Various characters play a role in High School Musical, but Troy, Gabriella, and Sharpay are by far the most important. Troy Bolton, the star of the basketball team, remains strong even when people criticize him. For example, he did not let being an athlete get in the way of singing on stage. Being the new girl does not stop determined Gabriella Montez. She joins myriad academic clubs, such as the scholastic decathlon team, in her first year at East High School. This is not ordinary because new students are usually too shy to participate in extracurricular activities. Sharpay Evans, a sassy high school student, always gets what she wants. For example, she did not want to let any of her classmates participate in the talent show, so she would
win. Her massive strive to get what she wants enhances the movie by making it more alluring. All three of these characters are interesting in the screenplay. Three main conflicts play a major role in making the viewer more engaged in the 98- minute long cinema. Sharpay attempts to break up Troy and Gabriella during the summer. Sharpay hires all of the East High Wildcats at her parents’ luxurious country club estate. This displays Sharpay contains a very sneaky and mischievous personality. Sharpay longs to play the main role in the spring musical with her twin brother Ryan Evans. Troy and Gabriella end up obtaining the main roles in the musical which immensely angers the Evans twins. This demonstrates how spoiled Sharpay can be when it comes to pursuing what she desires. Gabriella Montez is the only one who wants to take part in their last musical during their senior year at East High School. She, thankfully, convinces the rest of her friends to participate with her. These three main conflicts enhance the meaning of the film High School Musical.
Marc Hall arrives as a new student at Indian Hills High School and immediately becomes friends with Rebecca who just happens to be obsessed with fame. While at a party at Rebecca’s house, the two go out on the street and took valuables such as cash and credit cards out of the unlocked vehicles. Then the next day the two break into an unoccupied house and steal a handbag, cash, and the keys to the Porsche that was sitting outside in the driveway. With the cash they stole, they go on a shopping spree to buy luxury items that they admire in the magazines. Marc, Rebecca, Nicki, Sam, and Chloe all get together to track the whereabouts of their targets before they can break in and steal their designer clothes and possessions. The group makes sure
David Denby thoroughly explains the distinction between the reality of high school life to what is portrayed in movies in the article, “High-School Confidential: Notes on Teen Movies.” He argues that many of these movies are extremely predictable and all have the same story line. Denby gives numerous examples of the cliché teen movie, which entails the skinny, blonde popular girl and her jock boyfriend who, let’s face it, has his shining moments in life, in high school. Denby’s main objective throughout this article is to distinguish whether these films reflect reality, or just what we imagine to be reality. He also touches on the other side of the social spectrum which usually consists of a quiet, female outsider who is known to be smart and
The transcendentalist ideal of nonconformity is a prevalent theme in the 2006 Disney movie series, High School Musical. The depiction of a modern high school emphasizes nonconformity in contemporary society through its illustration of Troy Bolton, a basketball player, challenging the social norm by auditioning for the school musical. Throughout the progression of the film, Troy refuses to comply with the demands of his father and peers, as they frequently call for him to not partake in the play because he is a basketball player. With Troy’s rejection other students begin to assert their unique talents that defy their stereotypes. Another basketball player, Zeke Baylor, asserts his culinary talents and Martha Cox, despite her intellectual abilities, establishes her dancing skills. Emerson and Thoreau would support Troy’s repudiation of societal pressures and his ability to refuse to conform to the precedents set forth by society.
High school. It’s tough. Especially if you’re a freshman. Everything changes when you get to high school. You start to notice specific people more, your friends start to change, and even your likes and dislikes change. These may just sound like the typical high school cliche sayings, but in the novel Sleeping Freshman Never Lie, written by David Lubar, Scott Hudson had to go through all of that in just his first year of high school. Throughout the novel, Scott Hudson encounters many changes in his freshman year of high school including, the arrival of a new baby sibling, friends coming and leaving, being on student council, writing for the school’s newspaper, working on the school’s play, all while he is chasing the “girl of his dreams”. The
Gabe portrays hope throughout the entire play. Troy ruins the family bond that he spent years trying to maintain and he broke the trust of his own wife and child. He realizes this and knows that he will not be forgiven. But since Corey is an incredibly flexible character he realizes that he must forgive his father so he will not live a life of hatred and he will be able to start new, not living in the shadow of his father's mistakes. Gabe proves that in spite of the fact that Troy was not able to make it to heaven by himself, everybody should have a second chance for reconciliation.
...s feeling of achievement at completing school is shown. There are close ups of the Tuohy’s with Ms Sue and Sam showing feelings of attachment with Michael. Moreover, the mid-shots of the teacher’s face highlights that he is accepted in the school community too. As such, Michael, like Billy has achieved a new sense of belonging due to connections with new people and places.
Sam’s high school is like any stereotypical high school with it’s various social crowds. The popular crowd in this movie is composed of mostly jocks and cheerleaders. These adolescents seem to be the most physically attractive and have the wealthiest parents.
The high schools are made up of cliques and the artificial intensity of a world defined by insiders and outsiders. (Botstein pg.20) The insiders hold control. over the outsiders because of good looks, popularity, and sports power; the teacher. and staff do nothing to stop them, the elite.
In this film, Tracy is a prime example of an adolescent and much of what I have learned this year can be applied to her character. “Fitting in” is a concept that is seen a lot in adolescence. Teenagers will do pretty much anything at times to have friends or appear to be “cool.” That is exactly what happens to Tracy in this film. As the film begins, Tracy is a good, simple girl, and her pureness all changes when she befriends the most popular girl in school, Evie Zamora.
The tale starts with the character named Cameron, played by a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who is a new student in Padua High School. Michael, who later becomes friends with Cameron, gives Cameron a tour and that's when he sees Bianca Stratford for the first time. A beautiful sophomore with one complication, she's not allowed to date anyone and neither her “shrew” sister, Katarina, played by Julia Stiles.
. High school is one of the ossicles you have to face in your life you have to get good grades in school to pass high school and odysseus has to fight off a cyclops that eats him mean when there trapped in a cave the the creatures.
Everytime Troy Maxson gets the chance to avoid his son, he takes it. It does not matter if he hurts his son. Troy is always putting walls up between him and his son. Making Cory feel like he means nothing to him. As evidence from the play, proofs that Troy never gets along with his son. He lives in the past that can’t be changed by anything. And that’s affecting his relationship with his younger son. His wife, Rose, tells him that the only thing their son wants is “... to be like you with the sports” ( I.iii.39) and make his father proud that he did it because of him. “I don’t want him to be like me! I want him to move as far away from my life as he can get” (I.iii.39). Troy is keeping himself away from building a connection between him and
Hamilton is a Hip-hop history lesson. This musical tells the story of the first american immigrant, Alexander Hamilton, and the formation of The United States of America around the time of the Revolutionary war. This show is so unique not only because it is telling the history of our country in the form of Hip-hop. It was said by the writer of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, that the casting choices are a very important part of the show because he did not want it as it was in the past but more modern. The main characters (the founding fathers) are played by latinos, blacks
Troy’s career have major racial discrimination obstacles that prevent him from achieving his dreams. As mention in the racial discrimination paragraph, Troy’s job is in the sanitation department which he deals with picking up the trash. Just like the rest of the African-American in the past, Troy do not have the necessary education skills to get into a higher position. Being able to read and write is the main things that is
With continued encouragement and motivation, Dewey starts to gain the trust of his skeptical and untrusting class. Throughout the movie you witness the transformation of each student as they learn to eliminate the “voice of criticism” and start believing in themselves. For example, Tomika, a shy and insecure girl who was afraid to sing in front of her peers because of fear she would be teased about her weight, blossoms into a courageous backup singer who rocks it out on stage at the Battle of the Bands concert. The nerdy keyboard player Lawrence, who Dewy calls “Mr. Cool”, also learns to emerge from his shell and find his inner groove.