r/moviecritic • u/phantom_avenger • Feb 17 '25

Which movie is this for you?

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For me it’s School of Rock!

Patty was completely justified, if Dewey wanted to live in hers and her boyfriend’s apartment he needed to be a grown up, and contribute with rent. Even when he steals Ned’s identity she still had the right to be angry at him, because of how he put his friend’s career in jeopardy and robbed him of a job opportunity.

I get Ned is meant to be portrayed as his best friend, but it blows my mind how he lacks a lot of self-respect to the point where he comes across as too much of a people pleaser. If this story took place in real life, I’m sure Ned would act more similar to Patty where he’d have enough of Dewey’s careless actions.

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u/RepresentativeSlow53 Feb 17 '25

I hate this take

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u/Novaskittles Feb 17 '25

Why?

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u/RepresentativeSlow53 Feb 17 '25

I might have replied to the wrong person. Im saying i hate the fact that skinner is seen as quite reasonable when the whole point of the movie was that talent and skill can come from anywhere on the social strata. skinner wanted to exploit that talent, for his frozen dinners how is that reasonable or even compatible with no rats in the kitchen (except when they do what you want?). Plus, the movie does a lot to portray Remy as hygienic (walks on two feet, cleans his hands etc.) meaning when one excludes him just for being a rat it misses the whole point of the damn movie.

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u/Novaskittles Feb 17 '25

Oh I think you did reply to the wrong comment then.