Unfortunately, I just didn't enjoy this as much as everyone else. It wasn't bad, and I was entertained for a while, but by the time we hit the competition I was completely disinterested. Now I'm pretty sick today, so maybe this movie didn't get a fair shake, but I didn't care who won as long as this film ended.
In my opinion, this film lacked any backstory on these kids. We got to hear their innocent evaluations of the dance classes, the competition, and each other, but I really didn't know the kids by the time we get to the "climax", therefore it just didn't matter to me which group won. Rock School had a bit more development of the young people, so I felt a connection with those kids. I was rooting for them as they played at the Zappa festival. I have to wonder if the film focused on one particular school, instead of 3, if perhaps I would have cared a little bit more about the kids. It just seemed we jumped around from child to child a lot, and the ones I did get to know didn't make it to the finals.
It's certainly not a terrible movie. Very well shot, good editing...I thought this was shot on the pd-170 but it looks like film, so I am a little bewildered by this. At any rate, if you want a warm documentary that shows the wonderful innocence of children I would suggest "Paperclips" over this, but people seem to really like this film, so maybe you shouldn't listen to me.
What do i know?
In my opinion, this film lacked any backstory on these kids. We got to hear their innocent evaluations of the dance classes, the competition, and each other, but I really didn't know the kids by the time we get to the "climax", therefore it just didn't matter to me which group won. Rock School had a bit more development of the young people, so I felt a connection with those kids. I was rooting for them as they played at the Zappa festival. I have to wonder if the film focused on one particular school, instead of 3, if perhaps I would have cared a little bit more about the kids. It just seemed we jumped around from child to child a lot, and the ones I did get to know didn't make it to the finals.
It's certainly not a terrible movie. Very well shot, good editing...I thought this was shot on the pd-170 but it looks like film, so I am a little bewildered by this. At any rate, if you want a warm documentary that shows the wonderful innocence of children I would suggest "Paperclips" over this, but people seem to really like this film, so maybe you shouldn't listen to me.
What do i know?