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| MOVIE “SHE’S THE MAN" by Kyra-lin Hom and Carol Duerksen | |||||||||||||
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YOUTH GROUP LESSON 40
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| Through a series of wacky and very high school events, Duke promises to make Viola-as-Sebastian good enough to play first string against Cornwall if she can get him a date with Olivia. Things happen, people date, people argue, people kiss, Viola scores the winning goal against Cornwall and everyone lives happily ever after. It’s truly an adorable film. Bynes is both lovable and horrifyingly comical with her big eyes and rubber face. Her male impression is so bad that you can’t help but laugh. Her awkwardness is perfectly palpable and without a doubt lifts the film and its cartoon-ish characters out of slapstick territory. Not for a second is the premise believable, but “She’s the Man” does accurately parody high school romance. The film portrays, though comically, the insecurities that all teenagers feel when dealing with the opposite sex. Many of the characters are embodiments of the stereotypical perfect teen. They appear confident, beautiful and ultimately desirable and/or enviable to the public around them. Yet within each of these perfect persons are the same insecurities held by all of us “mere mortals.” Duke, the stereotypical jock – attractive, athletic and popular, turns to absolute jelly when in the presence of his crush Olivia. Olivia is the most popular and attractive girl in school. Yet she still submits herself to self-deprecating tactics in the hopes of gaining Viola-as-Sebastian’s attention. Eunice is desperately creepy. She wants a boyfriend and any boy will do. But her intense anxiety and insecurity makes her overbearing and clingy—an instant turn off for almost any guy. Monique is the rich snob that thinks she’s too good for anyone, but when Viola-as-Sebastian dumps her she stalks her-as-him and refuses to give up the title of “Sebastian’s girlfriend.” Despite how attractive or how good of a catch Monique thinks she is, she isn’t confident enough to say ‘his loss’ and move on. She couldn’t accept that a guy had turned her down. Everyone pairs off by the end of the film in true Hollywood fashion, but that doesn’t pertain to reality. In reality, the insecurities don’t ride away with the sunset. They remain to be one of the leading causes of bad decision making in high school. Continued... |
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