u/Parking_Reality_293

I wish I didn't identify so much with Evan Hansen...

"I wish that everything was different. I wish that I was a part of something. I wish that anything I said... mattered to anyone. I mean, face it: would anybody even notice if I disappeared tomorrow?

Sincerely, your best and most dearest friend, Me."

When I first heard those words, tears started streaming down my face, because that's exactly how I felt and still feel. For the first time, I was seeing a character who suffers from the same things I suffer from. This excerpt from the letter and the entire lyrics of "Waving Through a Window" affected me in an inexplicable way. I could see a lot of myself in Evan, I can perfectly imagine myself in the situation he got himself into and all his mistakes, all his lies, and all his cowardice, even his moments of explosion. Honestly, I think the only difference between me and him is that I wouldn't take the lie so far, I would just let people forget about Connor and let the Murphys believe we were friends but without keeping in touch with them. I know exactly what he feels and why he did what he did, and that's why I get so upset when I see someone saying he's a manipulative sociopath or a great villain. And yes, I suffer from social anxiety and depression, and my mother also stuffs me with medication because of it, so I understand that identifying with Evan Hansen is not a positive thing, and that's why I didn't want to identify with him so much.

Anyway, it was just a small rant. Now I have to take care of myself so I don't make a big mistake like him.

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u/Parking_Reality_293 — 8 days ago

I really enjoyed Evan Hansen's portrayal in the film.

I know I'm in the minority and that many people don't like Evan's curly hair in the movie, but to me it looked really cute and had an innocent, goofy vibe, and now whenever I think of Evan Hansen, like when I'm reading the book, this is the version that comes to mind.

u/Parking_Reality_293 — 11 days ago