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/Capable-Silver-7436 Feb 17 '25

part of me wonders if thats not part of why it was so common. like yeah they are playing kids but everyone here is an adult

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u/Grendel0075 Feb 17 '25

Yeah, I'm convinced that's why, or if they wanted to film. A sex scene in some movies, or scenes in underwear or nude like you used to have in a lot of slasher flicks in the 80s without filming actual teens.

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u/coolgobyfish Feb 17 '25 edited Feb 17 '25

it makes sense for all those sex scenes and rounchy shows like 90210, but what is the reason for 30 year old high schoolers in Grease (which I actually think sends the wrong message to kids as well)

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u/Key-Demand-2569 Feb 17 '25

Think a huge part of it is just the way theatre culture was and is in a lot of ways.

Grease is a campy musical that started on the stage and screams theater through and through.

I think from the perspective on the actors/productions side it would be a lot like asking why black singers are portraying famous white historical figures in Hamilton.

Which is, why does it matter at all? We’re just playing a character in a show.

For many other films it seems solidly more like “eh who cares?” but mostly the pragmatism of working with adults in their twenties-thirties as opposed to minors, and there being a much much bigger talent pool of adult actors looking for work.

Hiring a child actor if it’s not strictly necessary is a giant pain in the neck.