School of Rock review

School of rock review

This was a wonderful musical!!! First of all, I liked the story a lot because I though it was very attractive and positive, and it could inspire many people who was chasing their dreams no matter the dreams were about music or their future in general. This musical was very suitable for students to watch. And it also contained the spirt of rebellion, self-recognition, power of youth and the relationships between parents and children. It was very thoughtful and meaningful. School of rock was one of the best musical I have even watched. To be honest, moved a lot. 

Moreover, I learned many things from the actors about how to portray their characters. Dewie Finn was truly a rebellious character; she could sacrifice any thing for her dream-rock music. She was poor, and she even could afford the rent, but she still did not give up her guitar like Ned Scneebly did. She was straight forward and strong, but actually, she was struggling with the life she chose. She was actually talent but lack of opportunities. I believe there are tons of this kind of people in the world; they are stubborn but admirable. Through Lexi’s body languages and her voice, I was pulled into the story naturally. She successfully made me feel like she was not acting Dewie; she was Dewie. I felt like Lexi, as an actor, somehow fit in this character perfectly, and I was so impressed because of this. 

Ned Scneebly was a memorable character also. I have to say John Jiang was very good at acting, and I like every character he act. He was very focused and skillful. He knew how to control his character’s changing emotions and personalties. Ned was not like Dewie because he had been shaped by life already. He needed to work hard and make his girl friend happy, so he could not do whatever he wants like Dewie. But in his deep mind or in his soul, rock music was always his love. I really like the scene he played the guitar and sang with Dewie which showed his true face. Also when he was wearing the colorful wig yelling on Patty’s face, not only me, other audiences sit behind me cheered for him very loudly. Undoubtedly, the character truly touched the audiences. 

The other character who was similar with Ned was Principal Rosalie Mullins. She hided herself because she had to be perfect in school, in front of children and parents. However, she was always hoping for friendships and freedom. She defiantly had more than two personalities, and Sam did a really good job. We can clearly see the change of the characters by her facial expressions and her outlooking. When she pulled her hair down, that was her inside her mind, and I was very glad to see that at the end of the scene, when parents and teachers all went to see the competition, she pulled her hair down and helped Dewie. She received both freedom and friendship at the end.