Innocent Fun

Rating: Null/10 (9 February 2003)

When I first watched Grease, when I was 11, I had the same opinions as most the people here who don't like the movie - it's shallow, unimpressive, bad acting, streotypical, etc. I wondered how it could be possible that so many people loved this movie. Then, when I was 13, I saw the stage show and it hit me - it had the exact same qualities as the movie (mind you the movie and the stage show are too incredibly different storylines, different music, etc.) It's meant to be silly, over the top, stereotypical, shallow and almost stupid. That's what some musicals are supposed to be - Kiss Me Kate and The Boyfriend are two perfect examples of this. We're not talking the epitome of dramatists here - obviously if you've seen any of John Travolta's films (with the possible exception of Pulp Fiction) you know what I mean. Take it for what it's worth - it's fluff. With really catchy music. If you want to see a better example of the real story of Grease, try to see the stage version - they are so completely different. The film version is just that - it works well on camera. I watch it when I don't want to think while watching a movie. I love the movie, but not because it's a shining example of movie genius - it's innocent fun. Laugh at it, laugh at the sexual jokes you didn't get when you were 11, laugh at the insane dance party at the end of the movie. Laugh at the cheese, cause that's what I is. And I love cheese. :)