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Sweeney Todd - creepy Johanna song

Thu Apr 3, 2008, 2:52 PM
The first time I saw Sweeney Todd was when my bro's high school did it (several years have passed). At the time I enjoyed the production, but I wasn't paying close attention to the lyrics.
Now that the movie's come out on DVD, and I've seen it again, one set of lyrics strikes me as fairly creepy.
In the movie, Anthony sees Johanna in the window and starts singing about her, but the second time he starts singing, it takes a bit of a turn:

"I'll steal you, Johanna,
I'll steal you.
Do they think that walls can hide you?
Even now, I'm at your window.
I am in the dark beside you,"


Does that strike anyone else as slightly creepy? I'm sure it doesn't help in the movie that Anthony's singing this while bloodied up. But really...'even now I'm at your window' is a disturbing kind of mental image.

Anyone else think that's creepy? Or if you've no opinion, have you seen the movie (or stage production if you like) and have an opinion on that? :)

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omg! yes i found that hell creepy! and that Anthony is actually quite creepy looking, kind of serial killer looking lol!... thats what i think anyway

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yeah, I agree with you on that. I thought the movie was brilliant (Favorite scene = the beach)

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I found it a bit possive and overprotective.....in other words creepy as heck.

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OK, I must be the odd person out here. I didn't see it as creepy. If she had been afraid of him or told him never to return then maybe it would have been, but it was love at first sight. He was saying that no matter what he would always be there. He would find a way to be with her even if the world was against them. He was saying that even though her guardian hid her away he would still get to her. It was meant to be romantic. At least that is how I saw it.

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is that what the words were. I got the creepy vibe just from the way he was looking up at the house...

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lol! I didn't want to say that bit about his looks, but I completely agree! :lol:

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I'm fond of the scene where they're discussing the kinds of pies they can make - "the trouble with poet is how do you know it's deceased - try the priest" :giggle:

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creepy love-struck sailors for the win! :O_o:

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Well, I may be reading too much into things, but I saw it from her side as more of an 'anything to get out of here' thing. It seems to be love at first sight for Anthony, though.
I'm certain it was supposed to be romantic. And I think it comes across more in that way before he talks to the judge and later on when he's looking for her, but in that one part...I don't know.

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