Apresentando, Nate

Better Nate Than Ever (2022) is based off of the book Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle, which I have not read but after watching the movie I am interested in reading the book.

I liked Rueby Woods performance as Nate, he brought the enthusiastic and dedicated personality of someone who wants to get in a lead role in a musical. He also sang the songs well and the songs in the movie are nice to listen to.

The choreography and dance numbers are nice to look at, and I like that Nate goes all the way to New York for his audition. There is a fun song sequence with Nate in New York that I did enjoy and liked watching.

This is a simple, fun, and enjoyable movie that you can watch with your family or if you have kids then they will like it. Give this a watch if you have the time because I enjoyed the time, I spent with this.

Queerbaiting at its finest.... I get that you can't really show all thats in the book but wtf! If you're gonna make a movie based on a book that explores themes about sexuality, breaking norms, and discovering yourself inspite of what the world around you says, than do that!! Don't just hint to Nate's queerness, or don't just show his only interaction to a lgbtq couple (and that too is just alluded to) is to ask for directions! The movie on its own is great, the fact that disney kept dropping hints of the character possibily being gay but not just outright saying it, says alot about them. They still need to make this movie profitable, so they'll hint to it, but never outright admit it.

Joshua Bassett apparently doesn't need to act to be a jerk. Lol. Joke asides, Better Nate Than Ever is a delightful light musical. Regardless of its many cliches, the film is actually quite evocative, touching, and entertainingly fun. 🎵Untill Queendom come! 🎵

In this film the story has a very positive development despite reality.

The story has a nice message about clinging to your dreams despite the odds, although like any other Disney movie, everything is resolved easily and simply, which is not plausible in this reality where we all fight to achieve our dreams. Another thing that doesn't quite convince me is that the sexuality of the main character is never explicitly mentioned, sometimes it is alluded to, but it is never directly said if he is gay or not, maybe it shouldn't matter so much, but the script raises it, then it should be developed with importance. But leaving that aside, I think it's an entertaining movie, at certain points funny, that meets the children's audience by delivering this story about dreams and the courage to fight for them. The production at first looks like a TV movie, but then it improves, especially in the musical numbers, the songs used are catchy even though there are not many. The performances are good, but Lisa Kudrow stands out for her excellent performance.

I think it works very well for children, but not emphasizing the diversity of sexual orientations there is, and that it is completely normal, does not help much with my perception, despite being entertaining and that opens the conversation about dreams and goals.

Congratulations Disney on your first movie with a gay lead without even mentioning words like "gay". But I guess baby steps are also steps. Nevertheless, it was a fun no-brainer movie worth watching!