I just finished watching the movie version of Rent, again. I was struck by several things as I watched it.
- It is a pretty crappy interpretation of the original stage production, which I have seen many times, and been in love with since it originally came out on stage. I know this has probably been beaten to death, and this is not the point of this rant.
- After, what, 12, 13 years, this show still has something to say, at least to me. I know, at this point it's probably become cliche, but I love what it says about friendship, and loss.
- It made me very nostalgic. I miss the friends I had when I first heard this show. I don't do it all that often, and I'm sure that the fact that it's the holidays and I'm still in Iraq isn't helping, but I've got this pit of my stomach feeling, I don't even know how to describe it.
I could go on to pick apart the movie, but that wouldn't help. I love the show, and I will continue to watch the movie every time I forget how bad it is.
- It is a pretty crappy interpretation of the original stage production, which I have seen many times, and been in love with since it originally came out on stage. I know this has probably been beaten to death, and this is not the point of this rant.
- After, what, 12, 13 years, this show still has something to say, at least to me. I know, at this point it's probably become cliche, but I love what it says about friendship, and loss.
- It made me very nostalgic. I miss the friends I had when I first heard this show. I don't do it all that often, and I'm sure that the fact that it's the holidays and I'm still in Iraq isn't helping, but I've got this pit of my stomach feeling, I don't even know how to describe it.
I could go on to pick apart the movie, but that wouldn't help. I love the show, and I will continue to watch the movie every time I forget how bad it is.