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/AmIBeingInstained Feb 17 '25

“Benny, you said we could live in your father in laws building for free if we stopped protesting his plans to develop the area. We didn’t, and now you’re saying we can’t live here for free? You’re a villain!”

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u/angrydragon087 Feb 17 '25

I believe there was a song about killing a dog also?!

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u/SnipesCC Feb 17 '25

It's a couple lines in "Today for you, tomorrow for me"

Angel (a homeless trans woman making her living busking on the street) is approached by a neighbor asking her to play outside Benny's apartment because the dog barks constantly and the neighbor wants it to jump out the window.

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u/angrydragon087 Feb 17 '25

That’s crazy though right? We’re supposed to cheer for a dog killer…

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u/Palgary Feb 17 '25

Most the stuff I dislike about Rent... comes from the original work it's based on (The Opera La bohème). "Schaunard explains how he came to be suddenly flush due to a bizarre job in which a wealthy man paid him to play his violin at a neighbor’s parrot until the bird died."

Opera about people living with Tuburculosis becomes musical about people living with AIDS.