I never saw the film of Rent, and I think I'm happier for it.
Personally, I connect with the musical because it hit right when my friends and I were figuring out who we were, and oddly enough it seemed like each of us could identify with a character (Everyone, myself included, decided I was Mark). To a group of high school girls, it's awesome to have something to connect with like that.
There are also lots of memories associated with it as well, and not just singing along to it. For example, one of my friends was incredibly bored during Spanish class one day and translated the first voice mail message from Mark's mom. After school, she called my answering machine and left said message. My parents were SO confused.
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Date: 2007-11-22 02:03 am (UTC)Personally, I connect with the musical because it hit right when my friends and I were figuring out who we were, and oddly enough it seemed like each of us could identify with a character (Everyone, myself included, decided I was Mark). To a group of high school girls, it's awesome to have something to connect with like that.
There are also lots of memories associated with it as well, and not just singing along to it. For example, one of my friends was incredibly bored during Spanish class one day and translated the first voice mail message from Mark's mom. After school, she called my answering machine and left said message. My parents were SO confused.