High School Musical 1 Review

High School Musical 1 is the first movie in a three movie series.  It was released on January 20, 2006 and become Disney Channel’s most successful original movie.  It was the first Disney Channel Original Movie to have a theatrical sequel.  The soundtrack from Screen Shot 2019-02-24 at 3.59.01 PMHigh School Musical 1 became very popular in the United States and reached number 1 on America’s charts in 2006.  High School Musical 1 was written by Peter Barsocchini and directed by Kenny Ortega.  It stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Lucas Grabeel, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman.

In High School Musical 1 Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) transfers to East High School after winter break.  She had met the basketball team star (Zac Efron) during vacation and is surprised, and happy to run into him at her new high school.  They quickly become friends and try out for their school’s musical.  However, Troy’s Screen Shot 2019-02-24 at 3.54.10 PMteammates aren’t thrilled with his new hobby.  Troy’s best friend (Corbin Bleu) and Gabriella’s best friend (Monique Coleman) come up with a plan to make sure can’t be in the musical.  Unfortunately, this ruins all of their friendships and they must work together to make things right.

Gabriella Montez is very bright.  She is also very adventurous and open to trying newthings.  Troy Bolton is the basketball star.  He is always found playing basketball Screen Shot 2019-02-24 at 3.57.55 PMuntil he meets Gabriella.  She opens him up and shows us a different side of him.  Chad Danforth is the funny sidekick.  He always makes us laugh and seems fun to be around.  Taylor McKessie is also very smart and is the president of the academic decathlon.  She is a very good friend to Gabriella.  Sharpay Evens is bossy and rich.  She feels like she runs the school and isn’t very friendly to many people.  Ryan Evens is Sharpay’s brother he is always following her around and at times seems very clueless to what’s going on.

High School Musical is mainly about friendship.  In the movie we see how friends can be torn apart and how that changes the people individually.  A theme from High School Musical is nothing is more important than friendship. In the movie when Troy and Gabriella are mad at each other they are both very sad.  Even though Taylor and Chad’s plan worked, neither of them are happy to see their best friends so miserable.  In the end they realize that what they wanted (Troy and Gabriella not to be in the musical) wasn’t what their friends wanted.  Taylor and Chad decide that it is more important for Troy and Gabriella to be happy and friends again than it is if they sing in the musical or if they don’t.hsmgif

Overall I think High School Musical is a great movie.  It is definitely a feel-good one.  All the songs and fun characters always leave you walking away with a smile.  The songs are really what makes the movie so great.  Once you have watched the movie a couple of times you find yourself singing along with every single song.  I think this is what makes this movie so enjoyable and easy to watch over and over again.

Ryan Evans

Ryan Evens is most commonly know as Sharpay’s twin brother.  While his sister is kind of snotty, and a little difficult to be around, Ryan is more easy-going and friendly.  In the first HSM, Ryan is in Sharpay’s spotlight and doesn’t quite know how to change that.  However, as he progresses into senior year, Ryan is able to find his own spotlight and become more confident in himself.

In HSM 1, Ryan is seen as a fun-loving character who is often bossed around by his sister, Screen Shot 2018-11-08 at 5.18.47 PMSharpay.  He and Sharpay try out for the winter musical for the lead roles.  Ryan is upset when they have to go to call backs, but not as upset as Sharpay.  She ropes him into plotting against Troy and Gabriella and in the end he realizes that it’s not all about getting what you want.  He doesn’t think it’s right to hurt people to get your own way.

In the summer before his senior year, Ryan really starts to break away from his sister’s bossiness.  He helps his classmates with the talent show when Sharpay replaces him with Screen Shot 2018-11-08 at 5.19.13 PMTroy for her duet.  Ryan ends up having a great time hanging out with his peers and is really upset when Sharpay makes it so that staff cannot perform in the show.  Ryan sees very clearly how his sister can be very selfish and doesn’t consider other people’s feelings.  He ends up helping fix the problem and is seen as a sort of hero in the eyes of his fellow Wildcats.

In Ryan’s senior year, he really starts branching out and becoming more confident in his choreography.  He choreographs the East High Senior Year musical.  He works very hard to make a great show and is able to produce something that everyone loves.  Ryan gets a scholarship to the Julliard School of Performing Arts.  Sharpay is very proud of him and he feels very supported by his sister.  He and the other Wildcats have a great year ending with their graduation where they are all very happy and excited for what’s in store for them. ryan evens

 

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