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Smoke and Mirrors
I had to first get over a bit of disappointment over practically no one attending the one night only exclusive event of Smoke and Mirrors The Movie. This part of Ohio is very conservative and people tend to hate and avoid anyone or anything different. There is a reason they chose Lima, Ohio as the setting for Glee. The closed-mindedness in the area is real not fiction.
Well, to make the best of the situation at least I was happy that I could dance in my movie seat and not offend anyone!😃
I had bought my ticket in advance and there wasn't even an usher to tear the tickets!😂
The nice lady at the concession stand asked me what movie I was seeing and I told her Imagine Dragons. "Magic dragons?" she asked! I bit my lip to surpress a fit of giggles.🍿
I wanted to respond with somthing like....Why, yes! It is a classic children's story about a magical dragon from the land of Honali! But I just couldn't say it with a straight face!
Of course, the movie was perfect and I tried to keep my singing along at an acceptable volume.
I am fortunate enough to have seen Smoke and Mirrors live but for you firebreathers that missed either the concert or the movie, they promised at the opening of the show to release the DVD on June 16, 2016!
There were no previews and the movie started just like the live show with the band in siholette behind a massive curtain and lots of fog. The intro to Shots started and the curtain dropped as Dan yelled, "Oh!"
The lighting in the arena was definatley subdued and the quick camera shots of the alternating band members gave a realistic idea of the frenetic energy of a live show.
Imagine Dragons definatley turned the energy up a few notches.
It was the first time ever for them to play Theif live and you could see the emotion welling in Dan's eyes and hear the tears in his voice when he sang.
Of course time flies when you are having fun and the movie seemed over in no time even though they sang about nineteen songs.
1. Shots
2. Trouble
3. It's Time
4. Forever Young (Alphaville cover)
5. Smoke and Mirrors
6. Polaroid
7. I'm So Sorry
8. Theif
9. Gold
10. Bleeding Out /Warriors
11. Demons
12. Amsterdam/Tiptoe
13. Hopeless Opus
14.Release
15. On Top Of The World
16. Friction
17. I Bet My Life
18. Radioactive
19. The Fall (Encore)
The concert was filmed at Air Canada Centere, Toronto, ON, Canada. It was impossible for me to watch the film without flashbacks to the live show that I watched. Thankfully, the firebreathers screaming in the audience did not deafen us quite the way they do at the live performance.
I remember the film as lyrics and snapshots in my head. The camera holding on a rare quiet moment with Dan standing motionless while gently holding his hand over his heart.
Dan lying on his back on the stage and serenading the arena with Hopless Opus.
Wayne's epic guitar solo during Hopeless Opus!
Ben and Wayne doing their dueling guitar dance during Shots.
Will Well's electric million dollar smile!
Platzman's epic drum solo during I'm So Sorry!😎
Dan leaning against the barrier to reach as many fans as possible and then sprinting to the top of the arena during On Top Of The World , without missing a note or even losing his breath. His path back down occurred in total darkness with only a small glimmer of light from a bodyguard's flashlight but he was back on stage before you could miss him.
The only thing I think was omitted from the film was Daniel Platzman pausing to take a picture from behind the drums with his cell phone. I looked forward to his Twitter posts all year! I wouldn't have minded some candid backstage moments either.
The laser show during Radioative is worth waiting for and the seamless show was truly a beautiful production. All too soon, there were thousands of leaves falling from the ceiling during the encore of The Fall. The band only paused to quickly bow and wave and toss guitar picks and drumsticks into the crowd.
Roll Credits!
I think this Fangirl is almost speechless! So thankful tonight for Imagine Dragons taking the time and effort to share this special concert with us all over the world!
Rock On!
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And now I understand why - this song requires loads of loud singing, and Dan wouldn`t be able to do that with his throat infection probably
I had to stay in bed thinking about how cool it would have been to see the film. All I can do now is wait till the dvd comes out (cause I really hope it finally comes out on dvd) 
Originally Posted by Ainhoa
