Math is a wonderful thing
Math is a really cool thing
So get off your ath, lets do some math
Math, Math, Math, Math, Math
With a teacher like Jack Black who wouldn’t want to do math! Blacks hilarious performance as Dewy Finn bought classic rock back into the lives of many young people such as myself. The 2003 film grossed $131,282,949 internationally at the box office making it a major success across the globe. This is completely unsurprising as the film is an upbeat protest against the “Man” that gets everyone bopping along in their seats.
Dewy Finn is a washed up rock star fired from his band for his uncontrollable antics on stage including partial nudity, stage dives gone wrong and his elaborate and extended guitar solos. After almost being kicked out of his apartment Finn lands a job at snooty prep school Horace Green by stealing his flat mate’s identity. The kids, although at first resistant to his hopeless charm and abrupt demeanor, grow to love Mr S’s classes as he teaches them the practical and theoretical elements of rock and its history as they strive towards a school assignment of entering “Battle of the Bands.”
Black is found out after a string of events that lead his room mate to telling his ever disapproving fiancé of Finn’s identity theft but the Kids get him off his ass to compete in the Battle that is eventually won by his old band, but “The School of Rock” receive an encore to give ACDC a run for their money. Winning in spirit the kids and Black form an after school program specializing in rock education that rocks out through the credits leaving the audience in awe of the young performers ability.
Black was nominated for a Golden Globe but was pipped at the post by Bill Murray for Lost in Translation. Personally I think Black gave a much better performance, especially given his rocking out on stage in Angus Young-esque attire. Having said this, the real stars of the show were the kids in the film. The cast of very young musicians are amazing in there talent, particularly Tomika, played by Maryam Hassan, who has the most amazing voice and Zach, Joey Gaydos, who is an amazing classical and rock guitarist.
In The words of The School Of Rock
Baby we was makin' straight A's
but we was stuck in a dumb days
Don't take much to memorize your lies,
feels like i've been hypnotised,
and if you wanna be a teachers pet.
well baby you just better forget it,
rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme,
You betta get me to school on time,
Oh yeah!
now can i please have the attention of the class,
todays ass-ignment...ah hemm...
KICK SOME ASS!
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Lyrics sourced from:
www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/school_of_rock/
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