Another extra detail. When they sang "Like you I was curious", their choreography wasn't just them being stern to the new kids. Around 3:10, they point on their own as well, this is them reminding each other. The girl with glasses is the least tense, when 'If I try I can Remember', she had a more scared face, than scary. Which might imply she fell out of line once, or has been close to. Their choreo is basically, I am telling you these because you are on your own if you screw up, we are on our own, and so are you.
The way they so cleverly incorporate the letters to the point I had no idea it was happening until they started flashing the letters on the screen- it makes me ANGRYYYYY with how good it is
GOD THE KIDS ARE SO WELL CHOREOGRAPHED, the movement, the walks, the singing, its all so mind boggling, I truly give props to the choreographer teacher
Everyone talks about Hortensia and her killer dance moves, but the kids playing the prefects deserve some attention as well, they managed to utterly nail this number.
This has always been one of the most impressive songs in musical history. To incorporate spelling into music isn’t uncommon but to do the whole alphabet, A to Z, so perfectly is stunning.
@@ZmenitBussler I felt the same way. We dint talk about Bruno then got boring for me since every one in my school sang it. Otherwise I got goosebumps the first time I heard it.
Yes. A little change, isn't it? In the Original version is: "Dad says I'll learn the Alphabet". "The Alphabet? Well, you got to learn to listen, kids!" I love that part as well.
@@000tyrnot sure if this it but most ppl listening to the song, along with Lavender and Matilda in the movie, didn’t know the alphabet was being said in the first part of the song until the prefects “learned” them what letters were being said when
The energy during the whole movie is so good! It really feels like you're actually watching a MUSICAL and not some sort of movie with songs. Great adaptation.
I like the details of how the prefects present themselves as very stern, menacing, almost aggressive in the way they introduce Matilda and Lavender to the school for the first time, but if you think about it they’re actually being very considerate and helpful by warning them both of what’s to come. They never actually do any harm to the two new students; they’re only telling them how to survive in a merciless environment they’ve never been in before, in a jaded, cynical way that they've been accustomed to delivering this exact same performance many times before.
its actually perfect like they cant sugarcoat it cos if they do new kids wont take it srsly and slip up and get punished. its better they be scared by the prefects than thrown in the chokey i always admire older students like that.
True, and if you notice, after the bell ringing, they still keep warning Matilda and Lavender. As Prefects, they should know better to go to class the moment they hear the bell, yet they still went out of their way to properly warn those kids.
Also i love how startled they were when miss trunchbull started talking over the intercom. They may have more experience in this environment but they’re still terrified of her
Netflix in my region has this movie dubbed in French, Spanish, Korean and Japanese. Often with musicals, they'll dub just the dialog and have the songs in the original, but for Matilda, they did full translations and dubs of all the songs in each of those languages - INCLUDING working in the alphabet in every single one! Amazing localization work.
Chinese also did very good localisation. Unfortunately Malay and Indonesian just translated the song directly without considering the alphabetical order. Did french consider the alphabetical order?
@@yokelengleng French has the alphabet arranged in the same order, and so does Spanish with the exception of ñ, so it wasn't an issue. Korean and Japanese obviously don't natively use the English alphabet at all, so they stuck with the English order by default. I guess it would have been hard to rearrange things to fit the Indonesian order without changing what's actually shown on the screen...
@@poundlandvodka the Indonesian order is 100% the same as English, but the pronunciation of the letters are different from English. The Malay alphabet is also the same and all the letters are pronounced exactly as they are in English
@@yokelengleng The Norwegian translation translates the lyrics so that it still spells out the alphabet the same way, though it suffers a bit since we have three additional letters at the end with æøå :P
The prefects are so confident and calm throughout the whole song and then they turn so fearful when Trunchbull’s voice comes over the intercom. Those kids are such great actors!
I find it clever that they sing the chorus first and THEN show how the alphabet comes in. And I love that the 'letters' are based on the 'sounds' not the actual letters. _'living "L" '_ genuinely made me smile it was funny.
I kinda feel sorry for the Prefects, they're probably so cold and aggressive towards Matilda and Lavender because they've dealt with Trunchbull for about 6-7 years, and they've hardened from the experience as a result and they're probably afraid to show too much emotion within her presence.
This is why I was specifically looking for as many of them as I could in Revolting Children. They're barely there, but there, singing their hearts out. Probably such a freeing moment for them.
@@twist_ending7545 yeah but she already seemed like a rebel. The red hat, buttons and mix matched socks. Plus at the end of the song she was the only one not rushing to class.
Lyrics "Oi, new kids!" So you think your able to survive this mess by being a prince or a princess You will soon see, there's no escaping tragedy And even, if you put in heaps of effort Your just wasting energy 'Cause your life as you know it is ancient history I have suffered in this jail I've been trapped inside this cage for ages This living 'ell But if I try I can remember Back before my life had ended Before my happy days were over Before I first heard the pealing of the bell. Like you, I was curious So innocent I asked a thousand questions But unless you want to suffer, listen up and I will teach you, a thing or two You listen hear, my dear You'll be punished so severely if you step out of line And if you cry, it will be double You should stay out of trouble And remember to be extremely careful. "Why?" Why? "Why? Did you hear what we said?" Just you wait for Phys-Ed! "What's Phys-Ed?" "Physical Education. The Trunchbull's speciality." "Who are you?" "We're prefects. We're here to take you to class." "So we're going to start learning?" "Oh, you'll start learning all right." "Great, I already know the alphabet." "You don't know the alphabet, until we learn you THE alphabet." And so you think your A-ble To survive this mess by B-ing a prince or a princess You will soon C There's no escaping trage-D And E-ven If you put in heaps of F-fort You're just wasting ener-G 'Cause your life as you know it is H-ient history. I have suffered in this J-ail I've been trapped inside this K-ge for ages This living 'L But if I try I can rem-M-ber Back before my life had N-ded Before my happy days were O-ver Before I first heard the P-ling of the bell. Like you, I was Q-rious So innocent I R-sked a thousand questions But unl-S you want to suffer, listen up and I will T-ch you, a thing or two U listen here, my dear You'll be punished so se-V-rely If you step out of line And if you cry, it will be W should stay out of trouble And remember to be X-tremely careful "Why?" Y? "Y?? Didn't you hear what we said?" "I have become aware that some of you are not in class." (gasping) "Correct this. You have 5 seconds to comply." ABCDEFG HIJKLMNOP QRSTUV, WX Y Y Y Y Y Y Y? "Come here Matilda, inside, quick!" "One." "Just you wait for Phy-Z."
at 1:58 i love that she says they're there to take them to class then by the end of their song completely fail their mission and just run off leaving them in a random hallway not knowing where to go
This is the first musical that blew my mind in a long time. When they started flashing the room letters with the song I was the most astounded at how creative it was. When I saw a clip of revolting children I thought it was great, and then after watching the movie it completely changed how I viewed the definition of revolting in that case. Truly amazing.
Here's a cool musical thing I noticed: the letters are always on the downbeat of the 4/4 measure. For those who don't know music, you can start with "A" and count to 4 repeatedly at a steady beat (while the kids are singing), and the letter always comes at the same time as 1.
What I just now realized is that they followed true. The prefects brought them to class, while giving them all the warning they needed to hear, but had to book it their own classes out of fear.
I never watched matilda the musical stage, so I looked for this scene cus I was curious how the alphabet was originally used on the song. Its very creative and I'm so happy they found a way that worked so well on movie form.
Typically, productions of this use blocks (big enough to sit on, not tiny toy blocks) with letters painted/written on each side and turn the pertinent block towards the audience when that letter is called
I first saw an amateur production of this musical. The whole thing with the blocks came across as pretty cheesy to me, partly because the lyrics were hard to understand. It works much better in the movie with better enunciation and more subtle placement of the letters.
The version I saw featured large metal fence prop which was used throughout the song. The kids would hold up letters, then puncture them backward onto the fence so they stuck. At the end, they turned the fence around and it said "physical education "
“You don’t know the alphabet until we learn you the alphabet.” is so smart given how in the first segment you dont even notice theyve spelled out the entire alphabet until we learned the lyrics.
@@BJJ5770she's confirmed it was part of the costume Red beret is meant to be a rebel, hence the cast, hat, and odd socks. Also she's late for class at the end of this song.
This song was my favourite to watch on stage, the choreography for this number is absolutely amazing ! I'm so glad they did it justice in the movie, because it's not an easy song to translate from stage to screen (let's be honest, they did the stage show justice with this movie, it's amazing !!)
1:01 This part gave me chills. Especially that side shot with all the hands reaching out the gate. This part is so well choreographed. Actually, scratch that. This whole song is amazingly choreographed.
I just love how well written the script and the lyrics is in this. I just couldnt believe they really pulled the lyrics while having the letters called alphabetically just so well! The work put into this mustve been hard
this is an example of one of those things that's so amazing you can't even begin to understand how the human braid could think of it. like how did tim minchin even get this idea? where did it begin? how did he come up with this? i don't know but it's just brilliant
This is what songwriting should be. Makes me want to watch it over and over again to marvel at the creativity. I remember watching this live in Providence and not realizing until the last 30 seconds what was happening and waiting so long to finally see it again!
I love how all of the letters of the alphabet are recited in the song and on the doors, and then when Lavender asks "why" (why) and then they say "just you wait for physed" (Z) It's extremely creative.
Literally everything about this song is perfect. Movie is very enjoyable and I think stands on pretty even ground with the original movie. The prefects were so good in this one song I wish it had been possible to feature them a bit more
As someone who was Bruce Bogtrotter in my community theater's production, this was defenitly one of my favorite songs, if not my favorite song, in the soundtrack. Thank god it got that treatment in the movie
@@Cherry_bomb437 She is not the same girl. How can it be when Charlie movie is quite old now? Like, think before writing. They just used a blond wig so that the girl resembles to the other actress that played Violet in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The way I gasped when I realized the alphabet was incorporated into the song! There was no real hint of it in the first chorus, but it makes the second chorus hit so much harder!! Love it ❤️ extremely talented little actors/actresses/singers 🥰
This is the MOST AMAZING, ENTERTAINING version of Matilda! It brought me back the memories from watching the actual musical, hope Netflix does this with WICKED too! :)
I forgot this musical was British and I was frustrated that they didn’t say “you will soon Z” But now I realize it’s cause it’s ZED. GOTCHA. That’s amazing.
This is how tou adapt a musical into a film... so many movies are so scared to go all out and use the theatrical moves of musicals with the use of film editing cuz it would look weird... This is an example that it can be done amazingly
Ok, that song was amazing. Recognized some of the words when they showed the letters so had to go back and watch it again. Singing was great but the writing was amazing, already said it but it's the only word that describes it.
The choreography, lyrics, music and absolute everything was so well done! Especially including the alphabet while they were walking to their class Edit 1:omg so much like ty
Plot twist: She isn't really asking "why" she's literally so smart that she picked up on the song and knows that it's about the alphabet, and she's just adding the next letter after X.
Most of the songs have Tim Minchin written all over them. This one feels the most like him though. It reminds me of Cont(ext) and Prejudice with how he presents the song and the listener thinks they know what’s going on, then the second half starts and he pulls the rug out from under you.
When I was watching I was like "I wonder what they're gonna do for Z" And when she said "Phys-Ed" I was like, "Lmao oh yeah, the british pronounce their Z's as Zed." 😂
ohh this movie gave me chills in so many different scenes, particularly this one and ‘my house’. the vocal arrangement and the choreography is brilliant throughout the movie, as is the set and how it interacts with the story. it’s easy for a set to become a static location, just a scene where something happens. but it truly feels as if it is a part of what’s going on throughout the movie; the locations are an integral part of the story and it really shows.
I love how the electric guitar is always present in the second half of the song, even if completely overshadowed by the other instruments and the kids' singing.
likely from people who saw the play. It was much more theatrically done and in person was insane (there's a bootleg video on youtube if you search for "The School song Matilda"
@@soocool78 I looked it up and one big difference I noticed right away (apart from the automatic differences of stage vs film sets) is that the stage version doesn't give Hortensia a solo part. I don't know whether that's a good thing or bad.
This song is absolutely brilliant Tim Minchin is one talented individual. I love how he incorporated the alphabet it's brilliant. And one of my favorite characters is the main prefect girl I love her attitude.
School Song [Lyrics] So you think you're able, To survive this mess by being a prince or a princess. You will soon see. There's no escaping tragedy... And even, if you put in heaps of effort! You're just wasting energy. 'Cause your life as you know it is ancient history. [Childrens] I, have suffered in this jail! Have been trapped inside this cage for ages! This living 'ell! But if I try, I can remember! Back before my life had ended! Before my happy days were over! Before I first heard the pealing of the bell! [Prefects] Like you, I was curious. So innocent I asked a thousand questions, But unless you want to suffer listen up and I will teach you. A thing or two. You, listen here. My dear, you'll be punished so severely if you step out of line, And if you cry, it will be double, You should stay out of trouble, And remember be extremely careful! [Girl] Why? [Prefects] Why?! Why?! Didn't you hear what we said? Just you wait for Phys-Ed! [Matilda] What Phys-Ed? [Prefects] Physical Education. The Trunchbull's speciality. [Matilda] Who are you? [Prefects] We're Prefects. We're here to take you to class. [Matilda] So, we're gonna start learning? [Prefects] Oh, you'll start learning all right. [Girl] Wait, I already know the alphabet. [Prefects] You don't know the alphabet. Until we'll learn you the alphabet. So you think you can (A!) able, To survive this mess by (B!) being a prince or a princess. You will soon (C!) see. There's no escaping tragedy. (D!) And (E!) even, if you put in heaps of (F!) effort! You're just wasting energy. (G!) 'Cause your life as you know it is (H!) ancient history. (I!) I, have suffered in this (J!) jail! Have been trapped inside this (K!) cage for ages! This living (L!) L! But if I try, I can remember! (M!) Back before my life had (N!) ended! Before my happy days were (O!) over! Before I first heard the (P!) pealing of the bell! Like you, I was (Q!) curious. So innocent I (R!) asked a thousand questions, But unless (S!) you want to suffer listen up and I will (T!) teach you. A thing or two. (U!) You, listen here. My dear, you'll be punished so severely (V!) if you step out of line, And if you cry, it will be double, (W!) You should stay out of trouble, And remember be (X!) extremely careful. [Girl] Why? [Prefects] (Y!) Why?! Why?! Didn't you hear what we said? [Miss Trunchbull] I have become aware that some of you are not yet in class. Correct this. You have 5 seconds to comply. [Prefects] A-B-C-D-E-F-G! H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P! Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X! Why? (x7) [Girl] Just you wait for Phys(Z!)-Eds.
It's a bit more obvious here than in the stage show (since the prefects and older children are played by children and not by adults) - we think they're bullying the younger children (and Hortensia is definitely trying to scare them), but what they're actually doing is warning them. 2:10 Especially at "you don't know the alphabet until we learn you the alphabet" - loosely translated that's 'don't try to act like you're clever or know things, you'll get in trouble if you do'. And we saw that even the prefects were frightened when they heard the Trunchball over the intercom.
The way the Prefects also sang “I have suffered in this Jail” shows that they were once innocent kids forced into being strict
that is me
@@hninsiaye305 omg
Obviously
@@hninsiaye305thats sooliarin
Another extra detail. When they sang "Like you I was curious", their choreography wasn't just them being stern to the new kids. Around 3:10, they point on their own as well, this is them reminding each other. The girl with glasses is the least tense, when 'If I try I can Remember', she had a more scared face, than scary. Which might imply she fell out of line once, or has been close to. Their choreo is basically, I am telling you these because you are on your own if you screw up, we are on our own, and so are you.
Can we just talk about that girl leading the prefects, her facial expressions are insane, in a good way, such expression!
She steal the show from red basker girl, not a easy feat.
Then something just snapped something inside of me
She looks so tense that her neck looks like it's going to burst (this is a complement to her level of acting like a stressed prefect).
Yeah! This girl is one of the shine, same as you noticed, her fierce looking face is so lovely! And I like her thick ponytail hair.
she looks so aggresive
The way they so cleverly incorporate the letters to the point I had no idea it was happening until they started flashing the letters on the screen- it makes me ANGRYYYYY with how good it is
You don't know the alphabet until we learn you the alphabet.
oh my god, they really were doing it the entire time. That’s incredible.
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Absolute genius🥰I was like omg “the alphabet”😁😁🔥
“They” is Tim Minchin. Look him up: he’s brilliant. :)
GOD THE KIDS ARE SO WELL CHOREOGRAPHED, the movement, the walks, the singing, its all so mind boggling, I truly give props to the choreographer teacher
Yes! And the personality!! This filled my heart!
Don’t you mean it’s….. *BOGTROTTING* HHAHHAHA sorry, it was just too good of an opportunity to miss a pun.
so trueee
imagine not only managing, but also teaching and coreographing, up to 200 kids. that's so much work.
The kids deserve their flowers too. Raw talent and hard work made it all come together so beautifully
Everyone talks about Hortensia and her killer dance moves, but the kids playing the prefects deserve some attention as well, they managed to utterly nail this number.
That’s just what I was thinking. 😊
I played Hortensia in the school play and I learn all her dance moves
you give them them the attention
Tim Minchin is severely underappreciated. Such a genius concept for a song, and expertly executed.
Hi Mr Otomotone! 😊
True
I dare you to recreate this
*Wah*
I notice this is like the original ONE CAUSE they like the same but different
This has always been one of the most impressive songs in musical history. To incorporate spelling into music isn’t uncommon but to do the whole alphabet, A to Z, so perfectly is stunning.
What are the other songs incorporating spelling?
I did not expect the, "Phys Ed. (Phy-Z)" because I'm American and that's not how we pronounce it, but once I realized it, I liked it.
@@elisabeth5995 Yeah, same. I kinda forgot that this was a Bri’ish movie.
Not really spelling, but Do Re MI from the siund of music is good@
@@elisabeth5995This helps me to understand where the 'z' is.
The letters being incorporated in the song was such a creative choice!
absolutely! if you haven’t had the chance, go watch the musical live. they perform this song on stage too with really clever use of props
Ikr! It was so creative💕
I got goosebumps! Last time a song made me feel like that was We Don’t Talk about Bruno.
@@ZmenitBussler I felt the same way. We dint talk about Bruno then got boring for me since every one in my school sang it. Otherwise I got goosebumps the first time I heard it.
I know right!
“You don’t know the alphabet until we learn you the alphabet.” I LOVE IT
Yes. A little change, isn't it?
In the Original version is:
"Dad says I'll learn the Alphabet".
"The Alphabet? Well, you got to learn to listen, kids!"
I love that part as well.
I know what you zed and I zee what you did there.
Someone needs to remake this song with numbers instead of letters!
What does that 3v3n mean lmao
@@000tyrnot sure if this it but most ppl listening to the song, along with Lavender and Matilda in the movie, didn’t know the alphabet was being said in the first part of the song until the prefects “learned” them what letters were being said when
They way they combine slang, phonetics and puns is genius.
The peak of writing imo
'did you hear what we zed'
@@LacedWithOreos I think it's supposed to be "just you wait for phy zed"
It’s one of the many songs where Tim Minchin’s brilliance shows :) he’d great with word play
I don't wanna ruin anyone's notifications since this a month old but
Yeah, there's no way the R could be incorporated if it weren't for the accent xD
1:41 The way Lavender raised her finger and ask why is adorable.
True😂
I think so too
"☝🤓️" vibes
Super adorable, and sad considering she's about to lose her innocence in such a horrible school.
i hate lavender.
The energy during the whole movie is so good! It really feels like you're actually watching a MUSICAL and not some sort of movie with songs. Great adaptation.
Somehow I think I get exactly what you mean. So many musicals just... don't really *feel* like them anymore
Right like this movie felt organic when they started singing
It doesn't feel forced either and the lyrics and choreography is genius
I like the details of how the prefects present themselves as very stern, menacing, almost aggressive in the way they introduce Matilda and Lavender to the school for the first time, but if you think about it they’re actually being very considerate and helpful by warning them both of what’s to come. They never actually do any harm to the two new students; they’re only telling them how to survive in a merciless environment they’ve never been in before, in a jaded, cynical way that they've been accustomed to delivering this exact same performance many times before.
its actually perfect like they cant sugarcoat it cos if they do new kids wont take it srsly and slip up and get punished. its better they be scared by the prefects than thrown in the chokey i always admire older students like that.
And you know how they did it any way even knowing and risking getting into trouble to teach them was really considerate of them
They're British so even when being menacing they're polite
True, and if you notice, after the bell ringing, they still keep warning Matilda and Lavender. As Prefects, they should know better to go to class the moment they hear the bell, yet they still went out of their way to properly warn those kids.
Also i love how startled they were when miss trunchbull started talking over the intercom. They may have more experience in this environment but they’re still terrified of her
Netflix in my region has this movie dubbed in French, Spanish, Korean and Japanese. Often with musicals, they'll dub just the dialog and have the songs in the original, but for Matilda, they did full translations and dubs of all the songs in each of those languages - INCLUDING working in the alphabet in every single one! Amazing localization work.
Chinese also did very good localisation. Unfortunately Malay and Indonesian just translated the song directly without considering the alphabetical order. Did french consider the alphabetical order?
@@yokelengleng French has the alphabet arranged in the same order, and so does Spanish with the exception of ñ, so it wasn't an issue. Korean and Japanese obviously don't natively use the English alphabet at all, so they stuck with the English order by default. I guess it would have been hard to rearrange things to fit the Indonesian order without changing what's actually shown on the screen...
@@poundlandvodka the Indonesian order is 100% the same as English, but the pronunciation of the letters are different from English. The Malay alphabet is also the same and all the letters are pronounced exactly as they are in English
If there was an Albanian dub of this, it would just dub the dialogue parts and leave the songs in English.
@@yokelengleng The Norwegian translation translates the lyrics so that it still spells out the alphabet the same way, though it suffers a bit since we have three additional letters at the end with æøå :P
0:45 love how Lavender's just staring at the other girl like 🧍🏻♀️
Hortensia was also standing behind them like that after she was done singing😂
Girl stare
Same It's cute!!!!!
@@annemiekvangessel9831aaaa
"Why is this girl trauma dumping on us"
The prefects are so confident and calm throughout the whole song and then they turn so fearful when Trunchbull’s voice comes over the intercom. Those kids are such great actors!
I saw this musical live and I didn’t catch on to the letters until the end and I was blown away
Same!!! So well done!!
I find it clever that they sing the chorus first and THEN show how the alphabet comes in. And I love that the 'letters' are based on the 'sounds' not the actual letters. _'living "L" '_ genuinely made me smile it was funny.
I really liked "ARsked a thousand questions" it makes me chuckle
it's actually "living H_L"
@@leval_413no... it's "living 'ell"
@@leval_413 they say "living 'ell" to mean hell is spoken with a british accent and is used for the L in the alphabet
That’s why it confused me at first: Z is pronounced Zed in the UK, Phys-Zed.
I kinda feel sorry for the Prefects, they're probably so cold and aggressive towards Matilda and Lavender because they've dealt with Trunchbull for about 6-7 years, and they've hardened from the experience as a result and they're probably afraid to show too much emotion within her presence.
This is why I was specifically looking for as many of them as I could in Revolting Children. They're barely there, but there, singing their hearts out. Probably such a freeing moment for them.
The girl wearing the red beret was in the revolting children video
@@snowCandle23 I don’t think she was a prefect tho
@@hanaomer4419 she certainly seems older though
@@twist_ending7545 yeah but she already seemed like a rebel. The red hat, buttons and mix matched socks. Plus at the end of the song she was the only one not rushing to class.
2:03 the “ none of you are special “ sign got me
Same
I noticed now❤️
UGH SO SO BEAUTIFUL! Tim Minchin’s lyrics is just GENIUS! This movie is absolutely amazing!! Such talented kids!
'G' nius... I see what you did there... ;)
Lyrics
"Oi, new kids!"
So you think your able to survive this mess by being a prince or a princess
You will soon see, there's no escaping tragedy
And even, if you put in heaps of effort
Your just wasting energy
'Cause your life as you know it is ancient history
I have suffered in this jail
I've been trapped inside this cage for ages
This living 'ell
But if I try I can remember
Back before my life had ended
Before my happy days were over
Before I first heard the pealing of the bell.
Like you, I was curious
So innocent I asked a thousand questions
But unless you want to suffer, listen up and I will teach you, a thing or two
You listen hear, my dear
You'll be punished so severely if you step out of line
And if you cry, it will be double
You should stay out of trouble
And remember to be extremely careful.
"Why?"
Why?
"Why? Did you hear what we said?"
Just you wait for Phys-Ed!
"What's Phys-Ed?"
"Physical Education. The Trunchbull's speciality."
"Who are you?"
"We're prefects. We're here to take you to class."
"So we're going to start learning?"
"Oh, you'll start learning all right."
"Great, I already know the alphabet."
"You don't know the alphabet, until we learn you THE alphabet."
And so you think your A-ble
To survive this mess by B-ing a prince or a princess
You will soon C
There's no escaping trage-D
And E-ven
If you put in heaps of F-fort
You're just wasting ener-G
'Cause your life as you know it is H-ient history.
I have suffered in this J-ail
I've been trapped inside this K-ge for ages
This living 'L
But if I try I can rem-M-ber
Back before my life had N-ded
Before my happy days were O-ver
Before I first heard the P-ling of the bell.
Like you, I was Q-rious
So innocent I R-sked a thousand questions
But unl-S you want to suffer, listen up and I will T-ch you, a thing or two
U listen here, my dear
You'll be punished so se-V-rely
If you step out of line
And if you cry, it will be
W should stay out of trouble
And remember to be X-tremely careful
"Why?"
Y?
"Y?? Didn't you hear what we said?"
"I have become aware that some of you are not in class."
(gasping)
"Correct this. You have 5 seconds to comply."
ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRSTUV, WX
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y?
"Come here Matilda, inside, quick!"
"One."
"Just you wait for Phy-Z."
Phys-Z-ed
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Tysm!! 🥰
@@debbiewilliams538 It’s actually Phy-Z. The British pronunciation of Z is used
Z = zed.
The choreographer better win awards for this film
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at 1:58 i love that she says they're there to take them to class then by the end of their song completely fail their mission and just run off leaving them in a random hallway not knowing where to go
nuh uh bc Z was their class in miss honeys room so that was her class
When they revealed how the alphabet was incorporated in the lyrics I WAS MIND-BLOWN. Such genius writing! OMG THIS MOVIE IS SO DAMN GOOD 💖✨🙌
This is the first musical that blew my mind in a long time. When they started flashing the room letters with the song I was the most astounded at how creative it was.
When I saw a clip of revolting children I thought it was great, and then after watching the movie it completely changed how I viewed the definition of revolting in that case. Truly amazing.
I did not expect the, "Phys Ed. (Phy-Z)" because I'm American and that's not how we pronounce it, but once I realized it, I liked it.
Whoever wrote those lyrics is a fricken genius !!! I couldn't believe how well every letter fits in the situation.
@@oscarf5433 Tim Minchin. He's a huge star in Australia, and has a TH-cam channel with lots of amazing songs.
Here's a cool musical thing I noticed: the letters are always on the downbeat of the 4/4 measure.
For those who don't know music, you can start with "A" and count to 4 repeatedly at a steady beat (while the kids are singing), and the letter always comes at the same time as 1.
What I just now realized is that they followed true. The prefects brought them to class, while giving them all the warning they needed to hear, but had to book it their own classes out of fear.
I never watched matilda the musical stage, so I looked for this scene cus I was curious how the alphabet was originally used on the song.
Its very creative and I'm so happy they found a way that worked so well on movie form.
Originally, this song is done at the gate of Crunchem Hall, and the big "kids" push alphabet blocks through it the second time around.
Typically, productions of this use blocks (big enough to sit on, not tiny toy blocks) with letters painted/written on each side and turn the pertinent block towards the audience when that letter is called
I first saw an amateur production of this musical. The whole thing with the blocks came across as pretty cheesy to me, partly because the lyrics were hard to understand. It works much better in the movie with better enunciation and more subtle placement of the letters.
The version I saw featured large metal fence prop which was used throughout the song. The kids would hold up letters, then puncture them backward onto the fence so they stuck. At the end, they turned the fence around and it said "physical education "
@@rfresa I found one where they used spot lights to highlight the letters. Very well done but I think it's the original production play.
“You don’t know the alphabet until we learn you the alphabet.” is so smart given how in the first segment you dont even notice theyve spelled out the entire alphabet until we learned the lyrics.
Honestly loved the staging of this number.
Same here it was so well done
Number??????
Miss honey's gentle voice intervening after such a tense, rough and dynamic song is truly a snap hack to reality.
This was my favorite song from the movie! I immediately added it to my Spotify playlist. I love how the letters were incorporated into the song!
14 min!?
I absolutely loved Hortencia’s design and role in this movie. The choreography in this movie is just on point
0:33, i don’t know why I’m so obsessed but I am
1:39 anyone notice the girl in the back with the ponytail got her hair caught in her face XD
phenomenal choreography, this whole movie was incredible.
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I did 😂
Every child actor in this movie is just phenomenal. They are all so talented.
2:03 “NONE OF YOU ARE SPECIAL” dang I felt that
Love the level of detail on the red beret girl, she has a cast on her arm, implying she most probably got hurt by the Trunchbull in phys-ed before
Or the actress broke her arm and it just got incorporated into the costume. But yeah, that’s a good head cannon!
Omg that’s such a good theory
Oh yeah, I never noticed this
@@BJJ5770she's confirmed it was part of the costume
Red beret is meant to be a rebel, hence the cast, hat, and odd socks. Also she's late for class at the end of this song.
I just REALISED. When Hortensia said Phys Ed, it meant Phys ZED. Like the letter Z. Tim Minchin is a genius.
i didnt relise untill like a day or 2 after listening to this song because im american 😭
@@mkgaca8721 ikr! i speak British English but it didn't hit until after the double take
This song was my favourite to watch on stage, the choreography for this number is absolutely amazing ! I'm so glad they did it justice in the movie, because it's not an easy song to translate from stage to screen (let's be honest, they did the stage show justice with this movie, it's amazing !!)
They totally did it justice. I found it mesmerizingly good.
I will never stop being so impressed with these kids. True professionals
What it feels to be in school
E x a c t l y bru
Agreed XD
School in Ohio be like.
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Agreed
1:01 This part gave me chills. Especially that side shot with all the hands reaching out the gate. This part is so well choreographed. Actually, scratch that. This whole song is amazingly choreographed.
1:00 I love this part of the song
I just love how well written the script and the lyrics is in this. I just couldnt believe they really pulled the lyrics while having the letters called alphabetically just so well! The work put into this mustve been hard
this is an example of one of those things that's so amazing you can't even begin to understand how the human braid could think of it. like how did tim minchin even get this idea? where did it begin? how did he come up with this? i don't know but it's just brilliant
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You need Grammerly.
Like how this sentence is grammatically correct.
@@TheBlueCat-101 omg is this sponsored? Let me in, i wanna get paid too!
I love how the girl walks in the background at the end like she does not care XD love that detail
God the kids are so well choreographed, the movement the walks the singing it’s all so mind boggling I truly give props to the choreographer teacher.
This is what songwriting should be. Makes me want to watch it over and over again to marvel at the creativity. I remember watching this live in Providence and not realizing until the last 30 seconds what was happening and waiting so long to finally see it again!
These kids are AMAZING!!! The precision is crazy, I was not expecting this musical to be this good! Good job
Okay but the gate choreography is some of the best use of environmental prop use I've seen in ages. Kinda reminds me of He Had It Coming from Chicago
It's shot really well too. The cinematography in this clip is insane.
This entire movie was AMAZING!!!!!!!!! From top to bottom, EVERY single element and song was perfection🥹
I agree! I wanna watch again! It is so enjoyable!
Same I agree with 100%
IKR!?
Then you'll enjoy the musical itself much more. They also remove 3 songs in the movie which was very disappointing
@@uriblum1858 I wish the would’ve included the Mom’s song and the one Miss Honey sings about being scared, those were great
I love how all of the letters of the alphabet are recited in the song and on the doors, and then when Lavender asks "why" (why) and then they say "just you wait for physed" (Z) It's extremely creative.
I never realized before about the letters in the song, very creative, Tim Minchin is a genius
I don't know how this was done on stage but wow whoever storyboard this sequence was an absolute genius.
The stage version is on TH-cam. It's done with letter blocks and spotlights
Literally everything about this song is perfect. Movie is very enjoyable and I think stands on pretty even ground with the original movie. The prefects were so good in this one song I wish it had been possible to feature them a bit more
I feel like this movie deserved a best picture nomination and one of the songs deserved to be nominated
As someone who was Bruce Bogtrotter in my community theater's production, this was defenitly one of my favorite songs, if not my favorite song, in the soundtrack. Thank god it got that treatment in the movie
Honestly insane how they cleverly put the letters into the lyrics
Meesha who plays Hortensia (red beret girl) was so good in this movie
hortensia*
the old matilda movie’s hortensia actor is meesha
@@diabolicalpatient yeah I know, that’s kinda how a lot of people know her :)
I think I remember her from Charlie and the chocolate factory
She killed it! I especially liked her in Revolting Children.
@@Cherry_bomb437 She is not the same girl. How can it be when Charlie movie is quite old now? Like, think before writing. They just used a blond wig so that the girl resembles to the other actress that played Violet in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The way I gasped when I realized the alphabet was incorporated into the song! There was no real hint of it in the first chorus, but it makes the second chorus hit so much harder!! Love it ❤️ extremely talented little actors/actresses/singers 🥰
This is the most stage-like feeling musical film I have ever seen and I love it
Plus the most catchy songs I have heard in forever!
This is the MOST AMAZING, ENTERTAINING version of Matilda!
It brought me back the memories from watching the actual musical,
hope Netflix does this with WICKED too! :)
Universal pictures started filming Wicked already. With Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
@@DarenkelgWait really????
OMG THANKS FOR THE NEWS
I forgot this musical was British and I was frustrated that they didn’t say “you will soon Z”
But now I realize it’s cause it’s ZED. GOTCHA. That’s amazing.
I had to explain that to my kids. Same on R with the accent.
@@Steelburgh Yea i had trouble there and I'm still not sure if it's right but i think the R is Asked
The word for Z is Hortensia Saying "Just you wait for Phys Ed"
@@Karbon1teOfficial it is, Asked is for R on the Musical
This is how tou adapt a musical into a film... so many movies are so scared to go all out and use the theatrical moves of musicals with the use of film editing cuz it would look weird... This is an example that it can be done amazingly
Ok, that song was amazing. Recognized some of the words when they showed the letters so had to go back and watch it again. Singing was great but the writing was amazing, already said it but it's the only word that describes it.
I love the
"Great, i already know the alphabet"
"You don't know the alphabet before we learn you the alphabet"
Yes. A little change, isn't it?
Original part:
"Dad says I'll learn the Alphabet".
"The Alphabet? Well, you got to learn to listen, kids!"
0:31 The part we’ve all been waiting for.
First half of the song: Oh, that sounds neat, I like the tune and the choreography
Second half of the song: Holy _shit_ that's clever
every time i watch this i see new details
I love how most people are aware this was by Tim Minchin, wonderful job at this (:
The choreography, lyrics, music and absolute everything was so well done! Especially including the alphabet while they were walking to their class
Edit 1:omg so much like ty
*that one kid that looks like Ron weasley* : 1:23
You are right he those look like Ron Weasley oh yeah are you a Harry Potter fan?
@@Kora_Eiko_Vivi yep
@@Kora_Eiko_Vivi
*Godzilla had a stroke reading that, and died*
I noticed that too when i first so this musical😂
This movie was seriously the best family film of 2022!! I didn't think I would love it more than the original but I do!
Wednesday was better but alright..
@@awesomedestroyer2673 Wednesday was a show though...
@@thesamfish6728 I’m stupid..
@@thesamfish6728 still best show of the year!
I hope it comes out on DVD soon so I can buy it!
These kids are crazy talented
Roald Dahl literally writes the best books! (The author of the Matilda book)
this song was perfect already, but the electric guitar in the background makes it even better! This is how you turn a play into a movie the right way
Plot twist: She isn't really asking "why" she's literally so smart that she picked up on the song and knows that it's about the alphabet, and she's just adding the next letter after X.
My son was in Matilda the Musical Jr. this fall at his arts school and the kids absolutely KILLED this song. The energy of this song is so fun 🎉
This song has Tim written all over it, so good!
Most of the songs have Tim Minchin written all over them. This one feels the most like him though. It reminds me of Cont(ext) and Prejudice with how he presents the song and the listener thinks they know what’s going on, then the second half starts and he pulls the rug out from under you.
This is my absolute FAVORITE song in the entire film! These kids were phenomenal!
That guitar riff tho! 2:13
Honestly, as someone who is not really a fan of musicalmovies... this was done amazingly!!
Tim Minchin makes anything brilliant. The music for Groundhog Day the musical was written by him too.
THE SONG WAS SO WELL MADE. THEY DID THE LETTERS- I CAN'T DO THAT!
And not just the letters but the sound of the letters which is better tbh
@@kittenmimi5326 Yes!
These older kids have total mean-girl-energy yet they just helped two little girls and the only mean one was the school itself 🙈
When I was watching I was like "I wonder what they're gonna do for Z" And when she said "Phys-Ed" I was like, "Lmao oh yeah, the british pronounce their Z's as Zed." 😂
3:44 "just you wait for Phys ed" she ate that
ohh this movie gave me chills in so many different scenes, particularly this one and ‘my house’. the vocal arrangement and the choreography is brilliant throughout the movie, as is the set and how it interacts with the story. it’s easy for a set to become a static location, just a scene where something happens. but it truly feels as if it is a part of what’s going on throughout the movie; the locations are an integral part of the story and it really shows.
All of those kids are so talented and the songs in this musical are so catchy and mesmerizing.
The letters incorporated in the lyrics was so clever. I'm so impressed with this movie and this song was no exception
I love how the electric guitar is always present in the second half of the song, even if completely overshadowed by the other instruments and the kids' singing.
*almost always
Why do ppl not like this THE KIDS ARE SO GOOD
likely from people who saw the play. It was much more theatrically done and in person was insane (there's a bootleg video on youtube if you search for "The School song Matilda"
@@soocool78 I looked it up and one big difference I noticed right away (apart from the automatic differences of stage vs film sets) is that the stage version doesn't give Hortensia a solo part. I don't know whether that's a good thing or bad.
WHEN THEY SAID
I HAVE SUFFERD IN THIS JAIL I HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THIS CAGE FOR AGES
It was so good
That whole alphabet part was one of the best cinematic moments I have ever seen in any movie👏🏻
Song is a school tour.
No bullys, just warnings.
3:44 P.E. warning from the intro to the end. Cant believe i missed it!
This song is absolutely brilliant Tim Minchin is one talented individual. I love how he incorporated the alphabet it's brilliant. And one of my favorite characters is the main prefect girl I love her attitude.
Rip Hortensia she never made it to class in the 5 seconds she had she was too busy saying “just you wait for phys ed” RIP 🪦
School Song
[Lyrics]
So you think you're able,
To survive this mess by being a prince or a princess.
You will soon see.
There's no escaping tragedy...
And even, if you put in heaps of effort!
You're just wasting energy.
'Cause your life as you know it is ancient history.
[Childrens]
I, have suffered in this jail!
Have been trapped inside this cage for ages!
This living 'ell!
But if I try, I can remember!
Back before my life had ended!
Before my happy days were over!
Before I first heard the pealing of the bell!
[Prefects]
Like you, I was curious.
So innocent I asked a thousand questions,
But unless you want to suffer listen up and I will teach you.
A thing or two.
You, listen here.
My dear, you'll be punished so severely if you step out of line,
And if you cry, it will be double,
You should stay out of trouble,
And remember be extremely careful!
[Girl]
Why?
[Prefects]
Why?!
Why?! Didn't you hear what we said?
Just you wait for Phys-Ed!
[Matilda]
What Phys-Ed?
[Prefects]
Physical Education.
The Trunchbull's speciality.
[Matilda]
Who are you?
[Prefects]
We're Prefects.
We're here to take you to class.
[Matilda]
So, we're gonna start learning?
[Prefects]
Oh, you'll start learning all right.
[Girl]
Wait, I already know the alphabet.
[Prefects]
You don't know the alphabet.
Until we'll learn you the alphabet.
So you think you can (A!) able,
To survive this mess by (B!) being a prince or a princess.
You will soon (C!) see.
There's no escaping tragedy. (D!)
And (E!) even, if you put in heaps of (F!) effort!
You're just wasting energy. (G!)
'Cause your life as you know it is (H!) ancient history.
(I!) I, have suffered in this (J!) jail!
Have been trapped inside this (K!) cage for ages!
This living (L!) L!
But if I try, I can remember! (M!)
Back before my life had (N!) ended!
Before my happy days were (O!) over!
Before I first heard the (P!) pealing of the bell!
Like you, I was (Q!) curious.
So innocent I (R!) asked a thousand questions,
But unless (S!) you want to suffer listen up and I will (T!) teach you.
A thing or two.
(U!) You, listen here.
My dear, you'll be punished so severely (V!) if you step out of line,
And if you cry, it will be double, (W!)
You should stay out of trouble,
And remember be (X!) extremely careful.
[Girl]
Why?
[Prefects]
(Y!) Why?!
Why?! Didn't you hear what we said?
[Miss Trunchbull]
I have become aware that some of you are not yet in class.
Correct this.
You have 5 seconds to comply.
[Prefects]
A-B-C-D-E-F-G! H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P! Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X!
Why? (x7)
[Girl]
Just you wait for Phys(Z!)-Eds.
(Z!)
Phys-(Z)ed
The L should be Hell they just pronounce it 'ell.
i think its prefects instead of prefets
0:31 for those who are lazy
Tysm
@@Tia_clubb8161lol
Same❤
Thanks :D
It's a bit more obvious here than in the stage show (since the prefects and older children are played by children and not by adults) - we think they're bullying the younger children (and Hortensia is definitely trying to scare them), but what they're actually doing is warning them.
2:10 Especially at "you don't know the alphabet until we learn you the alphabet" - loosely translated that's 'don't try to act like you're clever or know things, you'll get in trouble if you do'. And we saw that even the prefects were frightened when they heard the Trunchball over the intercom.
This whole movie was brilliant and the choreography was out standing