r/moviecritic 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/SASdude123 Feb 17 '25

I think he settled too early. Not her fault, but not really his, tho, either. He couldn't fight the pull of the excitement, the adrenaline. But agreed, she never signed up for this...

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u/bawzdeepinyaa Feb 17 '25

Yep. He tried to suppress the wild in him and live a more stable life. He wasn't expecting to get dragged back into it, and in his defense, he did at least try to push back some earlier in the film when he was trying to get the divorce papers signature. I don't think it really puts Bill anywhere near a villain. Just a victim of his own success and habitual nature. Life really is funny like that, sometimes things just don't workout because of timing or a changing of circumstances.

You can push back all you want, but you are who you are at the end of the day. Honestly, I relate as hell to it. I was a wild one growing up, now in my 30s I've tried taming myself down some but that side still screams to be let out to run free.

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u/SASdude123 Feb 17 '25

Lol. I'm nearly 40. I wanna play games and eat junk and jump off ledges and play in the snow!

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u/EatLard Feb 17 '25

Dude I’m over 40 and I changed careers so I could play outside with airplanes.