Thread:Mikex20/@comment-24649018-20141003135840/@comment-24603424-20141003214814

I don't know if I would call a films like Footloose, Walk the Line, or Step Up "musicals".

To me, a musical has the cast erupting in spontaneous singing while doing everyday things. For example, in the show "Glee", characters might be singing while walking school halls or feeling "angsty".

In "Footloose", the main character is struggling to fit in, while trying to lift the town's ban on rock music and dancing. Music plays a major factor in the film, but the characters don't start singing at random moments. "Walk the Line" is about Johnny Cash. He does sing, but not in a "Wizard of Oz" type way.

So, I'm not sure if "Music" or "Musical" are really the same thing.