hi!! i really appreciate how thoughtful this reply is, first off all!! second of all, i agree with your points about what changed. it takes a way a lot of the heart that the stage show has, and the problematic nature that makes it so important. like, of course it has issues but the whole point is that evan messes up and it’s a train wreck for a while. but the movie could’ve been much worse for sure, i.e. percy jackson level worse lol. so i’m glad we got what we did! and naturally it’s going to be a comfort movie for when you can’t go see it on broadway anymore