I actually enjoy his singing).

[@heddadybvadskog-nebb5603]

A few months back I had the absolute privilege of being present when my mum's boyfriend watched Mamma Mia for the first time. We were on a cabin trip and decided to watch a movie and whilst scrolling through netflix my sister, my mum and I all instantly agreed we needed to watch Mamma Mia, at which point my mother's boyfriend confessed to not having seen it. Now my family is a mamma mia household, ofc we owned the dvd, I saw it live for the first time when I was 8, and the second time when I was 15 with my then 9 year old sister and our mum- the men in our family: my brother and father, have the utmost respect for Mamma Mia and will watch it whenever it is on (I once walked in on my dad watching it on his own after the divorce). So we couldn't believe my mum's boyfriend had never watched it. He has 4 20-something daughters, but he has just never gotten around to it he said. But he was very happy to watch it with us and we did. What followed was one of the funniest nights ever as us girls sang every song with passion whilst he tried his best to keep up and sing along. He loved it!

[@ten-ze1pq]

I just discovered you yesterday and I have replayed this video 5 times already. You are my new comfort creator and this is my new comfort video (just like mamma Mia is my comfort movie!)💓💓💓

[@brads4449]

I remember being on holiday in Lanzarote as a child in the summer of 2008 and we bought a pirated copy of mamma mia and spent a whole night singing with my family!! Such a simple happy time 💕✨✨

[@louyou5667]

Thanks to KZbin for recommending me this video after I watched the film 3 times only this year (so far). You're so funny and on point and I really enjoy your editing style. The Karlie Kloss one in the beginning really made me laugh. Cannot wait to check out your other videos 🖤

[@rickim1061]

Yes!!! I got the DVD for Christmas and it was such a beautiful memory of me and my three sister and mom watching it on boxing day ❤❤❤

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

You can tell this movie was written by women like it portrays women how they actually are the amount of women who talk the way the three leads (the older ones) I know is astounding its really realistic and fun

[@arniyoon]

We have the CD version at home. I remember that I have watched it sooooo many times when I was little. Like it was always my go to movie. When everyone was watching Disney channel or Cartoon Network (or anything I don't remember what was there to watch at that time...), I was there dancing and singing my heart out to Mamma Mia hahaha

[@loferx]

seldom have I've been more validated in my preferences than now

[@bessieburnet9816]

Still got this on DVD. Watched it religiously! It's what gave me my love for ABBA so strong it's engraved on my DNA now!

[@mariafernandapereiraaraujo6304]

i watch mamma mia every single month since the first time i saw it and everyone in my life has seen this movie at least once with me, i swear it changed my life

[@rootedinland6823]

It took me nearly all the video to realize the vibe you give off in this one: Lindsay Ellis. You're so articulate and insightful and so funny, and the glass of wine is just *chef's kiss*. The editing of this video is super fun. I've only seen Mamma Mia once, and I liked it a lot. I'm definitely gonna rewatch it now lol. I refuse to watch the sequel because of my irrational dislike of Lily James lmao.

[@elleliteracy]

thank you so much!! that's a huge compliment :)

[@dancingheart6224]

At 0:39 I'm thinking wow, you didn't have to call me out like that but then I remember that I clicked on this video because the title represents my thoughts exactly and I should have expected this...

[@dawnboyer3190]

My sister and I last visited our home state of Maryland without our parents (which was extra nice since they were abusive) when I was 15. We stayed with our childhood friends, also sisters, whose mom was like a second mom to us. They had the sing along edition on dvd. We watched it every single day, all five of us ladies singing along to each word, dancing around the crowded living room, then singing and dancing along to the songs happily stuck in our heads at the beach. Those memories are some of those I hold most dear, it was the happiest and most free I had felt in a while. This movie… I can’t explain enough the joy it brought a broken young woman.

[@gameXylinder]

First off - the writing and editing of this video is *amazing*! Had I been drinking while watching it would have resulted in many spit takes. Secondly - YES my household totally had a Mamma Mia! DVD, and it was frequently deployed too. Thank you so much for this video, I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end.

[@UmuPadoru]

Loved this analysis! I have actually never seen this movie despite hearing about it and the songs. I'm going to watch it next time I need some positvity to keep me going

[@sandrasara1321]

noone asked, everyone needed. you made my day. ❤️

[@leeeeeelz]

I watched Mamma Mia last Sunday with my partner and we are on such a high from the movie, we love it so much, and I enjoyed this vid so much as I'm continuing going down the Mamma Mia rabbit hole. Thank you!

[@parkerpeter9218]

0:38 "October is the month of the witch, so the summer months are the season of Mamma Mia" this line is funny to me since I did a production of Mamma Mia, which actually closed on Halloween day

[@anyone1111]

Yes omg we still own a MamaMia dvd and it’s still working!!

[@b1witched]

I love Mamma Mia so much! I actually got to see it on Broadway during a high school trip to NY and it made me ever more obsessed (and yes, I have the DVD 😅)

[@axstria1998]

Mamma Mia is my comfort movie and I can't even express how much I love it! And yes, we also have it on DVD haha Great video!

[@bonnieprice3001]

I got the Mammia Mia DVD for Christmas the year it came out! So good!

[@skylarsolar893]

I remember watching scenes from the movie on youtube, and honestly my grandpa who liked the play more did say that the flim was decent. He was a theater kid I think, but I loved the songs and fell in love with the songs, and dancing queen is ICONIC.

[@schaeferhull4405]

yes we owned the DVD! and bought it for my grandma too

[@jessiebetts7334]

i have owned at least three different mamma mia dvds over the course of my life. best film ever created in my opinion

[@angelp6240]

If internet culture of 2008 was the same as today, Mamma mia and Dark Knight would have been similar to Barbenheimmer

[@FeelingsOnACouch]

not only did my family have a dvd of Mama Mia but, on getting that dvd, i watched it four days in a row.

[@sallonemia]

every couple of years my mom and i will watch mama mia, and it really keeps us going

[@joselgarlitos6368]

The Devil Wears Prada, Bridesmaids, Princess Diaries, Moulin Rouge! and Chicago are some of the female blockbuster precursors of Mamma Mia! Especially Prada, because alas! It also starred Meryl Streep. Streep really is the one who made it all work

[@lpchambers3681]

I will fight for this movie, till the end of my days!!! 🐬⚔️💜

[@kekeligohoho1553]

There is a Mamma Mia DVD in my household, my mum's household and my grandma's household.

[@shannon7776]

my mamma mia dvd is my most prized possession i watched this movie on REPEAT for years on my little dvd player

[@lumamachado1350]

I'm brazilian and I had a mamma mia dvd, and I watched it religiously

[@barbarasalviano388]

mamma mia is my favorite movie of all time, ever since I first watched it when I was around 8 years old. I'm 21 now so I really don't think there will ever be a movie that beats it for me. It's the biggest, best and sweetest comfort movie for me. anyway, i'd actually love to see an entire video just on that marxist analysis. wish you get to elaborate on that lol this video is great thank you so much for encapsulating everything that is so great about mamma mia in a video!!

[@clodogg1115]

21:18 i can confirm this as true bc my nan has 2 copies, i had 2 copies, and every cex or charity shop i go in has at least 5 copies there

[@Sharpe1502]

What’s hilarious is that I’ve never been a huge fan of Mamma Mia but my brother (who is straight) used to turn it on and watch it with my mom all the time. I like the second one better but I think maybe it’s because I consider the first one to be one of the worst theater experiences I’ve ever had. There was a woman I was sat next to who was like, “I’ve seen this 8 times!” And would be like, “Oh! This part is so funny!” And spoil things before they happened.

[@Jenny-qh8bk]

We own multiple dvds and I got my dad the second one for his birthday few years ago. It's his one of favourite movies and he's the one who showed it to me. It's really special for us and we really want to see the musical together, I lived in the uk for a year and had multiple chances to go but would never without my dad.

[@sonne5367]

ofc i have a dvd of it! and also fun fact, ever since january 2021 i have deliberatly watched mamma mia! once a month for my mental health

[@jcm5863]

Despite being a gay 2000s kid we didn't have a dvd of this and I never watched until I was an adult, but I love it so much! I love ABBA songs and the movie is just so much fun, it can't help but cheer you up. It's amazing how great a lot of the actors are at singing, but like you said I don't think it takes away from the movie when they're not. It makes them feel genuine and you're meant to sing along with abandon if you're watching it at home even if you're a bad singer just like they do. I love what you said about the Does Your Mother Know scene too because it's probably my favorite scene in the movie and the song is so much more enjoyable in this context. It's a perfect example of the celebration of middle aged women as vivacious and desirable in this movie.

[@Flareontoast]

In like, 2009, my best friend at that time brought the DVD to a sleepover, super excited to show me her favourite movie. We are about 12 or 13 around that time. I have that fond memory of watching it with her, tho I didn't understand a lot of it, growing up in a Christian household, and a lot of stuff flew over my head, like Harry being gay. Many years later, I rewatch the movie with my partner occasionally because it's a feel good movie! I feel like a lot of queer people like it too, not just because it's a musical. Also because it's heartfelt and a little camp and joyous and (somewhat) diverse.

[@gryrabild]

Not only did my household own a Mamma Mia! dvd, it came in a box including a diary that played Mamma Mia when it opened and a matching ballpoint pen.

[@kristinoatley4710]

My grandpa has the Mamma Mia DVD. I have watched it many times with the sing-a-long enabled lmfao

[@parkerpeter9218]

18:46 this kinda shows what I dislike about alot of men. they see anything that women can enjoy, and just absolutely trash on it. I'm tired of men thinking something is garbage for not appealing to them. alot of the more male-targeted movies don't interest me, yet I don't go calling them "worse than torture" because they were made for men. It makes me feel bad for the wives of those reviewers.

[@linn1414]

Hell yeah we had a Mamma Mia DVD :D

[@mhawang8204]

Great video! The humour in this one was especially pleasing 👍 I never noticed how turning ABBA songs into duets eliminated the misogynistic tone, or Brosnan’s subpar singing actually worked for his character. Thank you for making me appreciate Mamma Mia! more. I miss “chick flicks.” The female-led blockbusters that basically just substitute male heroes with an actress miss the point.

[@sosos4306]

Mamma Mia is most definitely the most watched dvd in my family/household (single mother with three daughters) since it came out it's heartwarming to see so many people here in the comments agreeing :)

[@BryonyClaire]

I remember watching mama Mia when it came out and I didn't enjoy it but that was in my peak internalized misogyny days, you've inspired me to give this a re-watch

[@LorraineVirginie]

I went to the midnight release of Mamma Mia, back when that was a thing. It was the same night as some big movie, I think the Dark Knight, and my sister and I were there for Mamma Mia with like 5 other people lol.

[@eimearc]

i was wondering why you had a slight irish accent and then you said your house in ireland (and ar-land not eye-er-land to boot lmaoo) everything makes sense !! irish queen

[@barislovescats]

i didnt know that i need this video omg i loooove mamma mia a lot and yeap we had mamma mia dvd (from turkey)

[@Patricia-eq8xz]

my household in switzerland has in fact also owned a mamma mia dvd

[@whoknows-uc1bz]

many kids have a movie they watch pretty much daily, mine was Mamma Mia. yes we had a DVD and it was very well loved all the way in Australia we also had the soundtrack on cd and on iTunes

[@shyada1130]

mamma mia has everything that I like - it's a musical with abba music (which is one of my fav bands), features really great actors perfect for their roles, has so much joy and pure fun, of course things like costumes, location etc and my favourite scene that was one of my bisexual awakenings (lay on your love one me) and the same for the mamma mia: here we go again - I love both these movies with my whole heart

[@amba6615]

My household most certainly owns a Mamma Mia DVD. How else could I conduct my monthly viewings

[@PartyPoison12]

We ended up with 3 Dvds we bought one and received 2 more for birthday gifts later, we kept all 3 and now me and my sisters have one each haha

[@myepictbr6968]

It is so interesting to come back to this video in the wake of the Barbillion.

[@linatwoones]

Hah I did have a Mamma Mia! dvd, been watching it to bits since I was three years old

[@chilisforjo1664]

we own the first and second dvd… the soundtrack for the first and second… three extended versions with behind the scenes footage of both movies… as well as all abba cd’s…

[@Mind.s3t_]

Mamma mia is everything!!

[@beth6488]

This is a wonderful video. I love Mamma Mia, I love femininity and I love anyone who appreciates either of these things

[@oogabooga538]

I have both a DVD of the first Mamma Mia! and the second one... they're family favorites

[@saraz5635]

It’s one of my boyfriend’s favorite movies! As a child him, his brother and mother used to watch it every single friday. Biggest green flag

[@natasiashivers2443]

according to my family this was my absolute favorite movie as a small child - everyone in my live loves this movie and I never would have thought that there was such animosity towards it. havent watched it in a while but from what i remember it is a genuinely good movie! I must underestimate sexism in the film industry

[@sophie7780]

my household did not have mamma mia on dvd BUT we did have the original motion picture soundtrack cd and we all sang along to sos while making fun of pierce brosnan lol

[@sketchycat6223]

I do in fact have a Mamma Mia dvd. It sits in my bedside table in case of emergency

[@helena9073]

Tell me why I cried watching this ?? Like the love I have for this film is toooo much

[@luciaminy-giani3305]

Mamma Mia was my favourite movie as a kid, we definitely had the DVD

[@laura-maymacpherson7445]

Having the dvd of mamma Mia solidifies your journey into being an icon! Love this movie poor baby men who don’t like it can just 🙄

[@oliviapete]

Funny enough, this one and pitch perfect are my grandfathers favorite movies lol

[@cooky2991]

We owned the movie on DVD and had a lot of fun with it. I'll admit that I haven't actually seen the movie in years though, so I bet a lot of jokes went over my head. Even more of a reason to rewatch it soon :D

[@SlapstickGenius23]

My mum and dad love watching this Abba musical play based movie. The interquel, although somewhat weaker than the first, enchants them as well.

[@BritReadsBritAuthors]

Hell yes I own the DVD :D