Everybody Has AIDS!

I recently watched the hit musical Rent with some friends. I was unsure of how I would like this movie but I was anctious to see it anyway due to all the hype that proceeded it. I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. I read some reviews by some secular critics that sang its praises and I also read some Christian reviews which pretty much tore it apart. I can certainly see good points on both sides. It's true, there was a great deal of sexual content including quite a bit of gay action. However, the story was amazing and I was blown away by the unconditional love and loyalty displayed among this group of friends. They were there for one another and accepting no matter what happened or how bad they screwed things up. Although, they displayed a common human characteristic by embracing what I thought to be extremes that were merely a reaction to those who were oppressing them. Now, I'm not going to lie and say that I was completely able to overlook the homosexual elements (there's just something about two grown men cuddling that makes me cringe a little), but they didn't overrun the main point of the movie for me. Overall, I felt like there was a lot to be learned from the film. I wish that I could be as loving and unconditionally accepting as some of the characters.