Radio Rebel
— Can the girl who never speaks... Become the voice of a generation?
2012
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Radio Rebel
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High school senior Tara is so painfully shy that she dreads speaking to anyone in the hallways or getting called on in class. But in the privacy of her bedroom with her iPod in hand, she rocks out -- doing mock broadcasts for Miami's hottest FM radio station, which happens to be owned by her stepfather. When a slot opens up at The SLAM, Tara surprises herself by blossoming behind the mike into confident, "Radio Rebel" -- and to everyone's shock, she's a hit!
Countries:
US
Languages:
English
Runtime:
1hrs 30min
Status:
Released
Release date:
2012-06-09
Release format:
Streaming
— Feb 17, 2012
Is the plot original? No, we've seen this before. Disney does stories like this all the time.
But I don't care. Sometimes they fall down on the execution—but other times, they knock it out of the park. There are head-scratching moments in here, yes, and you have to just go along with them. What's great is that the film's _vibe_ makes it really easy.
Sometime in the past week I'm _positive_ a perfect quote about this floated my way, either in a video interview or a quote published in one of numerous film- and television-related articles I've read over that period. I couldn't find it again tonight, so I'll have to write my own "quotable" and apologize for not crediting whoever said the original that inspired me:
> Movies only need a plot to get from A to B, but it doesn't really matter. If the film creates a _feeling_, that's what the audience will remember, and that's why they'll want to share your movie: So others can feel the same feeling.
_Radio Rebel_ does that quite well, in my humble opinion. Forget the [spoiler]sociopathic principal who single-mindedly exterminates joy[/spoiler]. This movie has a great feeling, and a great message, to share.
Also, this should be on Disney+ instead of Pluto and other random FAST sites. It's _much_ better than most of the other DCOMs that have taken me down memory lane these past few weeks.