“Rent″ (Musical/Movie)
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:06 amOriginally posted on my blog: Monday 17 October 2011 - Filed under LGBT Media + Movie + Stage
Summary
At the height of the AIDS crisis, this Pulitzer Prize winning musical depicts the lives of a group of fringe artists in New York as inspired by the opera “La Boheme”.
My Thoughts (with potential spoilers!)
I admit, that when I saw the movie when it first came out, I was at the depths of my activist burn-out that I felt it was very cheesy and insulting.
Time passed and a couple of years ago, I finally forced myself to retry the movie AND see the stage musical. The experiences and commentary/documentaries finally made me appreciate its importance to the people who loved this work as being representative of the people they lost.
It still doesn’t strike a true emotional chord in me, but I do consider it a worthwhile and recommended work of art, no matter which form you’re able to see.
Summary
At the height of the AIDS crisis, this Pulitzer Prize winning musical depicts the lives of a group of fringe artists in New York as inspired by the opera “La Boheme”.
My Thoughts (with potential spoilers!)
I admit, that when I saw the movie when it first came out, I was at the depths of my activist burn-out that I felt it was very cheesy and insulting.
Time passed and a couple of years ago, I finally forced myself to retry the movie AND see the stage musical. The experiences and commentary/documentaries finally made me appreciate its importance to the people who loved this work as being representative of the people they lost.
It still doesn’t strike a true emotional chord in me, but I do consider it a worthwhile and recommended work of art, no matter which form you’re able to see.