His literal job is to be brutally honest, and like he said he was nice, he hepd back on criticisms of the show itself andd used it as a launching point to talk about the state of theatre in the country as a whole
@@joedorben3504 No, his job is to fairly review a piece of theater and he could have done that without making that one show an example of the overall decline of American theater. Only an asshole does that.
Abe is like a 1950s Jewish Sheldon Cooper: he does not aim to hurt anyone, but he has no filter and despite his high IQ can't understand why being brutally honest is not always in everyone's best interest.
@@joedorben3504 Really? I see parallels: scientific genius, always annoyed by people, likes his routines and comfort zone, tells students to their face that they are too dumb for maths, etc. Up for interpretation I guess...
@@joedorben3504 He actually has some of Sheldon's qualities, so I appreciate the observation. Abe is almost always inside his own head and obsessed with how HE perceives things. And this review was not the only time that he said things without considering the affect on other people. Indeed, the way he conducted his classes was not unlike how Sheldon might.
This happened at my job when I said Rent was an overrated musical. I’ve never seen so many people turn against me so quickly. It was biblical. But I still stand by my statement.
1:15 I mean I do see Abe's point in it but like the other man said, it doesn't hurt anyone, it's a fun night out with friends and family. And he could've just written 1000 words on the history of the show at Steiner resort, makes it sound open and friendly, makes people think of summer holidays and fun times during the summer, the Village Voice won't mind one sentimental story occasionally. Plus Abe's point about it taking time and attention away from an actual great show would make much more sense if he'd actually had another specific show in mind. For some reason that interaction just made me think of "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?" from 'Twelfth Night', basically saying that just because someone has high values and principles then that means no one else can have fun? I'd also like to point out that technically the rabbi was the one who ruined it by spitting poison at Abe during the ceremony rather than spit poison and give him dirty looks at the after party, but who's going to blame the rabbi?
