Monday, June 05, 2006
Sky High


Sky High is about a kid. Yeah, normal. Till you know who his 'rents are. They're the top super heroes in the world. So, well, as you can expect... He IS supposed to have super powers. Only, when he starts super hero high school, he still doesn't know what they are. That is...

Until he gets into a fight. His dad's arch enemy's son who is sore about his dad being put in jail. So, main character I'm talkign about, Will Stronghold, is moved to the Hero class from the Side-kick one. And he has to leave his friends back there. Enter the hero class. All the bitchiness starts. Doesn't help that he is infactuated with this girl called Gwen who is one of the most popular girls in school.

So that results in the tearing of a friendship between Will and his old friends. But what IS a stronger friendship? One of popularity? Or one of true friendship? As expected from Disney, Gwen turns out to the be the bad guy, and the arch enemy's son turns to be the good guy. Will repairs his friendship with his buddies and his old friend turned enemy turned friend again becomes his girl. Ah, fairy tale ending.

Cinematically? Well, total Disney movie. Expect all the usual shots, with little variation or creativity. Don't expect Mise-en-scenes from this movie. Expect plasticity and those model thingies. Heheh. But Sky High is entertaining, don't get me wrong. Is it just me, or do Singaporeans NOT get humour when they see it?

About Will not having his super powers clearly defined, his mom Josie remarks to his dad Steve...
"So maybe we won't be the Stronghold three, the most famous family in the world. But we WILL be the Stronghold three, the most famous family in the world!"
Laugh people! Laugh here!!! No need cue cards, lol.

FILMED @ 2:38 PM