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And even more chillingly, he gets away with it!
This is like saying thatthe cats inCatslook slightly more humanoid than my sisters cat, Jill.
Its true, but it undersells the sense of physical revulsion just a tad.
Whats disturbing aboutDear Evan Hansenis not just that the 27-year-old Platt is unbelievable as someone ten years younger.
On the matter of Platts advanced age, the filmmakers have employed a few key tricks.
The effect lands somewhere betweenthe Mystery Man inLost HighwayandMartin Short inClifford.
Physically, Platt has been instructed to mimic a high schooler by slouching a lot.
But it also worked because the characters were swaggering alphas.
Call it the Michael Jackson paradox.
But you never get used to the age thing.
But hey,Orphanmade nearly $80 million worldwide and has a prequel coming later this year.
So maybe theres hope forDear Evan Hansenyet.
*This article originally claimed that Ben PlattsDear Evan Hansenhaircut was a wig.
It is, astoundingly,his own hair.
