Why the #EurovisionMovie
is worth watching: A thread.
1. More Americans should be into Eurovision. Come on. A huge game show with geopolitical undertones, a super complicated voting system, sparkles and fire?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q6Co-nd0lM …
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2. Will Ferrell is apparently a Eurovision superfan who has been trying to make this movie for decades. https://www.vox.com/culture/21294429/eurovision-review-interview-will-ferrell-rachel-mcadams-netflix …pic.twitter.com/uz3nRcxTtY
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3. Ferrell and Rachel McAdams star as the Icelandic contestants, Fire Saga. The 2020 contest was cancelled because of the coronavirus, but the actual Icelandic contestant, Daði Freyr, is hilarious: https://slate.com/culture/2020/06/iceland-eurovision-song-contest-netflix-dadi-freyr-petursson-interview.html …pic.twitter.com/iz8n93uoaA
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4. This isn't really about the movie, but the Daði Freyr entry is also a genuinely awesome song (and not just by Eurovision standards):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFZNvj-HfBU …
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5. Mikael Persbrandt, whom you may recognize from Sex Education and who plays an Icelandic banker in the film, has a sex appeal section on his Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_Persbrandt …pic.twitter.com/GXAU6lSEbV
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6. I don't want to spoil their reveals in the movie, but (a) the songs are perfect callbacks to Eurovision classics, and (b) the cameos are very rewarding.https://twitter.com/laurabronner/status/1276745599153582081 …
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So I got really curious about EuroVision history while watching, because ABBA won. Only to find out a fellow Canadian (Celine Dion) won? WTH? How do Canadians not know about this?
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I know! Eurovision is a veritable treasure chest of fun facts!
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