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Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
Why 4.0?! This is not a bad movie.
Hannah Montana: The Movie is a film based on the TV series Hannah Montana, which is about a young girl named Miley Stewart who lives a double life. One as a normal teenage girl, the other as a talented, widely popular, world famous superstar, named Hannah Montana. The show is a low-budget, 20 minute show that is made by and featured on the Disney Channel. It is heavily aimed at young girls between the ages of 6-14.
I saw the rating on IMDb (currently at 4.0) and got prepared to hate this movie... but I didn't. I didn't even find myself bored. Admittedly, although I'm not that old (turned 20 last month), I do not fill the bill to be in Hannah Monana's target audience (though I am watching the entire series). So I am judging it based on what this film is meant to be for young girls who are fans of the show.
Many, many people complained that this movie was unrealistic, cliché, and predictable. Also about Miley Cyrus's acting, the music featured in the film, as well as its sense of humor.
What the heck did you expect, and what more do you want?
If anything, I was impressed! Perhaps partly because I went in with very low expectations, also because I only take it seriously in what I want for television made for children. Here's why: The concept of Miley Stewart's double life is explored, exposed and explained in ways that the creators could not have done on the show. The relationships between the characters are taken on a whole new level, whereas it's not only sweet and endearing, but also very simple and easy to understand for children. It is truly and simply a drama for kids.
I think Hannah Montana presents a lot of good values for children, and I'm happy to say that if I had kids who wanted to watch this series again and again, I would have absolutely no problem with that. I have some reasons why...
For one thing, as opposed to a lot of young female protagonists on television, while Miley Stewart may not be one of my favorites, I am absolutely, positively pleased that she is far from being a perfect girl. Miley is sweet and means well. She's relatively smart and knows how to get what she wants. She's also very talented and has made her way around Hollywood to be popular and loved by all*. HOWEVER! She can also be selfish, rude, shallow, unrealistic, and overbearing. In addition to that, although she may be down-to-earth most of the time, tends to struggle with this, due to her double life as a diva. Not only does this help her image become more attainable (as attainable as an superstar-in- disguise could be), but also gives young girls a good role model that teaches them that while you should be good and kind, being selfish, jealous, dorky, lazy, and so many other things is completely normal and a part of your life. Also that what defines your personality is how much you grow, and learning to admit your mistakes and apologize, rather than try to be perfect from the get-go, which is impossible.
A recurring lesson in Hannah Montana: Family and friends are important. Always be there for each other, love one another unconditionally. Don't let boys stand between you and your friends, support your loved ones when they are dealing with difficult things, and, most importantly, listen to each other.
More lessons that were put under the spotlight in this movie: Being honest with everybody is being honest with yourself, follow your dreams, nothing should come in the way of a true friendship. Find your home, and you'll always find your way back to it, so matter what.
Unlike so many other western movies I've been watching that are for kids, this movie is filled with love. Fathers singing with and cuddling their daughters seems to be cliché, but is put here without a second thought. Communities showing support seems to be out of style, but Miley's family and town people are kind. I appreciate this movie bringing these things back to my screen. It may not be realistic, but it reminds me of being an innocent kid.
Now, for the quality of the movie... I loved the directing. Yes, even the melodramatic revolving door scene, which I think was perfect, because it advanced the entire plot in about 1 minute and was very easy to understand without having to include any words at all.
Miley's acting was NOT good... but who cares? Everybody else was average. I've seen much worse, and kids definitely don't care.
The songs were perfectly fine. I suppose my only critique for the songs is that the "Hannah Montana" songs ("Let's Do This", "Let's Get Crazy", etc) fall completely flat. They are all just about dressing up and having fun. I suppose that while the Hollywood lifestyle is glamorized a little bit, the focus falls on Miley, not Hannah, which makes it tolerable.
Featuring country pop songs from other artists (Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift) as well as 12 brand new pop songs by Miley Cyrus, I thought the soundtrack fit the mood perfectly. Some of the maturity in this film can be found in beautiful songs, which are "The Climb" and "Butterfly Fly Away", respectively.
I didn't enjoy the jokes... but I'm capable to stop thinking about myself for a moment and realize that it was perfect for kids.
I will end this review by saying that Hannah Montana: The Movie is better than the 2013 animated Disney feature, Frozen, so all you folks who gave this a bad rating because it was "immature" or "uninteresting" can go to heck.
Feel free to fight me at feel-free-to-fight-me@g-mail.com. (Without dashes.)
*This is strictly based on how the show presents the character of Hannah Montana.