10 Things I Hate About You
Last year was the 25th anniversary of 10 Things I Hate About You, which apparently got it trending online, and so glad it did, as E and I might never have watched it without the ravings of her students. It’s a very clever rom-com, constantly subverting your expectations, and while there are a few roll-your-eyes moments, the charm and fun of everything else going on allows you to forgive it. Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles are both fantastic, and it’s so cool to see a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who is as electric as Heath Ledger is in this movie. Super fun watch.
-Z
When I asked one of my classes this semester to go around the room and tell me what their favorite movie was, 3 out of 15 said this movie, and those 3 girls could NOT believe that I had never seen it. Z and I finally got around to watching this, and honestly, I’m also a little surprised that I never watched this in the 2000s as it fits right in with a lot of the movies I watched with my friends at that age. I really enjoyed the writing and the humor, especially for a rom-com - this definitely feels like a cult-classic type of film. Heath Ledger kind of steals the show here, which made me realize how few of his films I’ve seen. A very fun take on the Shakespeare play!
-E
