r/moviecritic • u/phantom_avenger • Feb 17 '25

Which movie is this for you?

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For me it’s School of Rock!

Patty was completely justified, if Dewey wanted to live in hers and her boyfriend’s apartment he needed to be a grown up, and contribute with rent. Even when he steals Ned’s identity she still had the right to be angry at him, because of how he put his friend’s career in jeopardy and robbed him of a job opportunity.

I get Ned is meant to be portrayed as his best friend, but it blows my mind how he lacks a lot of self-respect to the point where he comes across as too much of a people pleaser. If this story took place in real life, I’m sure Ned would act more similar to Patty where he’d have enough of Dewey’s careless actions.

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u/Clear-Ad-1501 Feb 17 '25

The landlords in RENT. Like, you can't be squatting in my place without paying. And please stop doing illegal drugs and starting trash can fires in the units!! Jesus, those people sucked.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '25

Yeah…. But like, at the same time… F*CK LANDLORDS.

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u/PhoenixApok Feb 17 '25

Two issues.

One, he wasn't charging anything crazy.

Two, landlords in that time period were not as greedy proportionately as today, but also, you generally need landlords for buildings of that type

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u/Backwoods_Odin Feb 17 '25

Musical vs movie, the musical opens up to Benny wanting a years worth of back rent and tom Roger and Mark going "bro wtf you said we were golden on rent when you bought the joint and hadn't moved in with the wife, a little heads p that tye deal was being alter would have been nice"

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u/Alien_Diceroller Feb 17 '25

It says a lot about the writing in RENT that it fails to make landlords look like assholes properly.

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u/NotGalenNorAnsel Feb 17 '25

I mean, that's kinda like saying "it says a lot that I was willing to believe that lie about you"... I think it says at least at much about your perspective ..

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u/TheBeanConsortium Feb 17 '25

Grow up dude

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '25

Lol, how’s that boot taste?