Today someone asked me what Rent was about.

[aidenfire]

Celebrate life

Love what you've got

Live in constant hope

"No day but today" Any day could be your last, so do what you want to, what you need to, before you're gone.

"Forget regret" What's done is done. Go from there, don't spend your life looking over your shoulder

Take care of your friends/family

Be strong, even when life is hard

Change the world

"Remember the love"

Stand up for what's right

Accept everyone as they are ("Take me or leave me")

Dance. Sing. Be happy.

Spoiler free, by the way. Anyway.

There is no way that could be a bad show/movie. Just. No. Way. ♥♥

I don't have a Rent icon. Ideas, flist?

Comments

[aidenfire]

Oh oh oh! Go see it! In comparison with the show, I had a few small complaints, but still, fabulously awesome. Like WHOA. YES.

Are you done with your omg-no-lj-must-study period? Exams done, or whatever you were working on? How'd it go? Or are you just taking a break? :P

[stellabelle.livejournal.com]

I will! I've heard it's great, and, yeah, other people I've spoken with have had a few qualms in comparison with the show, but generally there's always a few things like that with adaptations. So the fact that I've heard good things so far is really promising!

I am done, baybee! Well, I still have some stuff going on, but in comparison with the last month or so, it's a lot less stressful. I think (I hope!) exams went okay. I'll know in a few days.
What about you? When do you have holiday break? :D

[aidenfire]

Yeah. Whenever you're going from a canon source (a book, a show, a remake of a movie) there will always be qualms and differences. If you take it as it's own entity, though, just really really good. It makes me all flaily and happy to think about. :D

Yay! I'm so happy for you! Here's hoping your exams did go well. I don't have break until like, the 21st. Eww. But, we're on a trimester schedule. We don't have exams or anything strenuous, so. Also, my schedule is totally easy right now. The five classes I'm taking? French, history (and I enjoy and am good at both of those) band, gym, and a study period. The study period is supposed to be for my english class, except my english class is at another school and they're on a different schedule. And it doesn't start till mid January. Yup. *wins*

I've got almost nothing going on outside or school, too, which is a new and novel experience for me. I kinda like it. :P

[stellabelle.livejournal.com]

Take it as its own entity. I dig it. :D See, that's what I think you have to do because, uh, the movie ain't gonna be exactly like the show/the book/whatever, and the people who think it is are just disappointing themselves. As long as it's a faithful adaptation, and stands solidly on its own as well, what more can you hope for?

Thank you. :D
The 21st! That's, like, A WEEK AWAY. You can do it! I know you can! And that schedule sounds excellent. Do you keep the same one for next trimester, or? (I don't understand trimester schedules! Pls to 'splain! :P)

[aidenfire]

Exactly. People get all bent out of shape about "Oh, character x said that line in the book, and character y said it in the movie omg!1!!!!1" It seems to me as long as they keep most of the same plot points, and, the MOOD of the original, little things can and will change, and that's ok.

Eeee, I know! I'm looking forward to some time off! Trimesters are like semesters, except there are three instead of two. The first one goes from september to thanksgiving-ish, the second one from thanksgiving to early march, I believe, the third one from march till we get out in June.

Schedules do change, although for some for than others. A general rule of thumb is that easy classes are one tri (entry level science, classes like drama, gym, etc. Except you have to take gym twice for graduation requirements. Bah.), regular classes are two, and hard ones (or ones like band that don't stop) are three. So, my schedule changes less than others because most of my classes are two or three tris. Next tri I have all of the same classes except without a study period and with math. Yeah, that'll be fun. Or not. Eww. I'm trying not to think about that. :\