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I finally found out why the original Mimi isn't in the movie version. There are two reasons:
1) She was pregnant
2) Mimi is 19. Its been nearly ten years since Rent opened, making her too old.
Joanne also wasn't brought on because apparently the actress herself thought she was too old.
I'm sad about that, because they do sometimes cast 24 year olds as teenagers, but staring at Maureen on the screen I couldn't help but think, "Jeeze, she looks OLD." Seriously, you splash someone's face on a gigantic screen and suddenly you realize why Hollywood is so fixated on perfection - because all the flaws that you would overlook on a TV screen or in a magazine are suddenly magnified to uncomfortable proportions.
I had a few problems with the movie, but overall I thought the power was still there. The passion was still there. I know I've grown up and mellowed out, though, because instead of finding these relationships to be romantic I could see them for how messed up they were. Wierd how normal I thought they were before. Actually, scary is probably the better word.
Amy didn't like the movie at all. Like I said, I thought there were some problems (they leave out the redemption of Benny, which I hated, and they define a year, 1989, which means that Mimi prances around in "Flashdance" outfits, which I also hated) but for the most part and especially in the ways that are important, they are true to the story.
I'm going back to writing my thesis now. If I don't finish tonight I'll be cutting things way too close.
1) She was pregnant
2) Mimi is 19. Its been nearly ten years since Rent opened, making her too old.
Joanne also wasn't brought on because apparently the actress herself thought she was too old.
I'm sad about that, because they do sometimes cast 24 year olds as teenagers, but staring at Maureen on the screen I couldn't help but think, "Jeeze, she looks OLD." Seriously, you splash someone's face on a gigantic screen and suddenly you realize why Hollywood is so fixated on perfection - because all the flaws that you would overlook on a TV screen or in a magazine are suddenly magnified to uncomfortable proportions.
I had a few problems with the movie, but overall I thought the power was still there. The passion was still there. I know I've grown up and mellowed out, though, because instead of finding these relationships to be romantic I could see them for how messed up they were. Wierd how normal I thought they were before. Actually, scary is probably the better word.
Amy didn't like the movie at all. Like I said, I thought there were some problems (they leave out the redemption of Benny, which I hated, and they define a year, 1989, which means that Mimi prances around in "Flashdance" outfits, which I also hated) but for the most part and especially in the ways that are important, they are true to the story.
I'm going back to writing my thesis now. If I don't finish tonight I'll be cutting things way too close.
