Can't WE SAVE GOODBYE LOVE?!! — Page 2

Lari, it twas in until the very end, so I think people thought it worked. Then they decided to try it without it, and they thought it worked better. And by then, no time to re-shoot, I suppose. Blame can certainly be placed, in terms of that, I'm sure. Like "well, why didn't they think about it before?"

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Updated On: 11/9/05 at 05:11 PM

My best friend just had a master class with Mr. Rapp. He did confirm the cut but still said that he enjoyed and appreciated the movie. He said the cut songs will be seen on the DVD.

~Steven

"It really doesn't make sense to me why he'd cut it. I hope someone asked that in the ask the cast/crew thing on the blog."

I did. of course, I wonder if they'll actually look at all 500 questions...maybe if several of us ask about the same thing, they will think about it? whatever....

I just want Rent to be the best that it can be, but I knew that's what Columbus wants too, so hopefully I can trust him.

It's funny, I and many of my friends have mentioned Goodbye Love in comments onthe recent blog, but all references to the song have been edited out, or the comments not posted at all.

I've read he cut it at the last minute, but it's going to be on the DVD.

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absolutely ZERO of my comments have made it to the blog, and i try about once a week. maybe it's because i'm not kissing enough ass in my comments, who knows?

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Well, unlike some forums, at least we know a real person is reading the blog. My last comment I sent them was not meant to be put on the blog, and was in reference to them not posting a very innocent question about Love Heals and Goodbye Love. I just kind of let them have it and will not post there again. It has become too pretentious and all about spin.

I don't know if we can save the song but we could just bombard them with comments, emails and we even have a little time for some letter writing. They might close down the site though. I don't see it staying around too much longer anyway.

I can't believe Columbus's "explanation" of the cut. How in the world can a self proclaimed true fan of the play cut a pivotal song? People that attend movie musicals are completely capable of understanding that sick, fighting, dying people don't usually sing...but that this IS a musical. I feel a little mislead by Mr. Columbus. He needs an imagination overhaul.

It makes me feel bad to even want to say anything critical of this movie because everyone involved seems so nice, but I'm becoming increasingly annoyed with directors who take on musicals, but don't seem to have the verve to turn them into successful movies.

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Updated On: 11/10/05 at 09:58 AM

BroadwayGirl107 yea I heard that in the small audio clip about him cutting the song.

I still don't think it's a good enough reason ya know, I mean a good film is supposed to take you on an emotional journey, and yea some films really bring you down but the fact that it can affect you that much speaks to the power of it. Maybe Chris has done too many kiddie movies and forgot that.

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THIS is what I don't understand. Chris has spoken out about this cut in a recent Q & A and has expressed how he couldn't take the emotional impact of "Goodbye Love" (as it was filmed) and thought it would take away from the impact of the finale.

If this is the case then why didn't he see this problem ("too emotional") as he was filming it. At the very least he could have seen the that the scene as it was directed/shot/staged/acted was not working as he viewed the dailies DURING the filming.

This would have allowed him the time to re-shoot the scene with different direction/staging to perhaps "tone down" the emotional impact of the scene. Or at the very least turn the song into dialogue. This song is so crucial to how the finale works it seems highly unlikely that it would hurt the ending of the film. If anything it is THE emotional breaking point in the story which resolves itself in the finale.

Since "Goodbye Love" works on stage and sounds fine on the soundtrack, my guess is the problem was not the song itself, but the manner in which it was filmed that deemed it "too emotional".

Had someone seen this during the filming or after the dailies, the scene could have been re-shot and adjusted accordingly before they were sitting in the editing room faced with this difficult (and heartbreaking) decision.

Well, it is what it is, and my "rant" will not change the past. We can only hope that Chris changes his mind and offers us an Extended Version option on the DVD with "Goodbye Love" (and "Halloween") included in the film instead of just offering them as deleted scenes on DVD.

Updated On: 11/10/05 at 12:51 PM