Monday, July 03, 2006

Movie Review: Rent

An unconventional and modern musical interpretation of issues in our society -- AIDS, drugs, homelessness and homosexuality -- as well as love, friendship, freedom and justice. Rosario Dawson plays the character "Mimi", who is a nightclub dancer and a drug addict. Her performance, though some too liberating, is truly note-worthy. Plus, she has a great voice ;)

Words and music are very memorable, especially the two songs that I played twice while watching the film. Here is my favorite part of the first...

The heart may freeze or it can burn
The pain will ease if I can learn
There is no future, there is no past
I live this moment as my last
There's only us, there's only this
Forget regret, or life is yours to miss
No other road, no other way
No day but today

And of the second...

Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes!
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Journeys to plan.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life
Of a woman or a man?
In truths that she learned,
Or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned,
Or the way that she died.
It's time now to sing out,
Tho' the story never ends
Let's celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends
Remember the love!
Seasons of love!

If you love musicals, watch it ;) Definitely a must-see.

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mojo spilt at 12:03 AM

4 Comments:

  • My friends and I were grumbling at the lack of ambient sounds of HP1, a movie directed by Chris Columbus, the same director of Rent. When Rent came along, we thought he couldn't go wrong with a musical! *evil laugh* The first boom of vocal chords heralding the number of minutes in a year: 525,600 minutes -- we could no longer forget that now, haha! -- was stunning. I like this movie, though it made me cringe at some scenes, which required a tad open-mindedness, hehe. The whole cast sings exceptionally well. Beautifully crafted. Chris Columbus, thumbs up! Jonathan Larson, you're a writer par excellence! Mojo, I knew you'd like this movie. :D

    By Blogger Selfshift, at 10:23 PM, July 05, 2006  

  • Haaay, I just watched it again. Adik ba? Hahah! Still got the goosebumps :D

    By Blogger mojojho, at 8:05 PM, July 06, 2006  

  • gabos sinda cast of the original cast except the woman who played joanne, itong black na lawyer na magayon boses. love ko talaga ang seasons of love and la vie bohemme!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:36 AM, July 14, 2006  

  • yep, read about the cast in the internet. Rent-head ka man palan hehe. thanks for dropping by, cho.

    By Blogger mojojho, at 11:20 AM, July 14, 2006  

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