Okay. I know this series is far exploited beyond reason and has been claimed by the tween generation as something great, but part of me really enjoys it. Anyway, I fell in love with the movie before it rose to popularity, during the first weekend it opened on Disney, my freshman year of college.
Despite everything, I still enjoy the series because it's so happy and the songs are so catchy. You cannot watch these movies without feeling warm and fuzzy afterwards. It's just not going to happen. There aren't many movies that do that for me.
Plus, all three are playing on the Disney channel this weekend, so I figured why not blog about them. It's a conveniance thing.
The one that started all the magic.
I pretty much hate the opening of this movie. The first song is cheesy and boring. The movie doesn't get any good until they get to the school and there are more characters.
I don't know much about dancing...that's my sister's area...but the dancing in this movie is pretty special. It's obvious they rehearsed a lot to make something original. Same goes for the music.
Also, it's nice to see Ashley Tisdale playing a role other than wholesome, studious, working girl.
I think what appeals to me about this one, in particular, is that it's all about breaking out of your shell -- breaking the stereotypes that pollute and confine kids in high school. This movie expresses exactly what I had been thinking all through high school -- cliques are stupid. E.G. Stick to the Status Quo.
Plus, I like Kelsey, the obscure girl who has no friend, but is amazing anyway.
After this movie came out, it was insane. Every tween and teenager fell in love with Zac Efron and Disney exploited it into an oblivian. This, I thought, was highly unneccessary. It's okay to have one successful movie and not go insane with merchandising and promotional gigs. Apparently not for Disney, though.
And, thus, we have High School Musical 2 -- the summer edition.
I didn't actually see this one until much later after it came out. I was weary of it. Due to High School Musical's insane popularity and Disney's failure at making good sequels, I wasn't sure that this would turn out very well.And, honestly, it didn't. The same conflicts happened: basketball versus dance. Troy/Gabriella versus Sharpay. It was nice to Ryan develop, but that is the only good thing about this movie.
Sure it was fun and happy, but the magic from the first movie was completely gone.
From there things just got worse. There were more High School Musical singing dolls, t-shirts, party gear, etc. than there were tweens who cared. There were also several movies/ TV series following the hype, trying to appease the demand for singing and dancing. Thus, the Jonas Brothers were born.
From there things just got worse. There were more High School Musical singing dolls, t-shirts, party gear, etc. than there were tweens who cared. There were also several movies/ TV series following the hype, trying to appease the demand for singing and dancing. Thus, the Jonas Brothers were born.
When I heard this one was coming out in theaters, I was less than thrilled. I was so over High School Musical, Z-Efron, and everything that came with it. I saw it anyway though to review for my college newspaper movie-review column.
High School Musical 3 stands up to par with the previous movies in the series. It is a little disappointing, however, that everything is pretty much the same. The plot line hasn’t changed at all. In all reality, you could watch High School Musical or High School Musical 2 and know what happened in High School Musical 3.
All that aside, however, High School Musical 3 did have its moments. The choreography was phenomenal. You could tell that they spend the most time on make the choreography perfect.
To be honest, this one is my favorite. Not only was there a bigger budget, so it looked better and the actors could act better, but it was the last one. They were graduating and it would be all over and the monster known as High School Musical would be done.
Or so I thought.
Apparently, Disney isn't ready to let go yet. Not only with there be a spin-off movie following Sharpay, one of the most hated characters, after graduation. Also, there will be High School Musical 4 with an entirely new cast, retelling the same time over and over and over again. How depressing is that?
And if that's not bad enough, Disney is also in the works of making a movie called Prom about a high school senior class and their prom. But wait? Haven't I seen this before? Uhm...yes. I believe that was called High School Musical 3.
Epic Fail Disney.
The one positive thing I have to say is that Z-Efron will not be participating in any of these events, having supposedly sworn off the series forever. I'm just glad that someone from these movies has been able to move on with their lives and acting careers. Z-Efron is even able to make fun of the series.
Zac Efron SNL High School Musical spoof
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