[Liam-]

I mean, I love the film but it is entirely based around a gross message, a teenage girl is mocked and looked down on, for not sleeping around and then is actively encouraged to change her entire look and personality, to please the boy she likes because he’s too embarrassed by her to admit he likes her publicly, the whole message is to change who you are, in order to appease someone else.

This story is literally just about a couple of schools not forcing their students to do something they feel uncomfortable with, something the ‘anti-woke mob’ lot should be very happy about, no?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Liam-

I mean, I love the film but it is entirely based around a gross message, a teenage girl is mocked and looked down on, for not sleeping around and then is actively encouraged to change her entire look and personality, to please the boy she likes because he’s too embarrassed by her to admit he likes her publicly, the whole message is to change who you are, in order to appease someone else.

The funny thing is, if they just changed the last 5 minutes to Danny realising he’s being an idiot and about to lose someone he really likes because he’s embarrassed by his pals teasing him, and said “Alright listen here arseholes, this is the girl I met on holiday and this is who she was when we had that great time together… I like her as she is and if you’ve got a problem wif that you can DO ONE”, apologised to her and said he doesn’t want her to change, and they go off and sit together and have a nice sandwich…

…then the whole thing would be fine and actually a good message about not caving to peer pressure.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The funny thing is, if they just changed the last 5 minutes to Danny realising he’s being an idiot and about to lose someone he really likes because he’s embarrassed by his pals teasing him, and said “Alright listen here arseholes, this is the girl I met on holiday and this is who she was when we had that great time together… I like her as she is and if you’ve got a problem wif that you can DO ONE”, apologised to her and said he doesn’t want her to change, and they go off and sit together and have a nice sandwich…

…then the whole thing would be fine and actually a good message about not caving to peer pressure.

Precisely! All of these issues wouldn’t come up if sandy wore one of her lovely sundresses and they split a cheese and ham

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The funny thing is, if they just changed the last 5 minutes to Danny realising he’s being an idiot and about to lose someone he really likes because he’s embarrassed by his pals teasing him, and said “Alright listen here arseholes, this is the girl I met on holiday and this is who she was when we had that great time together… I like her as she is and if you’ve got a problem wif that you can DO ONE”, apologised to her and said he doesn’t want her to change, and they go off and sit together and have a nice sandwich…

…then the whole thing would be fine and actually a good message about not caving to peer pressure.

To be furrrr he did try to "change" by joining the track team about halfway through, AND at the carnival at the end he had "gone jock", and basically told his friends to not expect him to lead them anymore...

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

To be furrrr he did try to "change" by joining the track team about halfway through, AND at the carnival at the end he had "gone jock", and basically told his friends to not expect him to lead them anymore...

Neither of them should have had to change though! They liked each other when they met and had their "Summer Luvvin'" and were just being themselves ... the whole story is about how he acts like it was different to impress his friends ... the ending that's best for all should surely be him realising that he doesn't have to play the Big Lad. Instead it ends with her playing along!

The sad irony of course is that she ends up becoming more like Rizzo who is hammered with misogyny throughout the entire thing .

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