High School- Minus the Musical
How well do our favorite coming-of-age movies represent high school?
We all grew up being promised fantastical high school experiences by directors in their mid-30s. We thought that when we finally entered our freshman year, we would suddenly be transported into a universe filled with electrifying parties, shallow blonde bullies, and an overwhelming sense of school spirit. Clearly, we weren’t prepared for this. Now, we examine the culprits for this confusion:
![Things I Hate About You (1999) directed by Gil Junger](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/10thingsihateaboutyou.jpeg)
![Big Time Adolescence (2019) directed by Jason Orley](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/bigtimeadolescence.jpeg)
![Booksmart (2019) directed by Olivia Wilde](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/booksmart-608x900.jpg)
![The Breakfast Club (1985) directed by John Hughes](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/breakfastclub.jpg)
![Carrie (1976) directed by Brian De Palma](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/carrie-620x900.jpeg)
![Clueless (1995) directed by Amy Heckerling](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/clueless.jpeg)
![The Edge of Seventeen (2016) directed by Kelly Fremon Craig](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/edgeofseventeen-626x900.jpeg)
![Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) directed by John Hughes](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ferrisbueller.jpg)
![Heathers (1989) directed by Michael Lehmann](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/heathers.jpg)
![High School Musical (2006) directed by Kenny Ortega](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/highschoolmusical-607x900.jpg)
![Lady Bird (2017) directed by Greta Gerwig](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ladybird-629x900.jpg)
![Lemonade Mouth (2011) directed by Patricia Riggen](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lemonademouth.jpg)
![Mean Girls (2004) directed by Mark Waters](https://lhstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/meangirls.jpg)
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