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First, because to many people, that is the dictionary definition of a musical.
This things a musical!
Joker: Folie a Deuxturns out to feature music in almost all the ways a film can feature music.
(My colleague Alison Willmorecalls this scene rapturous, reaching heights the movie never bothers with again.)
You gotta admire a good bit.
So, with all of that in mind, why did Gaga say the movie isnt a musical?
Perhaps its the fact thatFolie a Deuxonly has a few traditional musical numbers.
Or perhaps its because the films dialogue still drives the plot, rather than the songs.
Perhaps its something that the ghost of Judy Garland whispered to her in her sleep.
Sometimes celebrities get put in front of microphones and they just say things, you know?
