However, the values are imparted in all the wrong ways. The film offers the wholesome ideals of being true to yourself and following your dreams. Her outfits, particularly a red, sequined, oh-so-short, body hugging dress and a pair of pelvis exposing hipsters, also generate a fair amount of attention just the kind of thing you want your teenage daughter sauntering down the street in. Not willing to merely blend in into her new surroundings, Lola takes to telling tales (read BIG lies) about her life in order to impress the other students. Unfortunately, Lola doesn’t click quite so well with the classic nasty high school villain, Carla (Megan Fox). Despite their dissimilar lifestyles, the two girls hit it off when they discover they are both ardent fans of the same rock band. the Big Apple) and dumps them into suburban New Jersey, where all kinds of common things like grass and trees exist.ĭressed in a curious combination of headscarves, belts and fringed accessories, she shows up for her first day of school where she meets a mousy blonde named Ella (Alison Pill). However, her position in the cosmos takes a nasty tumble when her single mother (Glenne Headly) plucks her and her twin sisters out of the center of the world (i.e. At age 15, this New York drama queen (who goes by the name of Lola) considers herself to be the pivotal point of the universe. Mary Cep (Lindsay Lohan) is one of those people. But for some people, the idea of being average is about as abhorrent as having head lice. Parents may be more willing to put up with the movie's logical loopholes than its casual treatment of behavior they would not want their children to imitate.Ever had to talk about yourself with a bunch of strangers only to realize your life seems well kind of boring? The fact is most of us spend a lot of our time in ordinary, even mundane activities. Kids will enjoy identifying with her as she tries to both fit in and be different, and as she tries to follow her dreams while coping with New Jersey and other obstacles. The best part of CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN is Lohan. She learns some lessons and faces some consequences, but parents will want to talk to kids who see this movie about how they see her choices. She almost lets down the "Eliza Rocks!" cast and audience by refusing to appear. She lies to her mother and tries to sneak into a concert and a rock star's party. She tells her best friend a terrible lie about her father "to seem more interesting." She gets another friend to help her steal a costume so she can wear it to a party. Lola sometimes resorts to more than drama, including some real misbehavior that the movie does not take very seriously. Just relax and keep in mind that you were a kid at one time. If you keep drumming good values into your kids' heads (Churchgoing or non-church going) you are still doing a terrfic job either way. They are smarter than you think thanks to some of the commercials against smoking, drinking, and drug abuse. The good thing was that he listened (I always thought the kids were smarter than adults give them credit for. At least Lola had the common sense and the guts to tell her idol that he was an alocholic (I was so proud of her. Otherwise, they dressed like normal teenagers.The rock star that Lola idolized was the only person in the movie that drank. At least, they didn't dance around like Britney Spears does in her videos and her concerts, or touching their private parts like Michael Jackson (I would have screamed bloody murder.)Maybe the outfits that Lola and her friend wore going to the concert were a little skimpy as well. The only skimpy thing that I could recall was the kids were doing the final scene of the play. Also, Lola's and her friend's parents did the right thing by gorunding the girls. We all make mistakes but we need to learn from them and try to make a positive out of a negative. Parents, do you remember your own experiences when you were kids? Did you learn something from them? Lola did fib about her dad being dead but she did realize later that she was wrong. Kids want to fit in especially when they are the new person in school. Kids do daydream (We adults did it as kids and we were probably drama queens and kings as well.). The movie gives a little bit of insight as to what kids might encounter in junior or senior high school, although not as dramatic as the movie. There are very few movies for kids, especially for preteens. I viewed the movie as a kid at heart as well as a parent. It made me laugh, epecially when Lola was daydreaming that she was Marilyn Monroe.
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