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5 Reasons Why I Think 'High School Musical' Is A Modern Day Take On 'Grease'

Though more appropriate, "High School Musical" has some interesting similarities with "Grease."

Sarah Hall

May 10, 2016

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5 Reasons Why I Think 'High School Musical' Is A Modern Day Take On 'Grease'

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I normally do not write articles like these, but I wanted to distract myself with something fun during finals week and branch out of my comfort zone. A few weeks ago I sat down and watched Grease Live. It was very similar to the traditional Grease. As I was watching it I noticed a lot of strange similarities between Grease and a millennial favorite, High School Musical. It led me to believe that High School Musical is just a modern, more appropriate take, on the classic Grease. Here is my reasoning why.

1. The Main Characters First Meet and Connect on Vacation

In Grease, Danny and Sandy meet at the beach and think their summer love is over when they must return home. In High School Musical, Troy and Gabriella meet on their winter vacation to the mountains and think they will never see each other again once their trip is over.

2. The Girl Moves to the School Where the Boy Is

Oh, how coincidental. The main characters in both movies just so happen to move or relocate to the school of their significant other. That doesn't even happen in real life, but just so happens in these two movies.

3. Good Girl vs. Jock

In both Grease and High School Musical the love affair is between a good girl and a Jock guy. Danny is into fixing cars and causing trouble while Sandy is pure at heart and mind. In High School Musical Troy Bolton is the star athlete and Gabriella Montez is a science nerd. In both movies, music and the love they share seem to bring the characters together.

4. Comparable Characters

In each movie the main characters seem to have a posse of three friends. In Grease, Danny is accompanied by the T Birds and Sandy the Pink Ladies. In High School Musical Troy is usually accompanied by Chad, Ryan, and Zeke while Gabriella has Taylor, Kelsi, and Sharpay. Ms. Darbus in High School Musical acts as Principal McGhee from Grease and Coach Bolton could be compared to Coach Calhoun in Grease.

5. The End Songs Are Almost the Same

The last similarity that I find to be quite funny is that the end songs in both movies are very similar. In Grease, the cast finishes off with We Go Together. In High School Musical the last song is We are All in This Together. Not to mention they have the same school colors if anyone recalls Sandy's cheer uniform.

Whether these movies are just similar or if High School Musical really was a take on Grease, they are both classics and I can see them sticking around for quite some time.

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