![]() ![]() If you wrote an actual script in which the young author of such a wildly successful Pulitzer winning musical dies the night after its dress rehearsal after being misdiagnosed by two different hospitals, nobody would believe you, but that is exactly what happened. ![]() Playwright Jonathan Larson was an amazing human being with such a talent for - at the time he wrote it back in the early 90's - being so "out there" and taking the risk of writing about AIDS and homosexuality, and ultimately having his work find its way into the hearts of so many people. Each number furthers the plot and reveals another aspect of a character. This means that Rent moves forward on the strength of its songs. All of the songs in Rent have heavy and deep meanings behind them since there's hardly any spoken dialogue. I have to say that the film really touched me, and I generally haven't liked most of the recent musical films that I've seen. I never saw the Broadway musical on which the movie was based, so I don't have the advantage of having the live performance to compare to the movie. I am very surprised at some of the negative reviews for this film. ![]()
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