danger...high cheese factor

just in case your wondering, yes, it's 1:30 in the morning. yes, it's sunday, and i've had officially five days off in which to do homework, and yes, i waited until about midnight tonight to start. so sue me, i'm a procrastinator, and i will always be a procrastinator. and now, before i go to bed for a few hours, i need to get this out of my system.
i saw rent tonight. it. was. amazing. i will say, i'm pretty sure this is the first time i've ever cried at a movie of any kind. the interesting thing is, the moments that brought tears to my eyes weren't necessarily the emotionally-charged, plot-intense moments. they were moments of absolute musical perfection. in terms of the story, i'm pretty sure i cried at the most random times possible. there were just these moments of total harmonic ecstasy; the performers were of one body, one voice, one mind...if i can say this without sounding completely cliche, they were completely of one being. i can't really say with words how it affected me.
sometimes i forget what i work toward. sure, it's quite unlikely that i'll ever achieve a level of excellence comparable to performers like i saw tonight. i guess there are times when i just really need to be reminded of the absolute power of music, in all its forms. i don't think i let myself experience this power nearly enough. tonight i felt every emotion EVER - love, anger, hope, depression, hate, fervor, frustration, giddiness...etc, etc. this didn't come about by cheesy love stories or fakely-projected tears of ruggedly sexy boys and sleek blonde girls. it came about by nothing but the raw power of music, and i am completely blown away. and to the same degree that i'm speechless, you're probably equally cheesed out by reading this sappiness. bleh. lo siento.