Through My Eyes
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RENT Very few times has a movie moved me as much as RENT did. Oh I know the Broadway score forward and backword, and I've seen the play. Still to see it unfold on the big screen just blew me away. I love that they had the good sense to cast most of the original Broadway cast members and when they couldn't get two of the original cast they still looked to Broadway to fill out the cast. These are the people that gave their hearts and souls to bring RENT to life and they deserved to bring it to the big screen. The story flowed really well. I can understand why they moved songs around or left some out. But I was a little apprehensive about how it would be received in ultra-conservative Santa Barbara. Don't get me wrong I love my home town, but it's pretty hard core Catholic and right-wing. So a movie about gays, lesbians, and other alternative life styles isn't exactly normal fare around here. But, as I sat in the theater I could hear the waves emotions...it was great people were laughing and crying....they got it. When the film finished we all caught our breath and then the entire theater erupted in applause. Amazing........Go see it...even if you don't like it, it'll make you think and remember that every day is a gift, not something to be taken for granted! |