Sydney Powell-Week 5 response

1. I must have been really young when I watched Rent for first time, I still remember all the songs by heart. At what point in my adolescents did I switch from blindly loving to fully accepting all the characters mishaps and complexities?
2. When did I start processing all the old clips in my brain to my current understanding? I don't remember watching the film since I was a kid or my parents every explaining it to me but when I watched it this past weekend with friends I went into movie knowing Angel dies from aids, Maureen and Joanne were a couple and Mimi has a drug addiction. At what point in time did my brain reconnect the dots so I would understand it the next time I watched?
3. Maybe it was around the same time in school where they teach you about aids and drug addictions, so middle school perhaps
4. I barely remember middle school health class but I guess years of consistent information piles up even if you're not constantly aware.
5. I really can't remember the last time I watched the entire movie before last weekend, I have no clear memories of connecting the dots in real time. I never watched the film since and been like “omg I understand why Roger was so against getting close to Mimi, she has a drug addiction and that how his ex girlfriend died and how he became hiv positive”, I just kinda went into the film this weekend already knowing that
6. I do remember going to see the off broadway performance but I think I was still too young to process the dialogue and the context of the musical
7. I do however remember the catchy songs and the dance number for La vie Boheme where they start ordering their food then the cast starts dancing on the table
8. That scene was always my favorite since the first time I watched it. All the lyrics were so fast I couldn't understand but that didn’t matter it has a great vibe, almost like a battle cry
9. A battle cry description feels very accurate now that I understand the movie
10. Now when I watch it I love singing this part and knowing the exact lyrics and the meaning, it nice to know the true emotions behind a scene
11. I also remember a scene where Maureen takes off her pants, stands on the table and moons the people at the other table who they are singing for. I realize now that was her sign of protest against the people who were controlling their rent but as a kid I thought it was funny to see a butt on tv
12. It was also funny when I saw it off broadway
13. My parents seem very liberal when it comes to what they show their kids because I saw all this at a young age. I'm actually really happy they showed me this film me this cause it makes me feel a close connection to the film and I enjoy analyzing it as my perspective continues to change and grow
14. I wonder what my parents thought when they watched this alongside my siblings and I, while we were enjoying the music they were fully understanding the film and and its complexity.
15. Watching it now as a young adult entering the same age as the characters I can relate more to them through my own personal experiences and the experiences of my peers
16. While I am the first to admit I haven't struggled a lot in my personal life due to my family’s financial situations and background there are still parts of the film and the character's emotions that remind me of my own life
17. I currently don't pay for my own apartment but I do work a minimum wage job between school to make my own spending cash
18. Now that I have a source of income, even though it is very small and limited it really put into perspective how crazy life expenses can be and how grateful I am to have parents that can provide for me. Like no wonder they couldn't pay their rent it takes so much money and budgeting and self willpower to do it properly instead of spending it own quick satisfactory things like drugs
19. which most of the characters had used as an outlet
20. And it your job doesn't pay you well then it becomes even more of a hassle to find the extra money
21. I am honestly blessed my parents pay for so much of my life and the minimum wage salary I make can go towards “wants” instead of “needs”
22. guess my parents are pretty cool overall