With school ending and free time beginning, people try to fill their time. Most often teenagers will turn to TV to kill time, because they see places and things they too would like to engage in. One form of entertainment portrayed on TV is new movies, which range from comedies to horror movies.
Among the millennials, "Neighbors 2" is the movie to see.
"Neighbors" was a film based on fraternity life. Zac Efron was cast as Teddy, the fraternity president. The frat house was located in a neighborhood next to a family who wanted to shut the fraternity down because it was disruptive. In wanting to shut down the fraternity, the producers thoroughly portrayed fraternity life through scenes including the brothers “broing-out,” drinking, doing drugs, smoking weed, having sex, and throwing loud house parties. The movie was a complete comedy featuring college realities.
"Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" has recently premiered, and many people are flocking to see it. Passing judgment based on "Neighbors," it was expected the movie would focus on sorority life, especially, the importance of sisterhood. The plot included Chloe Moretz, starring as Shelby, starting a new sorority called Kappa Nu with her two new friends during the first few weeks of college. To maintain the plot line from "Neighbors," Shelby purchased Teddy’s old frat house, right next to the neighbors who wanted to shut it down.
While "Neighbors 2" was also hilarious, there was a social commentary throughout the movie: feminism. Shelby started her own sorority not because she didn’t get a bid from other sororities, but because she did not think it was fair that only fraternities were allowed to throw parties— a fact that applies across the United States. She believed that as women, they too should be allowed to host parties.
Teddy also supported feminism. In one scene, his best frat friend called the girls "ho's," to which Teddy remarked, “that isn’t cool anymore.” From the plot, and just this one specific scene, the social commentary of gender disparities is impactful. The fight for equal rights trickles down to something as simple as holding parties.
The producers’ decision to cast Chloe Moretz and Zac Efron was a powerful one. As they are both esteemed and respected celebrities, the audience is heavily affected by the social commentary they portray. Individuals look up to such social figures, and so the actors and actresses’ actions and attitudes can influence others. Regarding "Neighbors 2," the audience is potentially more affected in realizing just how unequal the world really is when it comes to gender.
Therefore, while admiring Efron and Moretz may be the reason to see the movie, the enormous social commentary is an even more respectable reason to see "Neighbors 2."
