Well, just an imput today: We were watching The Color Purple movie because we had read the book, and what was strange to me is that my friend (as well as one or two other classmates) were going "Ew, ew, ew, ew" at the part were Celie and Shug kiss. I actually said (loudly, I might add): "What is your problem?" (to my friend). She said: "It's just...ew." I could have been nicer, it just it struck me all of a sudden. Others: including Rent fans acted the same if it were anyone else. (My teacher was intently reading her book because she gets embarrassed at any sexual thing. It's really funny. Like, we were watching Othello and she ran out of the room, but we forced her back, rewound it, and made her watch that part because Iago sits up abruptly and says: "Triffles!" It's hilarious.)
Audience:
Well, one of my best friends, is not a musical fanatic. I mean, she doesn't hate musicals, she just isn't exposed to them alot. She saw the trailer and thought it looked interesting. I'll ask her tomorrow why she wants to see it. But, anywho, I played the movie soundtrack (because it was the movie cast she would be seeing) and to my surprise, she asked me to make a copy of it. This is my friend who never has asked me to even listen to any other musical recordings or soundtracks I have.
Maybe it has to do with the themes of it or even how it applies to everyones life. For example, even the fact that the characters are struggling through their lives or living them how they want to. (You can sort of see that through the trailers.)
I just saw Chicago because my mother and father had and they enjoyed it. I was on vacation too...
"If it is geared towards the 20-something generation (unfamiliar with the musical), don't you think it might have been better to have cast very talented but much younger unknowns? "
Um...no. Mainly because when casting the original preformers, you're immediately bringing an audience that loves Rent. Even my generation who has seen it buys the OBC and hears them. If you had a very talented unknown cast, you're not bringing in the extra emotion that can not be.."faked"..on screen. And also, why would they have to be younger unknowns? Their age doesn't matter. (Though I can sort of see what you mean. Younger audiences=younger movie-going swooning over them. Like for LOTR, fans were swooning over Orlando more than Viggo. Though, my nickname for Viggo as Aragorn is a sexy man-beast. O.o )
But with the OBC, they are not OLD! Some don't even look like they have aged *cough*Anthony*cough*.
For unfamiliar people, I don't see why different casting would have made a difference. They wouldn't know who they were. Quite a number of people still know preformers from the OBC. Mainly Jesse ....but with the addition of Rosario, people do recognize her. Both don't have as much star power as say..Angelina Jolie, but people still recognize them. This film will stretch people's knowledge of the cast out more.....
Well, those are just my thoughts. Hopefully they are understandable.
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Updated On: 11/22/05 at 04:29 PM
