Stop
the World, I Want to Get Off!!
Are any of
you feeling this way? I certainly
am. There have been songs, plays, and
films based on that phrase.
Although I never saw
the movie, I share the sentiment. Twenty-Twenty was full of many negative
happenings. This New Year did not start
much better, based on the continued impact of the Coronavirus, and the
beguiling things happening in the political world.
Wikipedia offers the
following information giving details of the picture.
The
show, set against a circus backdrop,
focuses on Littlechap from the moment of his birth until his death. Each time
something unsatisfactory happens, he calls out 'Stop the world!' and addresses
the audience. After being born, going through school, and finding work as a
tea-boy, his first major step towards improving his lot is to marry his boss' daughter.
Saddled with the responsibilities of a family, he is given a job in his
father-in-law's factory.
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