Well 4th viewing of movie

Lotsa different thoughts to sort through...
Guess I'll start w/ just what I took out of it before i bring my friend into it. Okay..you know how I've mentioned always have perhaps an odd moment that on no other viewing makes me cry but one viewing will come along that i really dwell on it and it makes me cry? Tonight's moment was during "Finale" when Collins grabs Mark and brings him into the hug...I prob had some of the cuts of Halloween and Goodbye Love in my head and I just thought about the idea of him detach from being alive through filming and what that hug and "bringing him in" to...live from Collins really meant. So yeah that got to me.
Paid attention to the sweatpants, chair, and waved at Wax Lion

And okay Adam stuffing his face...OMG...I'm assuming this is what you guys found so funny, I watched a bit and saw him munching here and there and was like why is this so funny? But then during the song I realized in the back that everyone at the table was standing and watching the fight...except Roger. Roger was sitting down, had his back turned, and was just eating. Totally oblivious. Finally Mimi had to kind of tap him to get him to notice that this huge/song fight is going on. I laughed so hard at that part--b/c that is soo something I would do! Between my love of food and how I can be spacey and oblivious...twas funny.
Also decided I love the way he says "what" to Mimi in Light My Candle instead of the way he did it on the OBC.
And just, the more I see it, the more I accept it, the more I see decisions I was upset about aren't that important, etc.
K, now my friend...see she's the kind of person after a show/movie I'll say what did you think she'll say "it was good." And not a word more, I'm the kind of person that loves to talk and analyze things and it drives me crazy. So I asked her to try to be attentive b/c I really would like to hear more from her than it's good, esp. since she's the first person I saw it w/ who never saw the show. Her response was amusing: "Yeah, all I know it's about a guy w/ Aids." Well...more than one, but...it's a start.
Funny moments like Adam dancing in La Vie Boheme where I'd crack up and she had no clue why...oh and she went to the bathroom for most of LVB and half of I should tell you, what a bad time to go!
Her only question was after Angel and Collins both said they have AIDS, she asked me if everyone does I said no you'll see. After Angel says Mark can come even w/o AIDS I turned to her said see Mark does not have AIDS, she gave me a sarcastic yes I'm aware face.
Otherwise, she said there's nothing she could think of off the top of her head that she was confused about. She said she really wants to see the show, more so when I played some of the cut songs and such. Definitely loved the music and story...was moved by it even though she never cries and told me she thought Mimi died, I told her it's understandable and probably a normal first reaction...Umm said it was good...oh yeah wasn't a fan of Over the moon...
But something got me really thinking...don't rememebr why it came up, but she basically revealed that she's not a fan of seeing men in drag, two men kiss or two women kiss. Not that she thinks it's wrong or wouldn't tolerate it or that she didn't appreciate like Angel and Collins' relationship and was certainly moved by it, but just something she doesn't like to see. Of course I jumped on this was like, what, why, you have no problem w/ a guy and a girl, blah blah blah, and she made me feel like I was overreacting, reiterated she doesn't think it's wrong or anything. So I dunno. My instinct is to say even that viewpoint is kinda wrong, though not as bad as it could be, but I dunno, is it more of just like...something she doesn't like such as a movie? Is it different strokes for different folks? What do you guys think?
Hopefully will take her to the show soon.
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