WHAT'S WITH HANNAH MONTANA?

"You tuck me in turn out the light...

Kept me safe and sound at night"

"I can almost see it..

That dream I'm dreaming..."

"Every sky was your own kinda blue,

And I wanted to know, how that would feel..."

"Pop it, lock it, polka dot it, countrify it, hip hop beat..."

These tracks share a similarity. I'm giving you 5 seconds to guess.

If you have no clue, I don't blame you. I understand if you are not a Hannah Montana fan.

I mean, seriously...I really do not get the Miley Cyrus a.k.a. Hannah Montana hype. And I so not get the movie either. Now I won't be biased just because I'm not a Miley fan. I must admit that the songs are all undeniably fantastic tracks. Maybe because I'm a huge country music fan. I'm a country girl at heart see, but just not as sweet.

But honestly, Hannah Montana: The Movie is really just riding on the success of the TV show and the Hannah Montana 'brand'. Also, it is clearly just another way to sell Miley Cyrus's songs. I mean, movies with good soundtrack basically have an extra avenue to gain extra revenues. The movie can suck but they will still make a fortune from it. Imagine - DVDs, Soundtracks, movie sales, merchandises. You can't walk down Liverpool street without not seeing anything that is related to Hannah Montana. The familiar purple colour serves as the background for the blonde star on bags, stickers, shoes - YOU NAME IT. That's how crazy people are over well, a fake 15-year-old country star who isn't really singing country anymore.

With Hannah Montana, it's like sitting through 1 hour and 40 minutes of nothing. By the way, I was so bored that I actually watch the second half of the movie on a different day.

The thing that saved the movie? Besides the hot Lucas Till who is such a country-guy, I think some of the songs in the movie really salvage the plot. Well, perhaps in the first place, it is about the music. But in my opinion, if you really want to make a musical, at least make the plot a "hooker." Seriously, if you really despise country music, you'll die a meaningless death watching this movie. For me, it's salvation haha. Most of the songs are country and the great thing is that there are cameos of my favourite country music singers - Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift.

Basically the story is about Hannah Montana, the teenage superstar who has another identity, another life as a normal teen - Miley Steward. Well this seems like a creative concept for a sitcom but the movie kinda overdid it that it doesn't seem to make sense anymore, well at least for a 'matured' grown-up, it doesn't.

The movie sees Hannah Montana being carried away by fame, forgetting her country roots. So her daddy, Billy Cyrus tried to get her back on track by bringing her back to her hometown. There she rediscover herself.

Seems pretty predictable and the resolution of the climax just doesn't work at all.

There are two climatic moments. One, where the British reporter is supposed to expose Miley's identity and the second one is where Travis gets angry at Miley for lying (of course we know they get back together duh!). That's basically when Miley realized how she much she loves the place she came from. 

Normally, I don't blame these teen flicks for being predictable - it is one of the main features of chick flicks, teen flicks, bimbo flicks (whatever you call it). You watch it just to kill time (or to torture your boyfriends). Nevertheless, they should at least do something to develop the resolution of the climax. For example, why would the reporter just quit at the end? 

There were also some comedic moments in the movie which I thought was lame and honestly, not funny. For example, the scene at the spinning hotel door where a few characters were spinning. And the havoc during the lunch with the mayor was so unfunny. Perhaps only kids will enjoy watching the chaos.

Now that I'm done with the negatives, let's discuss what I liked: 

There was one scene where Billy Ray Cyrus felt his daughter's pain and he was there for her. That was my favourite scene. I was really touched by what the father did for her daughter. I always feel moved by father-daughter moments, because deep down, these great dads always reminded me of my own daddy, who had always put us first beyond his own needs. 

I always feel that my dad's sacrifice is the greatest of all. I know it and that's why when I watch that scene, I was actually teary. And when Miley sang one of my favourite songs, "Butterfly Fly Away" I just can't control it. I hate to admit it but I actually cried watching Hannah Montana.Not proud.

My next favourite scene involves Taylor Swift singing "Crazier". The song is just so beautiful I can't help but fall in love with the scene. Taylor looks stunningly gorgeous here. The dancing to the music is so romantic. I think I'm going to make a 'secret' vow here. I'll seriously consider marrying the guy who actually ask me to dance to this song haha (that is if he wants me of course haha). I mean come on! It is only one of the greatest love song ever. Whenever I hear this song, I can't help but think of two things - a romantic dance with that special someone and the streets of Liverpool. When I was in Liverpool, this song kept repeating itself on my playlist that the scenery and memories of Liverpool is embedded within the melody of this song.

The third scene was when Rascal Flatts sang "Bless the Broken Road" on the front porch of the house. They sound mesmerizing. I wish they could have sung more.

Life is a climb and the view is beautiful. I do like the simple meetings and chats that Miley has with Travis. To me, that is so cool, just to have like a best friend who you can fall for.

Dates I'd love to have:

Talking to each other about dreams and passions; inspiring each other

Having loads of fun doing shitty work together

Challenging each other to some outdoor activities

Well, even if I don't appreciate the movie, one can't deny the fact that Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana have so many worldwide fans that could just shut me up. Whatever I say don't really matter because Hannah Montana was a big hit.

Hannah Montana should follow the leads of Spiceworld. In my opinion, Spiceworld is a success seriously. The storyline is good and the jokes are witty. I love it and I don't mind re-watching it again and again. The songs were good and they complimented the funny storyline.

The reason why I watched Hannah Montana was because of the songs. I want to give the movie a chance since the songs are so nice. Plus I just want to know what is all this Hannah Montana craze all about really. Why do kids like her so much?

Personally, I foresee Miley Cyrus down the 'devil's' path soon, just like Britney Spears. We'll see how long Hannah Montana 'lives'. I can only see Taylor Swift on the angelic road.

Watch this one if you are crazy of Smiley Miley and country stuff.

TC-My Rating: