Watching Carmen

I'm currently watching Carmen for the essay we're writing, and here is what runs through my mind while doing so:

• I never knew how many popular songs came from this Opera
• French guy writes opera that takes place in Spain and they all speak french.
• I enjoyed this part when Hey Arnold did it
• Are children common in Opera?
• boobs.
• Jose has mommy issues an Micaela is doing nothing to help with them. That kiss was way too seductive to be delivered from his mother...
• That was a very intense kiss on the forehead
• I really like that Carmen just charged into a mob of 30 girls with nothing but her fists
• Whoa they're actually not singing. I thought that wasn't a thing in opera?
• It's like how girls nowadays cry their way out of traffic tickets
• boobs boobs boobs
• They acknowledge that she's singing? Isn't that sort of breaking the 4th wall?
• legs
• Goddamn it Jose
• HA was the chair supposed to break?
• Somewhere, mere feet from the stage, there are a group of stage crew members having a collective panic attack because they need to find a new chair.
• Yet another song I didn't know was from Carmen!
• These people really throw around the word love...
• I am pretty surprised by the amount of talking.
• That doesn't look like a comfortable way to sing
• After all this singing there's no way he's not late for that retreat.
• He is sobbing into a flower. I'm not finding very much respect for this character.
• She's not a very understanding woman.
• How I love epic end-of-act finales
• Where has Micaela been?
• But WHAT are they smuggling? I suppose it isn't relevant to the plot, but curiosity...
• I love these costumes. Simple, unlike the eccentric style that has come to be associated with Opera. But still lovely and beautiful.
• Is it weird the way Micaela uses Jose's mom to get to Jose, or is it just me?
• Jose just got really fucking creepy.
• Also he looks like a hot mess.
• I RECOGNIZE THIS ONE TOO
• Jose has really let himself go
• Why do children like bullfighting so much? I think it's a pretty upsetting sport, at any age.
• This is the best Carmen has looked the entire time.
• Goddamn it she's finally happy and honest and she's about to die.
• There are people blaring pop music next door. Don't they know I'm busy becoming less of an uncultured swine?
• I will forever regret not seeing this when the tour came to Philly last year.
• He's really not getting the message here.
• NO MEANS NO GODDAMN IT this is really creeping me out.
• How many times does she have to say it?
• This is the part where you run Carmen.
• runrunrun
• So many opportunities to get away. But then I guess this wouldn't be a tragedy.
• I wonder if there is a new ring for every day, or if some stage crew member has to find it each night.
• And now there's necrophilia.
• Italian women plays Spanish woman who speaks French. Just another day in Europe?
• That was fun! Now, essay time...