This new Hannah Montana looks to be a good movie continuation of the show, and she even hopes to film a fourth - but says doing another film might take away from the "reality" of the TV series. Now after a few seasons of the Hannah Montana show, the second movie, "Hannah Montana: The Movie", will come out in theaters in April of 2009.
Just what is this second Hannah Montana movie about? Basically, Hannah Montana's popularity grows to a point that it begins to take over Miley's life. Miley then decides, on the urging of her dad, to take a trip to her hometown to get more perspective on what matters in life to her the most.
Speaking at an L.A. press conference the 16-year-old star revealed: "We were really lucky to have enough material to make one movie. To do another one takes away a lot of the reality. Normal high schoolers see Hannah's blond wig and say, 'That's not reality.' In this film's world, Hannah Montana is a global celebrity and pop-star. Her alter-ego, Miley Stewart, is the tweenage girl equivalent of mild-mannered Clark Kent.
These character(s) were last seen in The Best Of Both Worlds - a Hannah Montana 3D concert film which sold-out weeks before its release. Miley/Hannah's followers will now be desperate to see the TV series' cinematic debut, especially given its plot. Our conflicted heroine's father issues an ultimatum: in two weeks she must choose which personality is really her. The decision will have huge ramifications for her millions of fans, both onscreen and off.
If you were able to snag tickets to Cyrus' actual concert, you probably shelled out thousands for them - a price that outraged many parents of tween girls begging to attend. Tickets for the movie are high, too, selling in the $15-$18 range. Why? Because it's all a giant money mill! On the other hand, it's a small price to pay to make your little Hannah/Miley fan happy. Or, you might say, it's the best of both worlds.
The first Hannah Montana movie opens with 14-year-old Miley (her age at the time of the tour) donning her trademark blonde wig to go on stage. On "Hannah Montana," the wig is what "disguises" her from her alter-ego - although my daughter and I laugh about that, because she
looks just the same, only with a blonde wig! The first half of the concert, she's Hannah Montana. The second half, she's Miley Cyrus. There are plenty of wardrobe changes throughout, which means lots of frenzied quick-change sessions backstage.
While the Hannah segment is wholesome and saccharine, the Miley part gets a little racier. Though she never goes over the line, Miley's mini skirts and half-seductive dance moves might raise a few parents' eyebrows. The songs themselves are addictively catchy, from favorites like "The Best of Both Worlds" to the punchy "I Got Nerve." Cyrus joins the Jonas Brothers - also Disney Channel favorites for "We Got the Party."
Between musical numbers, we see tiny glimpses of her life off-stage, including teaching her dad a song she wrote. Not nearly enough, in my view. I would have liked to see more of her real life, and less of her onstage persona. As a performer, however, she's truly amazing and never shows a smidgeon of nerves. As mentioned, the movie is in 3-D, although aside from a few flying guitar picks and confetti blizzards, we don't really notice it that much. I found the 3-D distracting and would have preferred to see the entire movie in regular format.
And all I could think throughout the whole movie was, here's this 14-year-old girl who's getting all this attention and who's the center of a huge money machine and media frenzy. I can't imagine letting my kid do this or giving her such a huge responsibility for so many people. And at one point, her mom says, "They finally brought me into the loop to help dress her between sets," and I'm thinking, you mean, you weren't in the loop before?
Man, if it was my girl, I'd be there every second. I mean, maybe she was, but it didn't come off that way. Plus, during one of the concert sequences, some dancers accidentally drop Miley during a lift. She gets a little spooked and doesn't want to do the stunt, but her mom and director encourage her to do it, saying they'll change the moves so there's no chance of dropping her. Again, it just seems like they're laying a lot on this girl, and I hope she doesn't fall into the downward spiral of so many other young stars.
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