Parents need to know that 10 things i hate about you has lots of references to sex, even by the standards of teen comedies, and especially a number of. Based on the 1999 movie of the same name, the one season series centered on the completely opposite stratford sisters who experience the ups and downs of high school. Pg 1h 37min comedy, drama, romance 31 march 1999 usa. I suppose you could say that of any movie, but the quips. Questions and answers for 10 things i hate about you 1999. The following twelvepage study guide film packet is used to accompany the gil jungerdirected 1999 teen romantic comedy 10 things i hate about you that is a modernized adaptation of william shakespeares the taming of the shrew and stars julia stiles, heath ledger, and joseph gordonlevitt. While taking friendship into a relationship, there must be obedience to her fathers rule on dating. A highly scientific analysis of 10 things i hate about you. The film is titled after a poem written by kat about her bittersweet romance.
It doesnt remake shakespeare so much as evoke him as a talisman, by setting its story at padua high school, naming its characters stratford and verona. Taming of the shrew and 10 things i hate about you are very similar in many ways, but they have some minor differences in order to fit in with the either the genre or the time period. Apr 16, 2014 my movie of choice, obviously, is 10 things i hate about you. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 61 produced by 5 music by 1. Regardless of the whys and the hows, 10 things i hate about you wasnt just a movie. Jul 07, 2009 there is not much to hate about 10 things and quite a few likable things. The story behind heath ledgers bleacher scene in 10. As it would be expected from a typical teen movie, 10 things i hate about you deals with issues like unreciprocated love and confusion. The high school romance genre has become so popular that its running out of. It would be tempting and very easy to list 10 things i hate about 10 things i hate about you. The movie juno and 10 things i hate about you are both teen subgenre which are mostly focuses on issues that most teenagers face in their life by using teen conventions in their opening sequene. Actress julia stiles won the mtv movie award for breakthrough female performance. Shakespearean comedy meets teenage romcom in 10 things. Next months genre has been chosen by reut of sweet archives.
Every time i watch another teen movie, i compare it to this. Sep 27, 2015 10 things i hate about you is a teen comedy film about a boy who bribes another person to date a girl, so that he can date that girls sister. Rather than attempting to create a film that remained extremely faithful to the shakespeare play, the team behind the movie instead opted to rework the original text into a film that would fit into the teenage. But while gil jungers 1999 teen movie is now a timeless classic of the high school genre, the taming of the shrewinspired romcom still bears. Genre grandeur 10 things i hate about you 1999 movie.
Panning shots of busy neighbourhoods are also shown in the opening to again give us a sense that the main action is located in the city. The festival is a celebration of all things romance and comedy, with desserts, movie screenings, and panels featuring icons of the genre. Never has the teen movie genre been more active than it is today. Kat stratford julia stiles is beautiful, smart and quite abrasive to most of her fellow teens, meaning that she doesnt attract many boys. The screenplay, written by karen mccullah lutz and kirsten smith, is a modernization of william shakespeare s late16thcentury comedy the taming of the shrew, retold in. A pretty, popular teenager cant go out on a date until her illtempered older sister does. I would implore this site to reconsider the rating of this movie. No sets were used in making the film, all shots were on location. Oct 05, 2011 the movie juno and 10 things i hate about you are both teen subgenre which are mostly focuses on issues that most teenagers face in their life by using teen conventions in their opening sequene. There is not much to hate about 10 things and quite a few likable things. Heath ledger was the perfect bad boy patrick verona, smoking, drinking, all dark and broody, lovely long hair and doing what he wants when he wants. Encouraged to take modern dance lessons at an early age, she. If its good i think you exist because of 10 things.
It is not so raunchy and not too sweet, they now where to stop. Choose the movie you would like to watch, and your promo code will be automatically applied at checkout. Also stream 10 things i hate about you on your mobile, tablets and ipads plot. Why dont you just take this awesome 10 things i hate about. Shakespearean comedy meets teenage romcom in 10 things i. Why 1999 was the ultimate year for teen movies things about 10 things i hate about you is that it doesnt feature the same tired faces that adorn every other movie of the genre i m speaking about the jennifer love hewitts and sarah michelle gellars. Popular, pretty bianca stratford larisa oleynik is in dilemma. With heath ledger, julia stiles, joseph gordonlevitt, larisa oleynik. Negative ten things i hate about this movie were the first 10 minutes of it. Even the next film i saw, never been kissed, ends with a prom. Taming of the shrew and 10 things i hate about you have a mainly consists of the same characters.
Setting common place setting high school relatable to the audience strong musical soundtracks common place setting common themes cliche ending during the. This movie displayed a genre of comedy when a new student at the high school smitten a girl. In terms of film adaptation, 10 things i hate about you 1999 can only be described as an extremely loose adaptation of shakespeares the taming of the shrew. Mar 31, 2019 regardless of the whys and the hows, 10 things i hate about you wasnt just a movie. The opening sequence of a juno immediately start off with a mid shot which is used to represent the main character in the story and make the audience familiar with the protagon ist. The movie benefits from appealing performers and some genuinely fresh and funny dialogue.
Adapted from william shakespeares play the taming of the shrew, 10 things i hate about you starts off with cameron, new student at padua high, sitting in the office of the quirky guidance counselor ms. Julia ohara stiles was born on march 28, 1981 in new york city, the outgoing daughter of a greenwich village artist mother, judith newcomb stiles, and an elementary school teacher father, john ohara. But i think part of what made me miss the archetype was that 10 things i hate about you feels so much like a movie of its moment, of 1999. In the first ten minutes you are treated to the following. Let it suffice to say that, among the spate of teen exploitation films hitting theaters lately, this one is predictably mediocre as entertainment. As a loose adaptation of the taming of the shrew, there are a myriad of ways in which 10 things i hate about you differs from the original play, and aspects including language, setting and subplots are changed beyond recognition or disposed with altogether as the shakespeare play is moulded into a teenage romantic comedy film.
If it disappoints, i think why couldnt you have been cute and clever like 10 things. The movies title is a twist on the taming of the shrew but is also a reference to a poem written by the films female lead to describe her bittersweet romance with the male lead. Mar 29, 2019 but i think part of what made me miss the archetype was that 10 things i hate about you feels so much like a movie of its moment, of 1999. The film was released march 31, 1999, and it was a breakout success for stars stiles and ledger. The movie was released in 1999 as a romantic comedy and as a modern adaptation of shakespeares famous play. The festival is a celebration of allthings romance and comedy, with desserts, movie screenings, and panels featuring icons of the genre. No one in this film is a big star, but everyone is a capable actor. She is the eldest of three children, and has irish, english, and german ancestry. The film opens with a high angle shot of a city, to set the scene for the rest of the film. Kat is a strongwilled, confident kid with an eye toward her posthighschool life, while the only concern bianca. Why dont you just take this awesome 10 things i hate. Cinematography the film opens with a graphic match of the city which then dissolves into a long shot of the city the film will be set in. The opening sequence of a juno immediately start off with a mid shot which is used to represent the main character.
Unfortunately for her younger sister, bianca larisa oleynik, house rules say that she cant date until kat has a boyfriend, so strings are pulled to set the dour. Apr 23, 2014 10 things i hate about you film analysis 1. Life lessons from 10 things i hate about you teen vogue. But when it comes time for 10 things i hate about you to deliver its own. Because of their fathers larry miller strict rules for dating, kats younger sister, bianca larisa oleynik, cant go out with anyone unless kat gets a date too, leading biancas potential suitors. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. But the teachers in 10 things i hate about you are more juvenile than the. But it hits every beat in a way that feels perfectly tuned for a teen romantic comedy. But there is a difference between like and love that was best explained by bianca in the movie version. The screenplay, written by karen mccullah lutz and kirsten smith, is a modernization of william shakespeares late16thcentury comedy the taming of the shrew, retold in a late1990s american high school setting. The story behind heath ledgers bleacher scene in 10 things. One of the most refreshing things about 10 things i hate about you is that it doesnt feature the same tired faces that adorn every other movie of the genre im speaking about the jennifer love hewitts and sarah michelle gellars. Differences between the works the adaptation gives you kats thoughts more joey does not tutor bianca in music bianca doesnt instantly like lucentio over hortensio walter isnt easily tricked by the suitors kat wants to get away from her dad in college 10 things i hate about you. My movie of choice, obviously, is 10 things i hate about you.
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