Rent To Own Opinions

I have a big pet peeve that I don't tell people about. I absolutely hate it when someone ruins a book, play, movie...basically anything that has a plot. From the time my mom asked me if The Sixth Sense was the one where Bruce was a ghost to the time where a friend asked me if I saw Ziyi's "blindness" in The House of Flying Daggers coming...I just can't take other's talking about something that I wanted to experience for myself. Come on, I was pissed off when all these faggots from Downelink revealed the results of the first Project Runway.

This is how I feel about RENT right now. I'm torn whether I should see the movie or not. I'm most likely going to see the stageplay when I go to New York this spring. However...I have heard the soundtrack over and over again. Don't ask why. Don't get me wrong. I really enjoy listening to it, but I don't want to piece the whole thing together.

Yeah, I don't like it when someone pokes me and tells me to pay attention or I'll miss something. I don't like it when someone says "I love this part...watch!" I can't say that I've never done that, but I guess I just realized how distracting that can really be.

I don't normally make a big deal about it, but I've been wanting to see RENT for the longest time. My jones got even worse in 1999 when my choir performed "Seasons of Love." I guess I just want to keep that mystery alive. I want to be in awe when I finally see it for the frist time. God forbid I have someone detract from my Broadway experience...like the time I saw the Lion King with Selley. ha. Inquiring little girls don't belong on Broadway unless I paid them to entertain me.

Maybe that's why I don't want to see the movie, but part of me wants to see it. Again, I've heard the music. Trust me, I've heard the original cast recording in its entireity at least 3 times. I should stop. Really...I should.

Honestly, I'm a little frustrated with the decision. I guess it kinda helps that my boyfriend already saw the movie without me. He also saw the play three times with the original cast. What's also getting to me is his comparison between the movie and the original cast and the original cast with the up and coming new cast that will be performing in New York. I bet it's different when you've seen this play evolve, but I don't want that magic taken away from me. I don't want to have a single biased thought in my head when I finally experience it for myself.

Come January, I will forbid myself to listen, read, or watch anything that has to do with RENT. I want to see it with a fresh eye. I want to form MY OWN OPINIONS. I want to see it and experience it, but it's weird knowing that I have the chance to see it live on stage.

Seeing RENT was a dream of mine for almost 7 years...it's just kind of dying and it's making me a little dissapointed about it.