Hell on Earth "There are times when we're broke, hungry, and frozen, and I wonder, why the hell do I still live here?" says Marco. “The most integrated place on the planet,” Alphabet City, Manhattan's red light district, home to diverse families and struggling artists. Alphabet City is known for its letter-filled avenues, high levels of drug activity and crime which attracted the growing Bohemian population of the 1980s thanks to its low rents and creative atmosphere. Rent inspires people to have originality despite the opinions of others by embracing who you are, whether you are suffering from an illness, recovering from an addiction, or struggling with personal issues. Rent a Movie by Chris Columbus shows an artistic rebel giving a twist to individuality through the character Angel. Eight friends with a bohemian lifestyle Mark, Roger, Benny, Mimi, Angel, Collins, Maureen and Joanne live in hell on earth in 1989. The rent is due and Benny, the landlord, doesn't care if they are friends of Christmas Eve Mark, a struggling director. and Roger, a drug addict, are waiting for Collins. Collins is found beaten in an alley by Angel, a struggling street performer suffering from AIDS. Mimi, another tenant and exotic dancer, struggles with HIV and her heroin addiction. Over the course of a year the friends build new relationships and bond while facing eviction by organizing a protest led by Maureen, a promiscuous lesbian who was formally dating Mark. The friends decide to go their separate ways after the death of their friend Angel. Hoping to find originality and make their dreams come true, after realizing that Angel would not have wanted them to separate, the friends reunite under harsh conditions faced with the death of another friend Mimi. The Friend... middle of paper... It is also a compelling film that shows how a person deals with their difficulties. “I have to get out of here! It's like I'm strapped to the hood of a yellow rental truck loaded with fertilizer and fuel oil. Pushed off a cliff by a suicidal Mickey. I have to find a way to jump on cloud nine,” said Maureen. Rent shows that we cannot control our destiny and that we should live every day to the best of our ability. A gripping story based on a year spent with eight friends in Alphabet City. The year they experience is hell on earth, despite all the struggles they overcome. Columbus created Angel to change society's view of gays and disease. “Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure the life of a woman or a man?” you can make life a season full of lessons and the will to love.