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Burning Man: The Musical (2021)
The perfect lampoon of- and tribute to all that is Burning Man
"Burning Man: The Musical" somehow manages to touch on every single grain of Playa dust that makes Burning Man the phenomenon that it is. The film captures the Burn's ridiculousness, absurdity, and hypocrisy, as well as its community, color, and creativity. Longtime Burners will relish the references, but even audiences who have never been to Black Rock Desert will be captivated by the storylines and fall in love with characters like Hazel the Hippie (who sees all the burns of the past through rose colored 1960s-style sunglasses...and a lot of smoke), Chad (the hopeless polyamorist), and Molly, who is struggling to reconcile her former "SparklePony" persona with becoming a responsible human being. And then there's Bill the Billionaire: an Elon Musk on steroids and every bit as entertaining as that sounds. So many lines had me laughing out loud. The visuals are like a blast of hallucinogenics, and the soundtrack is a series of fun earworms performed by a cast overflowing with talent. What a great trip!