I was pleasantly surprised by INTO THE WOODS songs but got whiplash between the movie and broadway

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[@MathewMcKenna]

AGONNYYYYYYY

[@GayAndGayer]

I agree

[@Such.is.life.of.an.adventurer]

Please do amphibia and Hilda series out of context videos 🙏💙💚❤️💜

[@LefTea]

ah I love this song SO much!!

[@notfinnie]

MATTHEW THEY ARE BROTHERS.

[@KEeosFight]

You should React to Pattycake Productions the Villians lair

[@saiyasha848]

"you're not good, you're not bad, you're just _nice"_ is the most savage burn ever and no one can convince me otherwise

[@leadingblind1629]

Ahem... "You are the worst kind of good; cuz you're not even great" Is a contender, tho

[@U_NATH_I]

I came here to say this 😂 Poseidon had no mercy​@@leadingblind1629

[@suckitgreenboiiiii1921]

​@@leadingblind1629 a winion over here lol

[@Jayden-kc7hj]

And the following “I’m not good, I’m not nice, I’m just right! I’m the witch! You’re the world!” Just goes crazy hard

[@alliethetheatreswiftie]

@@leadingblind1629epic reference!!

[@Alexrider9347]

I can't believe you reacted to into the woods and not the main song called "into the woods". Please make a part 2.

[@boowind4432]

19:30 that’s Sondheim for you lol

[@seansilence2697]

The "Your Fault" and "On the Steps of the Palace" songs are such Sondheim numbers. He's notable for his complex songs. Love him.

[@orangeprincess6840]

I loved it when my sister showed me agony but it just doesn’t have any music

[@toby_9438]

pleaseeeeeee watch the original broadway musical!!! its so good. i loved the movie, but after watching the original i was blown away at how much better it was lmao. pleaseeeee watch it!! its on youtube for free!

[@skyisthelimit1484]

The princes are brothers😂 that’s why they’re so competitive but still like compliment each other while bickering

[@baalgodofrain]

Listening to “Your Fault” first is a HUGE mistake like man, you have to be so confused

[@echolynn13]

I mean with knowing the original Jack and The Beanstalk story and the hint Felicity gave him, this is more context than he'd usually have in one of these videos-

[@MatCoon]

Is no one gonna talk about the fact that Mathew was talking about how the BROTHERS have underlying sexual tension without realising it?😭

[@Littlebittyfrog]

Sweet home Alabama

[@aspiringtobemore822]

😂😂😂

[@turnipcrazy]

Hey jealousy sometimes comes from sexual desire

[@SnowLily06]

Ngl, despite seeing the movie before, i forgot that they are brothers and fully agreed they looked like they were about to kiss

[@BlairH-x2r]

Fr!!!

[@zephyrumbrella]

OMG the shipping during Agony without the context that the Prince Charmings are brothers 😂

[@sheswacky]

if you ever want to watch the original broadway version, the full thing IS available on youtube and in great quality :)

[@thatcher6923]

Yeah, I’m not a really big fan of how the songs were adapted in the film… I feel like it’s easier to appreciate the original

[@seansilence2697]

Yes!

[@AldonzaRose]

Definitely agree. Although the movie was certainly entertaining, the original Broadway is the best way to introduce yourself to these songs.

[@ChronoBio]

Yes!!! This!

[@baixiaolang]

Yeah the movie had amazing visuals and I liked most of the cast, but aside from cutting songs, they cut out the narrator/mysterious man and like 70% of the humor. I still like it, but it's never the first version I would show someone

[@Tiara_Princess7]

1. The princes are brothers 2. Cinderella is literally stuck on the steps of the palace (not just indecision)

[@proisiliae_art]

well i feel like her literally being stuck is like a metaphor so both are rught

[@begaydocrime5719]

the song is absolutely about indecision. The joke is that they make the character literally stuck to explore that feeling

[@Tm-dn9ob]

i think that's the metaphor

[@Tiara_Princess7]

@@begaydocrime5719 Exactly, but he didn't know that when reviewing it and thought it was just about indecision.

[@happysigns]

“Children Will Listen”, “I Know Things Now” and “Prologue” are my Into the Woods song requests.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Prologue is a must!!!!

[@frogger551]

He didnt even listen to prologue omfg. Now i dont wanna watch the video 💔

[@KhloiesPurple]

I believe the two princes are brothers in the movie so them being a couple wouldn't work out, but to each their own.

[@kaikiwwi]

LMAO

[@abbeyBominable123]

Princest is Wincest

[@BeatsPerMinute2]

they are also brothers in the actual musical so…

[@kaikiwwi]

@@BeatsPerMinute2 They are brothers in every reality except Mathew's lol

[@themixedvortex]

Sweet home alibama

[@lizzieheart709]

Not Mathew thinking the witch’s death was a fun party trick

[@alexp.d3689]

Or him shipping the two BROTHERS during Agony ... 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thebluejester383]

The woman who sang “on the steps of the palace” plays Eliza in Hamilton

[@Elizabeth-jo3cb]

Philippa sou ?

[@enriquev1271]

The very talented Phillipa Soo

[@megan2098]

What I learned from this video: the actress that played Eliza in Hamilton (Phillipa Soo) was 2022's Into the Woods Cinderella 😯 that actually makes a lot of sense, she's incredible!

[@reedsylvier5250]

I know her from playing Chang'e in Over the Moon, in multiple languages, not enough people saw that she was so good and the film hit so well imo

[@clareheathman7414]

Literally. I downloaded the 22 soundtrack instantly once I found that out

[@MelGoethals]

Matthew, as an outsider, trying to follow along who's fault it actually is, was beautiful

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

It was hysterical 😂

[@unclewiley1986]

I think the intro song Into The Woods is a great introduction (kind of) i highly reccomend the broadway version. Its avaliable alongside the full show in high quality here on youtube

[@15two]

the original stage version is soooo much better imo. the disney ver tried to make it darker but also stripped it of some of its darkness. its a dark fantasy-comedy that satirizes fairy tales and how we treat children growing up, and the disney version took itself waay more seriously to its detriment

[@Discworld-Edge-Witch]

Cosign this. I'm salty about how they changed Rapunzel's fate in the movie. It was a driving motivation for the witch, and they nerfed it.

[@alexp.d3689]

​​@@Discworld-Edge-Witch The pacing of the film sucked ballz , especially after the wishes get granted ( end of Act I. )

[@baixiaolang]

Seriously. Even with Meryl Streep and her Oscar nom for this movie, I was watching it like ... Did nobody tell her her role was supposed to be funny??? The way she played or was directed to play the witch alone sucked like half the comedy out of it.

[@nanalove3819]

It amazes me how the movie succeeded to be both more and less dark than the movie. It has a darker tone than the original cause it takes itself way too seriously and remove all the humour. But it is less dark in the themes cause they didn't get them and remove important aspect of it, as if they didn't get that the morale is for adults and they remove it. I thibk Disney worst movies are adaptations cause they have the tendancy to adapt things without getting why people love them in the first place. Or maybe they get it but they still decide to do it their own way and it doesn't work, I don't know.

[@mmmm-lg2mj]

16:25 y'know someone is gonna make that a clip and call it "matthew mckenna out of context"

[@JestrrJack897]

He practically asked for that one 😂😂

[@nurzahidahrashidi]

Was just gonna comment this

[@laurenmcgehean]

"Agony" is the highlight of the movie for me; it was a very well cast movie, lots of talent, but the actual adaptation of it (what they chose to omit, etc) wasn't great. Definitely would love to see a part two, with (preferable Broadway performances of) "Moments in the Woods", "There are Giants in the Sky", "I Know Things Now", and "Stay with Me". But if you do decide to watch the show, the original Broadway recording is the GOAT

[@Willow76ny]

The broadway version is better. You should see if you can find it (or clips of it) on KZbin. It’s a great show, worth the deep dive.

[@digifreak90]

You can find the full recording of the original Broadway production on KZbin.

[@Discworld-Edge-Witch]

I believe the full version is available on Netflix

[@jessc.994]

You can literally make an entire video of just analyzing the prologue intro song lol. 12-15 minutes depending on which version you go with!

[@kaikiwwi]

Yesssss

[@ephaliren]

I think someone else already recommended Sideways's analysis video, But it's really great. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5OZgHige5mmZ68si=Yh6klrXn8N3PGWUY

[@EnderKL]

Starting with Your Fault is funny since it goes over like 3/4 of the Movie's plot

[@laurencole2937]

Stephen Sondheim was absolutely wild. His music is so complicated and interesting in ever show he ever wrote. You should def watch Agony Reprise from the Broadway show (it was cut from the movie) and possibly the song 'I wish' which is crazy long but sets up the story well.

[@Asteriasnailpolish]

“There is a prince and…princess” 😃

[@imcharley]

Absolutely wild that this didn't start with the Prologue. I know it's long but if you do a part two (which yessss please do!) pleaaaase start with that! The original broadway version specifically!

[@RJ-nm6qt]

Into the Woods Original Broadway proshot was released on DVD and Blu-ray so you don’t have to watch a crappyVHS copy. I recommend getting that and watching the whole thing because it’s fantastic. I wore out the VHS as a kid and now I watch the blu-ray about once a year.

[@heyitsjustmejj]

its on youtube too!

[@zeldageek35]

When you find out that the princes are brothers...😶

[@Purple32119]

Here is the PBS recording of the Broadway play on KZbin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaKmpIR5qM6hgZY Description: "In the spring of 1989, the 1987 original Broadway cast of "Into The Woods" (with the exception of Cindy Robinson as Snow White instead of Jean Kelly) reunited a year and a half after its opening to tape the production in its entirety for the PBS’s "American Playhouse." Three performances (May 23rd, 24th, and 25th) were played for audiences, filmed with seven cameras in the (then) Martin Beck Theater with certain elements changed slightly for the screen and additional pick up shots not filmed in front of an audience for various purposes. This recording first aired on March 15, 1991 as the program's Season 10 premiere episode and has since been released on tape, DVD, and digitally."

[@book_Emmy]

I feel like Agony is the only thing the movie did in the spirit of the og vision of the musical - hence why it's so iconic. But I'll never forgive them for cutting the reprise!

[@Emilaria]

They also cut basically every song from act 2.

[@happysigns]

“Can’t you see I’m in AGONY?” Lol! That was hilariously fantastic. 😂

[@The_impossible_Girl_501]

Please review some Billie Eilish music, love to see that, also buffy the vampire slayer would be another really good one, possibly the highly rated episodes or the episode called once more with feeling, it's a musical episode and is absolute genius. Thx🖤🏳‍🌈

[@annabelhannah946]

Phillips Soo, who sings On The Steps of the Palace, was the original Eliza in Hamilton. She’s amazing!

[@breadOrangeJuice]

You should watch sideways' video on how the musical works. It's a great breakdown on the themes and the story and makes it so much better listening back.

[@ephaliren]

You beat me to it but that is a great suggestion! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5OZgHige5mmZ68si=Yh6klrXn8N3PGWUY

[@digifreak90]

8:45 She couldn't get the cow herself, because otherwise the potion she was making wouldn't work as she can't have touched the ingredients. Also, it had to specifically be Jack's cow because it had to be a cow "as white as milk".

[@ChicaFoo]

They are picking up the beans she threw because they don’t want them to grow and bring more giants

[@3ros_animations]

Love Mathew immediately mentioning the difficulty of the music 😂 Yes Mathew. Behold. Sondheim.

[@skatykw]

There's another part of 'No one is Alone' that i absolutely adore, it happens later in the movie ❤

[@boowind4432]

12:30 they’re trying to keep the beans from growing into more stalks for the giants

[@Senkoau]

Aww I was so hoping to see you react to Johnny Depp singing "Hello little girl."

[@LadyGreensleeves33]

16:00 - It's Cinderella's Prince vs Repunzel's Prince, and they are, as many have pointed out - related 😂 Though honestly, if that wasn't established, I can see where you're getting the vibes.

[@5uper8eedle]

Between this and the Ninjago out of context video, I don’t think he understands brothers

[@mordi17]

ok this is my favorite musical omg. personally i love the original broadway version most. (you can easily find it on youtube if you want to watch it!) the songs from the movie here arent too bad, but the movie just doesnt capture the storytelling as well as the broadway version. anyways im so glad you listened to these songs thank you!!

[@sleepychild3905]

Please God please check out the luve recording of the Broadway version. It is far superior to the movie and you can watch it free of youtube

[@digifreak90]

12:16 They're picking them up because they don't want the beans to sprout into giant beanstalks.

[@NinaSarna-Jones]

They can’t be a couple. They are BROTHERS!

[@Leo-Galaxy]

*Listen to songs from Chicago (2002)*

[@fizzyizzypop1300]

Chicago! Chicago! Chicago! Chicago!

[@aleagreen9038]

As a theater kid you reacting to this was TO GOOD! love you!!!

[@lucyv009]

Last midnight in the movie is my all time favourite, it is ICONIC

[@celestiag.thomas-johnson7067]

Matthew shes physically stuck on the steps the prince laid a trap to keep her there but she has to grt back home before the magic wears off she isnt manipulating anyone she just wansts the prince to be able to find her later on

[@alyson2673]

The angsty prince splash dance song, nice! This is the thing I wanted to see in this video the most!

[@Such.is.life.of.an.adventurer]

I still hope you’ll do *Hilda* series, out of context. It’s a great show 💙💙💙💙💙

[@Such.is.life.of.an.adventurer]

And *amphibia* out of context and true colours episode. ✌️

[@romobank]

I’m sitting here watching Matt faun over Phillipa Soo’s range and talent, and I’m like, DUDE - have you seen Hamilton??

[@m0thernature730]

I LOVE the movie it has the understanding the “yeah this is a TWO HOUR MOVIE! so we are just gonna be silly with it we get that on broadway it’s not silly but like… guys it’s a story about mismatched fairytales that people are going to sit down for TWO HOURS to watch… broadway can make it serious and masterful we are going to have fun because last time we tried to make a cult classic adaptation faithfully people HATED IT (cats) so we are gonna have fun this time

[@daniella_otsuki]

Arguably the Broadway version takes itself less seriously than the movie. What people complain about the Disney version is that they butchered the storytelling and made it more serious. While the Broadway version is a full on comedy with a heart at its core. Don't get me wrong I enjoy Agony and Meryl Streep's performance. I absolutely love most of the cast as actors but Disney did ruin the story by cutting most of the songs and important scenes of the second part, which is the part where the characters actually understand the moral of the story and therefore give it meaning. For instance, the whole erasure of the baker's father and not having "No More" undermines the baker's character arc so much.

[@rjenyawd]

@@daniella_otsuki THIS. But also, and MORE problematic IMO, is that the movie cuts Rapunzel's death. ...which completely ruins the Witch's arc and purpose.

[@mightbe_aura]

I'm going to personally hunt you down if you don't continue reacting to Murder Drones, specially now that they released the season finale/j

[@rjenyawd]

I wish more people would watch/react to the original version that was filmed on stage instead of the bastardized Disney version. The Disney version lost SO much of the nuance and tone and story. Especially when it comes to the Witch and the Baker's character arcs and stories. They just didn't know what they were doing with the material. The entire story is cored around the concepts of parenthood and what we leave/teach the generations that follow us. The witch's story directly reflects this with Rapunzel's arc. The first song The witch sings to Rapunzel is about being overprotective and controlling, and imparts the line: "Children Should Listen!". Then, in act 2, in remorse of Rapunzel's death, the witch sings "Children Won't Listen.", and then at the end of the show, for the finale after morality has hit the fan and the fairytale is done, she reflects on what we impart as parents and the lessons and lives we inadvertently impart on our kids with "Children WILL Listen." (One of the biggest things the Disney film does wrong is it removes Rapunzel's death, which COMPLETELY ruins the Witch's character arc and artistic purpose.) But yeah, you should really check out/watch the original staged version they filmed with Bernedette Peters. It's phenomenal, and is one of my favorite Sondheim musicals. Such a great production too. ^_^

[@Asemahle-oh1zg]

Anna Kendrick is in this musical

[@SeraphEChasted_3]

I performed this show once it was fun

[@OMGolly101]

Yes

[@abbycolquhoun7025]

YOOO SAME!!! Bakers wife:)

[@Bardic_Knowledge]

My eldest sister was the witch in a local production once.

[@Captgroundhog]

I was in the Jr version and was mysterious man

[@SeraphEChasted_3]

@@Captgroundhog I helped direct one of those the ending is much happier

[@thebakersruview131]

I cackled every time you screamed "AGONY"

[@katiegarcia728]

Into the woods-Any moment ( from the movie) I want to see your reaction to that song.😂

[@RS-ux2kq]

First part: the wishes of the characters and what they do to get thrir wish and thr second part is the consequences of a lot of it and how to start again even if you have lost almost everything in the process

[@Dagger__Seishin]

Soo just a little background to Make it funnier and make More sense. Chris is Prince Charming and in this one Cinderella runs from the ball twice as it goes on for 3 nights. The other guy is his little brother and Repunzals Prince who he can only visit by climbing her hair into the tower.

[@DeejaLurge]

5:05 to 5:15 was extremely sondheim and I lived for it

[@autumnwinter1462]

Oh my god, for the next you NEEED to do the ‘Prologue’ song, ‘Giants in the sky’, ‘I know things now’ and ‘Greens greens’.

[@luaneedssleep]

MY BROTHER IN CHRIST YOU NEED TO WATCH THE WHOLE MUSICAL into the woods is possibly the WORST thing you could watch out of context DKJHFJHSKJDHF

[@RammerHammer]

So ive only ever seen the original cast recording, ive never see the movie (because i hate james corden) and this has reinforced the fact that the OCR is SO MUCH BETTER omg. Like yes the actors in the movie are good singers but you simply cannot compete with Chip Zien as the baker, and Jack's song Giants In The Sky is WAY better in the OCR. Even the new broadway version was better than the movie, i didnt know I needed Phillipa Soo (Eliza from Hamilton) as Cinderella in my life but my lord she can sing. If you ever plan on doing more Into The Woods songs I suggest Giants In The Sky (obviously), It Takes Two, and Any Moment/Moments In The Woods (its one song).

[@Silvers-Stars]

Mathew if you haven’t yet PLEASE react to yaelokre I NEED to see you react to their music because all of their songs are BANGERS 😭😭

[@samanthaarana2960]

Mathew discovers Sondheim's style

[@TheButterfr0g]

Hey Mathew, no idea if you'll see this, but a suggestion for something react to: There's this old animatic named Welcome to Hell which came out ~11 years ago, but I think it might be up your alley. (Although fair warning, I'm pretty sure a portion of it plays a copyrighted song)

[@melissajanefletcher]

Agony from the movie is fun but im sooo glad you saw the broadway version of Your Fault

[@J_Mar19]

You should listen to Anna Kendrick’s version of On the Steps of the Palace from the film. It’s amazing!

[@shatterschone]

No way people voted for the movie

[@kaikiwwi]

Right? But I saw a lot of movie fans in the community post comments

[@abbeyBominable123]

I love both.

[@New.ideas.xx66]

Can you please please please react to descendents movie plssssss. Btw love your content ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Day 4

[@Discworld-Edge-Witch]

Sondheim is kind of infamous for his intricate lyrics and rhyme schemes. It's some of the hardest but most satisfying Broadway scores to sing. FYI: pitch is tar. At she was literally stuck on the stairs.

[@LexieTheMusicLover]

Can you please listen to the music from over the moon 🙏🙏 one of the actors from Hamilton is in it and either way the songs are great!!! (By the way the actor from Hamilton is Phillipa Soo or Eliza) (Eliza is the one that married Hamilton)

[@bubblegum1366]

You should listen to the Agony reprise! Unfortunately cut from the movie but the original cast stageshow version is available.

[@RosaofHeartzOffical]

YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO "ON THE STEPS OF THE PALACE" ANNA KENDRICK SINGS IT AND ITS SOOOO GOOD

[@brendanleane585]

my favorite part about these videos is that he skips the songs that give context of whats going on and then hes so confused of whats going on 😭😭 Please react to the very first song it will answer alot of QUESTIONS 💜

[@anxiousace4393]

This is probably not gonna get seen, but can you watch Lego Monkie kid out of context? Its a great show, and i think you'd enjoy it?

[@picofadream]

The princes are brothers

[@FlapackandGregsPS5]

please react to newsies, the outsiders, and tuck everlasting broadway cast recordings 🙏🙏🙏

[@MagicWitch-g9c]

I do music therapy and my singing teacher does different songs to help me learn different techniques. She got me to sing giants in the sky, I know things now and no one is alone. These songs are going to give you hell but it’s worth it in the end. These songs are not easy to do lol

[@forrestgumpthechump]

9:22 well you’re in good company there my friend shes my favorite character idc if shes awful I love her. one of my dream roles fr

[@Gabby-mk8kv]

Meryl Streep’s radiation of Last Midnight is way to good to be missed, he has to watch the movie or at least react her performance of the song.

[@LadyGreensleeves33]

The Original Broadway is definitely the BEST Last Midnight, but seeing Meryl Streep's in the movie is still worth your time at some point I think - the sass is impeccable.

[@Lyssa16]

I love into the woods! Your fault is probably my fave and the last midnight

[@Ari_b12]

OMGGG ITS ELIZA 18:55

[@madiaikau9140]

"I don't really like musicals" 😮 👀 me having seen his multiple glowing reactions to several musicals . . .

[@vgpowerlord]

This whole pitter-patter song is one of Stephen Sondheim's trademarks.

[@fightscrimewhilesleeping4024]

...this is really making me realize how few Sondheim songs make any sense at all out of context lol

[@Ana-sx1en]

Well, definitelly minute 16:29 will be in some video of "Mathew out of context".

[@mr.moviemafia]

Starting with "Last Midnight" first must be so confusing because it requires more context than ANY other song in the show XD

[@stanleefanstanleefan2127]

No one is alone is an orphan telling another orphan that she understands grief and will always have her support.

[@erinmontgomery11]

Love that he watched the original your fault, but what a terrible introduction to Into the Woods. So much confusion and so little context I'm laughing

[@_..jolene.._]

WATCH THE MOVIE‼️‼️ it’s amazing

[@JetLagRecords]

Mathew McKenna, Bro, keep up the good work. Collab soon?