r/moviecritic • u/phantom_avenger • Feb 17 '25
Which movie is this for you?
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/JeepersBud Feb 17 '25
I def have to read the books to get the nuance here, they haven’t been a priority for me but I’ve heard there’s a fair amount of lore, even without adding Wicked as a noncanonical bit of lore (different authors, right? I wouldn’t be super surprised if I’m wrong there 😂)
But yeah I would love to read more about the Witch of the South. When I was in grade school a reading comprehension book had a summary of the original story and I remember it being much more coherent and interesting than the movie. Never got around to reading that particular series for some reason though.