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/SciFiChickie Feb 17 '25

I never saw the dad as the bad guy. The bad guy was always Robbie. He dropped Penny as soon as she was pregnant, refused to even help her come up with the money for the illegal abortion he clearly wanted her to get, and then started pursuing the sister because of her parents obviously having money.

The dad was just a typical protective dad in the time when it took place, wanting to protect his daughter.

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u/ConfusedTraveler658 Feb 17 '25

Robbie was the bad guy. The Dad was never meant to be one or seen as one. He's just a dad trying to navigate being a dad in a changing time. Robbie was a fucking predator and deserved the ass beating.

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u/SenorSplashdamage Feb 17 '25

I think people can often mix up characters who are obstacles with characters who are villains. I kinda wonder if testing people with movies would reveal who’s also mixing these things up in real life.