Monday Movies of the Mind #1
2Pac’s The Phantom of the Hip-Hopera
The Idea: Andrew Lloyd Weber’s The Phantom of the Opera, as told by Tupac Shakur
The Tagline: “Track down my murderer, he must be found…”
The Plot: 2Pac rises from the dead and searches for the man responsible for his murder. Meanwhile, he narrates his journey through rap music.
Last Lines: “California / knows how to seek vengeance…”
There was a hiphop opera a while ago, but I have to say it was really bad. Still, the idea is nice and if executed right could be good
“Hip-hopera” is actually a genre fusion of rap and opera music. Yeah it IS really stupid, just the idea of it. I keep thinking of Tupac’s Resurrection (which I haven’t seen) meets Joel Schumacher’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera (which I have seen and find underrated, as a slight tangent) when I look at this monster I created. Hopefully no one looks at my blog, takes “Monday Movies of the Mind”, and takes it into “Monday Movies of Reality”. Fat chance, but it would suck.
This sounds awesome/hilarious.
Thanks! I already have TEN (count ‘em!) more scheduled for this year! Got bored one day and went crazy with the idea. Most further ones have review links, as well.
That’s a funny concept, and I can see it working.
My cousin and I once made a rap about my dog, who we call Tybpac (a bit of an inside joke). I completely forget it, and he probably does to, but it begins, “Tybpac / took a glock…” haha
This reminded me of Carmen: A Hip Hopera. I have to say, though, if they did this, not with Tupac obviously since he’s not “available” anymore, and they did it seriously, I could see it being good.
Good in a stupid way, right? Like I’ve heard Wes Craven’s New Nightmare is fantastic, but looking at the plot (Freddy Krueger comes back from the dead for the umpteenth time to kill the guys who put him on the silver screen), I can’t imagine it being anywhere near good.
I actually mean good in a good way, lol. You’d have to have a hell of a writer, though. And a title that doesn’t sound as funny. But Phantom-of-the-Opera set in the hip-hop world could work.
I think someone like Diablo Cody could make a good indie comedy outta this one. Doesn’t sound like it, but I think it WOULD work in the hands of the most unexpected (but not lacking talent) screenwriter choice.