Review of The School of Rock (2003) by Brendan C — 11 Apr 2013

School Of Rock is a perfect movie, and it is an awesome cult classic. It has the secret ingredient, which is rock and roll music, and it has lots of it. If you are a rock and roller like I am you will love this movie for sure. The film is funny and completely original too. What is good about it is that it is a movie you could watch with the family, because it isn't raunchy or gross at all. It is all very clever and good humor. Most comedies today are really dirty and often tasteless, but stuff like this is much better quality in terms of humor in my opinion. The true geniuses in comedy should be able to be funny without cursing, or being gross or crude in any way. This film is a great example of that.

This film is about the story of Dewey Finn (Jack Black) a total bum who dreams of being a famous rock and roller. How ever he is terrible, and he gets fired from the band that he started. He owes rent to his roommate Ned Schneebly (Mike White), and if he doesn't come up with it by the end of the month he will have to move out. Ned is a substitute teacher, and when Dewey answers a call intended for him he pretends to be him, and takes a job as a sub at a prestigious prep school. When he hears the kids in the class playing in their music class he decides to make a band with them. He lies to them that it is a school project and they will be getting a head start at it. He plans to compete in the battle of the bands with them so he can win 20,000 dollars, and possibly land a record deal. They must keep the whole thing a total secret.

He forms an interesting bond with all of the kids, and he helps a lot of them. He also has a lot of good nicknames for them. There is a blonde girl named "Blondie" for example. There is a kid named Lawrence (Robert Tsai) who is a sweet kid, but he says that nobody ever talks to him. Dewey really helps him feel better about himself and he nicknames him "Mr. Cool." There was one girl named Tomica (Maryam Hassan) with a great voice, but she felt bad about herself because she is fat. He helped her out there. Overall he is a really good guy in the end, and he learns a lot from his experience, and they learn from him. That is part of what made this movie so good.

Jack Black pretty much plays himself in this, but it works out great though. He was really funny, and he seemed like a real rocker too. His character was great, and his natural personality was perfect for the role. Everybody was great in it too. The film had such an awesome ending, and the music was great. The line "stick it to the man" is one that I say a lot now, and it has given me a pretty good definition for what my favorite genre of music is about. This is a classic that is great for all ages, and one that you can watch over and over again.