We finally saw High School Musical two nights ago. I say "finally" because in my line of work, I am way the last person to see this. Now I need to see High School Musical 2.
Not familiar with this movie gem? Let me fill you in.
HIgh School Musical is a movie that played on the Disney Channel aimed at kids under 13. High School Musical is, like, this bizarre phenomenon amongst the tween crowd (a "tween" being approximately the ages of 8 to 12) and even younger. I could not believe the number of High School Musical t-shirts that come through my store daily, as well as the stuffed animals named after HSM characters or the actors who played them. Sharpay, a character, is probably #1 with Zac, an actor, coming in at #2. Guests are constantly asking us if we have any HSM paraphernalia (we do--a t-shirt that consistently sells out the day we get a new shipment in). It's amazing how many people have seen a made-for-television movie.
And now, the plot. Essentially New Girl meets Jock at a New Year's party and ends up singing karaoke with him. Back to school, New Girl turns out to be a new girl in the school (cue "Summer lovin'...happened so fast"--not really, but exact same storyline). Jock decides he really likes to sing and he and New Girl inadvertantly try out for the winter musical, and of course are awarded the lead roles. Meanwhile there's this really important basketball game that Jock is supposed to play in and blah blah blah, they do both and are a smash hit. The end.
Oh, and it's a musical.
All in all I have to say that up to this point I was thinking, "What is it with this movie???" and was feeling kind of irritated about it. Then my friend Wendy said that she thought it was kinda cute, and it was refreshing to see little kids be into something quite wholesome for a change. I have to say--she was right. The music was catchy and fun, the storyline was a no-brainer but a classic, always appealing story, and the entire movie was just a lot of G-rated fun, which this country could use more of.
Now on to High School Musical 2.
Posted by Shelby at October 13, 2007 09:39 PMI agree. I find that most of the stories I seek out these days are largely free of more "adult" concerns. What little violence there is in them is bloodless. The romance is pure and innocent rather than competitive or lustful.
That's not to say adult subjects don't have their place. There are stories to be told and some of them can be quite compelling. However, I would like to see more entertainment available that is more innocent and happy.
Maybe this just means I'm getting older...
Hee hee, I'm glad you liked it.
Wendy
No, I'm the LAST person to see it because I haven't seen either (HS1 nor HS2.)
Posted by: Katrina at October 15, 2007 02:01 PM