In the end, Troy will have to learn how to think about his scholarship without losing his friends. He is then introduced to Sharpay's parents and realizes that Sharpay can land him many opportunities and even a basketball scholarship. It all traces back to the 90s. The cast goes through some drama this time around, and some changes are made, character-wise. The sequel does a great job of avoiding the urge to fix what's unbroken, but instead to polish it.
What's great about this second movie is, really it's about the reverse of that. A stroke of genius, I would say, except for the fact that it's still a freakin' High School Musical movie, not a Country Club Musical movie. No longer a musical about a musical, it instead becomes a musical about a country club. Meanwhile, while Troy starts hanging out with the rich folk, Chad is worried that Troy will forget his friends. Winks towards adult audiences have their place, but so do productions where a kid isn't talked down to or expected to grow up too fast.
High School Musical was the Reset Button, if you will, setting kidz-bop-pop back in its rightful place. Even worse than the first. But by default, it is less fun, just a smidgen less, than the original. Losing yourself in search of something you don't really need, not yet anyway. Meanwhile, while Troy starts hanging out with the rich folk, Chad is worried that Troy will forget his friends.
It's a good message: The future will come soon enough. It was not even set in the high school per se anymore, but in a posh New Mexico resort owned by Sharpay and Ryan Evans. There are more serious themes in this film. And don't think I'm some teenager watching R-rated horror movies-I'm a twelve-year-old watching R-rated Oscar winners. The movie wants to feel bigger than the last, but it's actually more intimate. Adults have their music, their innuendos, their profane-angry-paranoid-hurtfully honest songs.
But the songs here have a charm of their own. Very difficult choices indeed for a teenager in high school to face. Please, save America's movie reputation by bringing and end to High School Musical!!! As they reach for the stars and. And now High School Musical 2. But of course, as this is a Disney Original Movie Musical, so we do expect a happily-ever-after. I was disgusted by all the actors, especially Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale, who seemed to have no brains at all, for bringing this message to the world. Gabriella feels as though she is losing Troy to Sharpay.
Now this sequel has a different setting. I forgot that, as corny as the premise - the whole franchise - is, these guys can really act. This was the biggest surprise. Gabriella feels as though she is losing Troy to Sharpay. But that's part of the fantasy of the first film: making the audition, giving it your all, and gaining the applause and support of your peers. More attitude, and even more confidence if that's hard to imagine.
High School Musical 2 is a burst of joyful exuberance. Who could argue with rating of 17. In the end, Troy will have to learn how to think about his scholarship without losing his friends. She fixes it so that Troy will work a summer job at her resort, but to her surprise, Troy brings the whole Wildcats gang in with him, including Gabriella! Why not give the kids a break? By moving into more complex territory, it grows up. Its soundtrack album is the second best selling album of 2007. In the end, Troy will have to learn how to think about his scholarship without losing his friends. Meanwhile, while Troy starts hanging out with the rich folk, Chad is worried that Troy will forget his friends.
A place to be a kid? Enjoy being a kid and being with the ones who love you while you still can. And no wonder musical theater is so rough. Although the alternate fast Sharpay version is sung this time with Troy, not Ryan. This film is strictly for A kids, and B people who not only remember but enjoyed being kids. He is then introduced to Sharpay's parents and realizes that Sharpay can land him many opportunities and even a basketball scholarship.