See something from the 1950s

Rating: 6/10 (22 September 2003)

Grease is a nice movie/musical to catch a glimps of the U.S. high-school life in the 1950s - it helps explain what we have inherited from those young people of yester-years.
Though well acted, the story emphasized too much on the party aspect of the school-life, making it look like effortless and sensual. Instead of showing some National Grandstand of dance at some high school gym, why not present some students working towards winning some international championships of some math/physics contest, or some design contest. For a few minutes I though Danny was about to go into some sports and win Sandy back through his achievements, but instead Sandy returned to him through his flop on his hurdle running track! Quite motivational, isn't it? ...and then Danny's pursuit in sports ended in the movie right there!
Maybe I am well beyond teenage years when I watched this movie, but I can't help but notice a complete absence of parents in this movie except Frenchy's brief mention of her Daddy as the only man (male) she trusts. No wonder the kids in the '50s loved it. How every youth wished they could be just doing what they wanted, like in the movie, instead of being "ordered around" by their parents and teachers!
Well, that was my few cents of cold words. Still, the movie is worth seeing, to learn about what the kids in 1950s did and liked. I rated this movie 6/10.