That Junior University is not going to like this film. The film version paints a worse picture of that school than the stage show.

ncbears said:

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That Junior University is not going to like this film. The film version paints a worse picture of that school than the stage show.

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Director Jon Chu was born at Stanford, grew up in Los Altos and attended USC.....might have something to do with it.

What does Stanfurd have to do with it?

ncbears said:

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That Junior University is not going to like this film. The film version paints a worse picture of that school than the stage show.

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Maybe, but I'll bet it paints a better picture of that school than reality. After all, how can any film or stage show paint a WORSE picture of that school than reality does? Even saying "Stanford sucks. BIG TIME!!" is being too kind.

NVBear78 said:

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What does Stanfurd have to do with it?

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A key plot element is "Nina" who is first generation American living in Washington Heights in New York City. She has worked and worked through school and is the first in her family to go to college - and one of the first from her neighborhood to go. She - and those around her - think Stanford is the ticket to success. In the stage show, she notes how she didn't fit in and how expensive the school is when she comes home after the first year, without much detail.
The film version expands and Nina tells stories about how she was treated poorly by other students, alum and faculty - and also isolated - because she is Latinx. And, how the school is very expensive - so much so that it affects her family's small business (a cab/towncar rental business).