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School of Rock viewers revisit its anti-authority message
Original: Watched # SchoolOfRock again this evening. It's a delightful film. Two things hit me: The kids learn to reject authority
Richard Linklater's 2003 comedy School of Rock is being rewatched and praised as a delightful film with a surprisingly subversive core. One viewer notes the kids in the story learn to reject authority, be suspicious of wealth, opt out of mainstream status-quo culture and favour free-spirited arts education over rigid schooling, arguing those messages are never resolved by the ending.
Why now: A fresh rewatch has prompted viewers to reconsider the film's anti-establishment themes and how the story leaves them unresolved.
School of RockRichard LinklaterJack Black
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- Watched # SchoolOfRock again this evening. It's a delightful film. Two things hit me: The kids learn to reject authority, be suspicious of wealth, opt out of mainstream status quo culture, ignore R R & R in favor of free-spirited arts education... and those messages are never… · guyjantic@infosec.exchange · 2
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