Movie - High School Musical 3

I have something of a confession to make: I didn't actually watch the whole film; even though I had very much resolved to do so ahead of time. When it came down to it, I really just couldn't take it, and there's a reason for that. If you wanna know a good part of why, here it is: the first act of High School Musical 3(the part that I watched) shuns every cherished principle known to man in terms of storytelling, and I mean that in the worst possible way. It doesn't even bother to settle for cliches. The very first scene just sort of plops you down in the middle of a "dramatic" situation and gets characters singing. In fact, this first scene has every characteristic of an event in a story's third act. The only difference is that in this case there is no buildup, leaving viewers in a state of an utter lack of emotional engagement, but for the upbeat music pounding in the background the whole time.

My intentions of seeing the film from start to finish were further dissuaded by a complete and utter lack of antagonism. Everything was just so...happy. For the whole first act(and for all I know throughout the entire movie), nobody was at odds with one another, and no single person was frustrated or hurt. Also, there were no signs of impending doom or any such circumstances. Who wants to watch a movie in which conflict, the very essence of drama, is completely foregone?

It may have only been the first twenty minutes, but if the writer that wrote the first act of the story - in which even the most basic and self-explanatory storytelling concepts are in no way taken into account - also wrote the rest, I don't really think I'm interested.

4 out of 10