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Do you think High School Musical promotes stereotypes and cliques?
There is a song called "Status Quo" in High School Muscle and I was thinking--does it encourage stereotypes and cliques in school? I mean there is a solution to the problem in High School Musical, but I think it's a bad base for a kids movie really. Don't get me wrong I'm not some weird overprotective parent that is against the "NOW" things (like High School Musical, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, or even the Jonas Brothers) I just think their is a deeper meaning in the movie which encourages groups and things that make children/teens not want to interact with people who are different.
Am I just reading too much into the High School Musical movie?
Could you tell me your opinion about High School Musical in this regard?
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Hi, I think you have a valid point. However, when I first watched HSM it was pretty obvious that the song "Status Quo" was in there to contrast how people tend to act (cliques) versus how people can traverse social groups, like Troy did at the end. The whole point of the movie is that it's great to be yourself, and it shows Troy's struggle with peer pressure (indicated by Status Quo) and how he resolves it- by singing with Gabriella.
Disney makes it apparent that the song is just the viewpoint of the student body of most high schools. True, high school is like that, but Disney tries to teach that it shouldn't be.
If you'll notice, in HSM2 the basketball team and smart kids start to hang out with each other as a result of Troy and Gabriella.
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Anything Disney touches promotes stereotypes. High School Musical is no exception, but nor is it any more noticiable or special because of it.
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I think you have it backwards. The song "status quo" is putting down the group/clique stereotypes in high schools. In the lunchroom scene, one of the "smart girls" confesses her passion for breakdancing, and a skateboarder admits he plays cello.
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