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The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

I have watched the older version of Hairspray before, and in my opinion, this version is more entertaining. I love how colorful the cars and dresses and houses were. The story itself is very enjoyable. The fact that not only did the characters accepted Tracy for who she was, and the idea of being a plus size, but also accepted desegregation and everyone ended up united. Also, the fact that the Corny Collins Show was inspired by an actual show back in the 60s, The Buddy Deane Show, makes me be more interested in the story. The only difference with these two shows is that The Buddy Deane Show had black Americans perform on Fridays, as far as I know. This movie does a great job showing the struggles black Americans went through during segregation and while trying to desegregate. Especially during the march, which I believe was the most intense moment of the movie because of the emotions the characters showed through their faces, and the song. I really love John Travolta and he did such an amazing job playing as Edna, it made the movie be more fun. Overall, I recommend this movie. It has comedy and history, which is perfect for a movie to watch with your family.

Hairspray was an uplifting movie with ideas of acceptance of others. The main character, Tracy Turnblad fights throughout the movie about how she thinks black people should be treated equally on television. This reflects the ideas of the civil rights movement and the peaceful protests used during that time period. In addition, Tracy is a character throughout the movie that represents the need for acceptance because of her weight. The dancers on television are not accepting of her because of her weight and she proves them wrong. The movie is entertaining with its music and humor. A character that stands out is the mother, played by John Travolta. He takes on a female part as a larger woman and Tracy's mother. The character brings comic relief to the movie. The theme of the movie is serious, but there is also an idea of hope and acceptance of others in the future.

This movie was great.I remember watching it when I was three and my mom made me watch it again but it was way more better then I remembered.All the actors and actresses played their parts so beautiful. It is a very good movie. The songs in it sound like they are real songs not just made for a movie. But like all movies there is a person you really don't like and Michelle pfiefer played her part puurfectly. And all the actors in it are in lots of other things like Zac Efron and John Trovolta. And the last song you can't stop the beat was great. I also like how Tracy's (Nikki Blonsky) hair changed through out the movie. I also like penny and seaweed falling in love. And Zac Efron falling for Tracy.

If you enjoy light-hearted, family friendly, fun movies, then the musical Hairspray is the movie for you! Like every movie, there are always negative and positive sides of a film. This particular movie has many features and factors that make it a worthwhile watch. Hairspray is about a young girl in high school that has a hard time fitting in but ends up making important decisions that affect her life immensely. In this movie, Tracy, the main girl, decides to audition for a dance and singing show that is popular among the town. Throughout the movie she realizes that the TV show she stars in has segregation between white and black people; she uses her popularity from the show to change that. Each actor and actress the director chose for the movie play the parts well. In this movie the director chose big name actors and actresses such as Queen Latifah, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes, Brittney Snow, and John Travolta to help make this a successful and shining movie. This film was based off of the 1988 version made starring Ricki Lake and has now been made more modernly. Although this film isn't an original, there is definitely originality in the plot as this movie has much controversy between the colors of skin, which was a true phase in American history. With the history used, the director of Hairspray made the movie very entertaining with a deep, historical background of the past. Adam Shankman, the director, did a wonderful job producing the movie. He knew how to film at certain angles, focus in, and edit the material. At the start of the movie one can already see some of the camera techniques this movie uses. One common method used is focusing on the main character(s) and blurring the surroundings where the scene is being shot. Each transition from scene to scene has been done smoothly. In most movies, the scenes have many fade-outs and black outs, however, Hairspray didn't have as many of these techniques. There transitions simply jump over to the scene except in doing so it's almost unnoticeable. The development of this movie increased throughout the film. Just looking at the script alone without the movie made yet was a work of art. The scriptwriter really used diction and syntax to emphasize certain points. For example, a word used often in the film is "Negro." This word in today's society is not tolerated so hearing the word in the movie built a strong statement. Another big factor that helped shape the movie is the costume design. Costumes in any movie help develop the characters and define their personality. The white people in this movie wear fancier and simple quality clothing while the black people wear colorful and fun outfits. For example, in the show when both groups sing "The New Girl in Town" the whites wear simple dresses with their hair done up neat while the blacks wear tight orange dresses with wavy flowing hair. Hairspray has many up beat and fun loving scenes with great sing-along songs. This is a famous movie that should not be unseen. This movie points out an important historical controversial event and helps show that people can make a difference. This is a movie for all ages and welcomes anyone who wants to watch it.