Now who hasn't at least heard of this popular Disney Channel Original?
Camp Rock stars the very famous brother band, the Jonas Brothers, and Demi Lovato, a Disney fan favorite(she can sing, she can act, she funny... who wouldn't love her right).
This movie is actually one of my favorites, I watch it often, and probably know most of the songs and dance scenes by heart. Lol
But, that aside, let's get talking about the story....
Camp Rock is about a teenage girl named Mitchie Torres(portrayed by, Demi Lovato) who is very talented in singing, writing songs, and all around musically, And she dreams of attending the famous music summer camp, Camp Rock and then eventually becoming a professional singer.
But, her family cannot swing the tuition. Her mother(portrayed by, Maria Canals Barrera) owns a small catering business and her father a small hardware store.
But, seeing how badly her daughter wants to attend this camp, Connie Torres(Barrera) signs on to be the camp cook, allowing Mitchie to attend the camp at a discounted rate... as long as she helps out in the kitchen with her mom.
When arriving at the camp, Mitchie is over the top excited. She can hardly wait to meet the other campers, but soon realizes that this camp is way different than she would have expected.
Tess Tyler(portrayed by, Meaghan Jette Martin) is what Mitchie's first friend, Caitlyn Gellar(portrayed by, Alyson Stoner) calls, "The Diva of Camp Rock." She's rich, talented(not nearly as talented as Mitchie, but could definitely make it to the top), and has just about everyone at Camp Rock wrapped around her finger.
Tess is also the daughter of the famous T.J Tyler, who apparently has won, "A trillion and one Grammys." (according to a very sarcastic Caitlyn)
Mitchie immediately wants to be friends with the IT girl, but finds it difficult in the beginning, for she trips Tess, making the girl instantly hate her.
EVERYONE at the camp seems to be the son or daughter of someone famous, or at least rich. Mitchie feels very out of place with her, "boring summer camp wardrobe" and being the daughter of the camp cook and a hardware store owner.
At a welcoming rally, the camp director announces that they will be having a celebrity instructor named....
That scene ends and then it goes to another one where, the famous band, Connect Three(The Jonas Brothers) are sitting in a limo and their lead singer, Shane Gray(portrayed by, Joe Jonas) is streaming mad because he, "doesn't want to spend his summer at some camp."
But, he has no choice, his sour, self centered attitude has gotten their summer tour canceled, and to get back his good boy image, he needs to work as a counselor at, Camp Rock.
After only being on campus for a few hours, Shane is found by screaming girl fans and is chased around until he ducks behind a tree(the girls I'm guessing were not good hide-and-go-seek players because he was almost in plain sight).
While the girls are looking for him, Shane hears a girl singing in the building behind him, that girl, unknown to him is Mitchie.
This famous pop star cannot believe her voice, and really likes how her song sounds. But, by the time the screaming, completely obsessed fans leave and he can stand up, the mystery girl is gone and he hasn't a clue about her identity.
That night at an open mike, Mitchie is talking with Caitlyn when Tess and her "friends(Anna Maria Perez de Taglé and Jasmine Richards)" come along and interrupt.
Desperate to fit in, Mitchie tells everyone that her mom is the President of Hot Tunes TV... in China.
Tess, already thinking that Mitchie is a HUGE competition invites Mitchie to join her and her "friends" to stay in their cabin while she's at Camp Rock.
Mitchie is ecstatic. She immediately moves in and makes friends with the three IT girls.
The next day, Shane doesn't show for his class. So, the day after that his uncle and the camp owner, Brown Cessario (portrayed by, Daniel Fathers) tells him that everything is NOT about him and that he needs to drop the act, and then escorts the super star to his class.
Shay is a complete know-it-all and kind of mean to his class in the beginning. But, then at the end, you see a side of him that Mitchie notices and takes in. A softer, kinder side that Shane probably didn't even know he'd let slip.
Shane continues to search for his, "Mystery girl" and asks several people to help him. Which, only lands him with every girl except Caitlyn(We never see her singing to Shane, so we only guess that she knows it isn't her, so why bother, she's also the only girl other than Mitchie who doesn't seem completely obsessed with the bad boy of Connect Three) and Mitchie singing to him, trying to prove that they're, "the one".
Shane and Mitchie have several encounters, and Shane tells her at one point that it's nice to have someone who gets his life. Mitchie is confused, but then remembers her lie.
"You too." She says with a smile, feeling really guilty.
Shane also writes a song about his, "Mystery girl". He shares it with Mitchie who thinks it's amazing and should put it on the next album.
With new found courage, Shane sets out and writes another song and then has his band mates(Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas) come and sing it with him.
Shane and Mitchie share several glances, giving away the fact that there is a spark forming between them. Then, a jealous Tess sees.
Already knowing that Mitchie can sing better than her, and now seems to have won over this boy's heart that she has sought after herself, gets very angry, and says something that turns the entire camp against poor, Mitchie. Including Shane, who for the first time in a long time had been real with someone. He's heart broken, and so is Mitchie.
When I heard about this movie, the reason I wanted to see it was because I used to be a dancer and I love singing(in the comfort of my bedroom when no one is watching of course). Not because I was a Jonas Brothers fan(Which I am not really).
Now, don't get me wrong. The Jonas Brothers are some great role models I'm sure, and some of their songs are great. But, I'm not a huge fan so, could have cared less if they stared in this film or not.
Also, I did not tune in on June 21st 2008 because of the other all-star cast members(I am a fan of Demi Lovato and Alison Stoner). I was excited about this movie because of the music and dancing, and also the story line intrigued me.
I'm not going to be one of those people that pulls the whole moral of the story out and completely bore you, because I really didn't pull it out and think on it until the oh, 20 something time I'd watched the film.
The dancing was great, and so was the music. Most of it was fun and very catchy. You can tell the actors/actresses and crew poured their hearts and souls into this film.
The story line was good, it reminded me kind of HSM and HSM2, but in it's own unique way. (example; good girl, has brown hair, great voice and is quiet, bad girl, has blonde hair, good voice and gets what she wants, when she wants it, good boy, attracted to the good girl, can sing, and is popular.)
The few things that I did find that were a little odd or, not as likeable as the rest of the movie were,
1. The fact that Mitchie lied, very wrong. I don't care if you want to be popular, you never lie to get you to the top... it will only bring you back down to the bottom at some point, so it's not worth it.
2. The fact that Shane was being a brat for some of the film. He was rude and self centered. Definitely not a guy that I would be attracted too, let alone be obsessed with like some of his fans.
3. Tess is really mean. She goes after what she wants and she doesn't care who she hurts in the process of getting it, or what it takes to get her it, which tells me she doesn't really have any respect for others, or herself.
Now, I realize that this film would have no story line without any of these, so yes... they were necessary, I just thought they weren't very good parts(which is what the makers wanted I'm sure)
But the parts I thought were really great, and should be recognized were,
1. After Tess turns almost the entire camp against Mitchie, Caitlyn stays by her side. A true friend to the end.
2. Mitchie doesn't try to get revenge on Tess. She tells her off at one point, but doesn't say anything really mean about her. Just that she needs to stop treating people like dirt(basically)
3. The finale!!(Which... I'm not going to reveal, sorry!)
So all around, this film is another Disney classic. A great, happy ending for all. I'd give this a A10+(All ages, ten and up) rating.
The reason for the ten and up is because of the romance factor mostly. There is no kissing, but you can definitely tell that there is a relationship between Mitchie and Shane, so I don't think anyone younger should watch this film, unless their parents agree that it is alright with them.
The romance though, is an innocent one, there is a few scenes of the two main stars holding hands and even hugging, but that is it(remember, this is Disney we're talking about =D)
This film is actually rated TV G.
My final words...
Great film! A wonderful one to watch with your close friends with a big bowl of popcorn to share. There were a few negatives, but it was mostly a great, refreshing movie from most of today's films.
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