This morning as I was watching the morning news, I happened to change it to one of those shows that mixes news and talk shows formats into one watchable and sometimes good show, if you don't know what I mean I apologize, and they happened to have the cast of "High School Musical". They were promoting their upcoming movie and showing some of the little ones some of the dance moves they do in the film.
Well I had never really seen it and was happy that way, but that movie sparked my interest in why this was such a big deal. So i watched it. Turns out they have no idea what high school is.
The movie, which is composed of people who no longer go to high school, early 20s to be more specific, are followed by a huge fan base of people who aren't anywhere near high school, preteens and earlier to be specific.
This thing is a joke to what high school really is and what really happens in high school. I don't blame them, they do have to sell it to people who haven't experienced high school in its full spectacle of backstabbing, depressing loneliness and exaggerated drama. The actors in the show aren't even real or try to act real. They act as if they are happy every second they breath, like they don't understand what emotions are, other than "happy". The characters seem to not know what sex is and what drugs are for, something that is quite obvious in real high school.
I understand that the show is produced by the kid friendly giant they call Disney and they do have a reputation to maintain, but I truly think that if they are going to let the wee ones know the high school experience, the show should have a little more depth and realism. I do agree on one thing, we sometimes do break into song and dance.
So if you feel the same way comment me, if you don't comment me anyways.
So that's whats on my mind today.
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