#51
Posted: 12/15/05 at 11:29am
whoops! i hit post message when i wasn't even done.
another factor was the time of year the studio decided to release this film.
why do the studios feel the need to showcase or release musicals during the holiday season regardless of the musical's subject matter? is it because singing is automatically related to the holidays and it just seems like the "right time of the year" to release them?
RENT is hardly the type of musical with happy holiday themes. Most families choose not to see a film with heavy messages over the holidays regardless if they are sung or not. They choose either family oriented comedies to take the kiddies to or escapist/adventure flicks.
For further proof one only needs to look at the Top 10 money makers over the course of the past three weeks since RENT has been released.
another factor was the time of year the studio decided to release this film.
why do the studios feel the need to showcase or release musicals during the holiday season regardless of the musical's subject matter? is it because singing is automatically related to the holidays and it just seems like the "right time of the year" to release them?
RENT is hardly the type of musical with happy holiday themes. Most families choose not to see a film with heavy messages over the holidays regardless if they are sung or not. They choose either family oriented comedies to take the kiddies to or escapist/adventure flicks.
For further proof one only needs to look at the Top 10 money makers over the course of the past three weeks since RENT has been released.
