After watching both the opera and the movie, I can say that I enjoyed the movie better. This is partially due to the fact that the opera was a little hard to understand. It was honestly hard to follow, especially because it was in Italian. However, the scenery was incredible. I really enjoyed watching the movie Rent. I liked that it was, in a way, more relatable because it took place in NYC in the 80s. I was grateful that the movie was in English and that I could actually understand what the characters were saying. Overall, I liked the movie better than the opera.
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I definitely saw some similarities between the movie and the opera. For starters, Mimi went to the man\u2019s room with a candle in both the opera and the movie. The candle blew out and she \u201clost her key\u201d in both, allowing her to create a relationship with the man who owned the apartment. In both, everyone was poor and connected to each other because they were \u201cbohemians.\u201d Furthermore, in both the movie and the opera, Mimi and her lover fought before her \u201cdeath.\u201d The difference was that Mimi didn\u2019t actually die in the movie. The ending of the movie caused me to be conflicted. I liked that the ending offered hope, but it was a bit unrealistic.
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Overall, I would rather see the movie again than the opera. I didn\u2019t hate the opera, but I feel like the movie had a more developed plot. The movie was easier to follow and I was able to actually understand the true meaning of the story. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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