School melodrama is a subtype of melodrama where the action takes place in educational institutions, most often in high school. The plot, as is typical of melodrama, focuses on feelings - most often the first love.
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Melodramas, which take place at school, most often contain a large number of clichés, and original plots are rare. However, there are quite a few school melodramas worth watching.
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The eighties were the heyday of films about school life. In this decade, there were many wonderful melodramas about schoolchildren. The acclaimed king of the genre was director John Hughes. His film The Breakfast Club (1985) tells the story of five teenagers who are forced to spend a day off at school for misbehaving. They have little in common; they are representatives of different social strata both at school and outside. In the process of communication, adolescents begin to understand themselves and each other better. This day allows them to understand that all their insurmountable differences are far-fetched, and true love can wait in the most unexpected place.
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The 1987 film "Love Can't Buy" once again demonstrates that money and popularity do not bring happiness, and the most important thing in life is not to see your love. The main character, an unpopular schoolboy Ronnie, learns that the most popular girl in Cindy's school needs money. He offers her the right amount, but on one condition: she will portray his girlfriend. Thanks to the affair with Cindy, Ronnie becomes popular. The popularity that has spun his head around and does not allow him to notice that Cindy is beginning to experience real feelings.
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Say Something (1989) was critically acclaimed as one of the best romantic films of all time. An ordinary schoolboy Lloyd is in love with the excellent excellent student Diane. Diane, who always does everything right and is very attached to her father, does not immediately give in to her feelings for Lloyd. When he finally achieves reciprocal feelings, the girl's father again stands between the lovers.
The main character played by the young John Cusack provided the main success of the film. Romantic and devotedly in love, he helps his chosen one get out of her shell and stop being afraid of the world around her. And many of the scenes have become classics and are often quoted.
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The plot of the film "Virus of Love" (2001) is based on a play by Shakespeare. But the basis is not Romeo and Juliet, which is the most obvious choice for a teen melodrama, but A Midsummer Night's Dream. All the heroes of this film are schoolchildren in love with other schoolchildren, who, in turn, are in love with someone else. Confusion in the spirit of Shakespeare's comedies. Young heroes will have to figure out who their true love is. Well, along the way, do not fail the school production of that very play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
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A Walk to Love (2002) is a film adaptation of the novel by Nicholas Sparks, known for his talent for writing heartbreaking stories. The main character of this film is a girl named Jamie, the daughter of a pastor, leading an exceptionally correct, fulfilling life. She's unpopular, but she doesn't care. Londonan Carter, a popular guy, is forced into community service as punishment for serious misconduct. So he intersects with Jamie, who does this work voluntarily. Young people fall in love with each other. Londan doesn't want to admit it to himself, because he and Jamie belong to different circles. When social differences and different worldviews no longer seem to be an obstacle, Londan learns that there is another obstacle between them, much more terrible.
