I even specifically like it because I identify with the character and I agree with the artistic choice to narrow the whole show only to his POV, to only being interested in what happens to him and how his actions affect himself
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Jesus also wasn't the Son of God, he was not a blameless innocent perfect human who willingly went to his death to take our sins upon himself, and he did not rise again in three days A lot of people telling you he did know it isn't true but are saying it because it feels good
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A lot of people who found religions are demonstrably awful L Ron Hubbard, Joseph Smith Even just looking at his own writings Paul of Tarsus was a real piece of work But the religions persist after they're gone
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(If you look at the "Free Zone", people who have recognized the Church of Scientology as an abusive cult and cut ties with it but still insistently believe there is truth to their teachings, it's pretty heartbreaking)
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Dear Evan Hansen is, like, a super cynical read on this "That story that made you cry all night and got you to change your mind about killing yourself and spurred you to try to turn your life around Yeah some creep made it up so he could get laid"
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You needed a reason to quit drinking and finally try to act like better things are possible if you try even if it feels like they aren't Joseph Smith needed to have sex with a 16-year-old girl, as did Evan Hansen As Zoe says in the show, "Everyone needed it for something"
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From what I've read about the development of the show, it started out as much more overtly cynical - Pasek being upset about all the people making up stories about how close they were to the kid who died in his high school class and wondering how far he could take that idea
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And I like that, I like that the cynical roots are buried deep, even if it means a ton of the fans end up not seeming to get that Evan is even a bad guy It feels true to life to me You always start off the lying because the lie feels so beautiful and the truth so cheap
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This reminds me of a pet theory I have, that the Simpsons episode “Lisa the Iconoclast” a) is great and b) would never get made today because progressive values have basically inverted on that message
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