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Were the World Mine

2008 · 97 min

A whimsical, earnest musical fantasy that blends high school drama with Shakespearean magic, offering a sweet and slightly melancholic escape.

Tagline: a musical dream come true
Overview: If you had a love-potion, who would you make fall madly in love with you? Timothy, prone to escaping his dismal high school reality through dazzling musical daydreams, gets to answer that question in a very real way. After his eccentric teacher casts him as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, he stumbles upon a recipe hidden within the script to create the play's magical, purple love-pansy.
How it feels: Whimsical, romantic, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, sexuality, love, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
sexuality
love
coming-of-age
isolation
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: musical
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild