It's time for a remix. Indeed, the release of a HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL included new and improved bonus features. There are two music videos: "We're All in This Together" and the never-before seen "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You." There is also a featurette giving instructions for copying the moves and a behind-the-scenes looks of the characters.
Beyond anyone wildest expectations, the film has enjoyed unprecedented -- and incalculable -- success. Its soundtrack was the most popular album of 2006. The show launched books, an ice show, a video game, and a stage musical. Naturally, a sequel was produced and aired in 2007. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL wais so sensational that it had the distinction of becoming the first made-for-television movie with a theatrically released sequel in the works.
What is the draw? The story follows much of the classic fundamental structure familiar in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Two high school juniors from opposing cliques "click" with one another as they clandestinely audition for their school's musical. Their backgrounds as basketball star and math genius certainly do not lend themselves to the theatre. Their relationship and their auditioning prove to be divisive elements within the school, and all sorts of underhanded business ensues.
The appeal is clear -- at least from a cultural standpoint. The characters in this movie appeal to the preteen set largely because they are going through many of the same frustrations in finding themselves and then having the audacity to actually be themselves. The movie's message, to have the guts to override the status quo, is freeing to young people. And, of course, the music rocks!
If you have a preteen in your life, you probably have been assaulted with a flow of chatter about HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. Even if you do not know a preteen, you cannot have escaped the soaring popularity of this film. Seldom has a made-for-television movie been such a hit, but Disney knew it had a huge hit on its hands from the day of its premier.
Beyond anyone wildest expectations, the film has enjoyed unprecedented -- and incalculable -- success. Its soundtrack was the most popular album of 2006. The show launched books, an ice show, a video game, and a stage musical. Naturally, a sequel was produced and aired in 2007. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL wais so sensational that it had the distinction of becoming the first made-for-television movie with a theatrically released sequel in the works.
What is the draw? The story follows much of the classic fundamental structure familiar in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Two high school juniors from opposing cliques "click" with one another as they clandestinely audition for their school's musical. Their backgrounds as basketball star and math genius certainly do not lend themselves to the theatre. Their relationship and their auditioning prove to be divisive elements within the school, and all sorts of underhanded business ensues.
The appeal is clear -- at least from a cultural standpoint. The characters in this movie appeal to the preteen set largely because they are going through many of the same frustrations in finding themselves and then having the audacity to actually be themselves. The movie's message, to have the guts to override the status quo, is freeing to young people. And, of course, the music rocks!
If you have a preteen in your life, you probably have been assaulted with a flow of chatter about HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. Even if you do not know a preteen, you cannot have escaped the soaring popularity of this film. Seldom has a made-for-television movie been such a hit, but Disney knew it had a huge hit on its hands from the day of its premier.
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If you missed the High School Musical phenomenon the first time around, revisit it on DVD. Share it with the tweens in your family, even if they happen to be over thirty.
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