This really doesn't bother me.
This reminds me of Lord of the Rings. For the 1st and 2nd movies strayed so far from the books and my one friend who is a HUGE LotR fan accepted them. Then the 3rd movie came out and she was complaining about some many little things, yet it was the one movie that kept closest to the book.
I think because the movie will follow so close to the story, people will be more critical about the details. Where as the Chbosky screen play strayed from the musical very much yet people love it. The more the plot strays from the original source, the more accepting we will be of the minor things.
I think we all need to worry about the plot, the score, and the sets before the costumes! It seems like Chris Columbus is taking Rent's originality and sincerity seriously. While they hold a special place in my heart, I know that if they don't make it to film there are reasons why.
I want to write music. I want to sit down right now at my piano and write a song that people will listen to and remember and do the same thing every morning...for the rest of my life. - Jonathan Larson. Tick, Tick...BOOM!
Updated On: 3/13/05 at 09:47 PM