10 things I hate about you
If there is something I love in life, it’s a film that blows my mind. I saw a lot of very nice films recently and in fact, I think it’s been quite awhile since I encountered a real dud – life is just too short for real duds. “10 things I hate about you”, however, is one of those rare cases where I expected a nice evening and then ended up with tears of laughter or nostalgy, I couldn’t even distinguish between those anymore.
My excitement for the film was so strong that Pixelmatsch ended up watching the film on the same day, and it was fun to hear his comments on some of the jokes just two hours or so after I saw them. Who would have thought that teenage comedies can be so witty and so much fun. Nowadays they don’t make these comedies as much anymore, and they also don’t look the same. There is something refreshingly outdated in the 2000’s style these kids were dressed in, and the tummy-showing shirts fondly remind me of my own youth. (I recently threw away a few shirts that show your navel when you put up your arms, and realized that I don’t fit into any of my miniskirts from the time anymore. Now my style is distinctly mid-2010s mid-20s and much more cutesy.) Just like those people who revel in their 80s youth, I secretly laugh at everything that screams 2000s yet I would defend it against any of those other generations. “10 things I hate about you” is an example of that time which I somehow saw 15 years too late, but I am so glad I saw it now that much time has passed since my own teenage years.
Even if you hate teenage comedies and find the 2000s style ridiculous, the film still stands on its own. It features an absolutely lovely Heath Ledger and an awesome Julia Stiles, along with many genuinely witty lines and a fun story. OK maybe “wit” is subjective and it just so happens that I found the film very funny. Nevertheless, I love this movie to pieces and I would want to watch it again and again.