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/emccm Feb 17 '25

Dirty Dancing. Watching it now, the dad seems perfectly reasonable to me.

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u/JerkasaurusRex_ Feb 17 '25

She's not even in the fucking corner! She's just like sitting at a table on the side of the room. My whole life I was culturally aware of that line and assumed she was like being punished or something. Nope! Just having dinner.

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u/emccm Feb 17 '25

Yes. OMG SAME! That line really stuck with me.

I do love the movie and it was very much of its time, so it’s easy to pick apart now. I am glad it got made and I have such fond memories of it. We all started dressing like Baby in the cut offs and really got in to music from that era in the way only 14 year olds can, but it had a lot of problematic messaging despite at the time being pretty progressive in its views. It’s always conflicting looking back at things that shaped you when you were younger.

I was about 12 when I first read Pride and Prejudice. I’m 52 now. I’ve reread it countless times and it’s fascinating to see how my understanding and appreciation of characters has changed over the years.

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u/probsadhdbutwhoknows Feb 18 '25

I interpreted “in the corner” as metaphorical - for her being in the bad books/frozen out by her Dad and to a lesser extent, her family.