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Actors: Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about 10 Things I Hate About You |
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Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik) is pretty and popular girl is in dilemma that she can't date any boy unless her sister kat (Julia Stiles) dates anyone. Bianca's Sister Kat is not a popular girl like her sister Bianca. Kat is not interested in dating boys beacuse She got her heart broken in love. So Bianca would-be boyfriend bribes fellow outsider Patrick to ask Kat out.
--Faiza Iqtidar, Resident Scholar
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In this modern retelling of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, Bianca and Katrina (Stiles) are sisters whose father says that Bianca can't date until Kat does. This is a problem for pretty, popular Bianca because Kat has made herself anti-social and the whole highschool is afraid of her. Cameron (who likes Bianca) tries to help her out by convincing the "rich model boy" Joey (who wants Bianca for other reasons) to pay outcast/rebel Patrick to date Kat. What happens when Kat and Patrick learn to love?
--Jordan, Resident Scholar
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Bianca wants to date, but can't until her sister Kat does. Cameron falls in love with Bianca, and tricks Joey into paying Patrick to go out with Kat. Kat is reluctant, but eventually falls in love with Patrick, and then finds out about what Joey did. The worst thing (as Kat sees it) is that there is no one she hates more than Joey.
--KeEtY, Resident Scholar
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In this modern, teen friendly version of the taming of the shrew Julia stiles playes kat, a tough, non conformist teenager whose peers are terrified of her. Her sister Bianca is a beautiful people-pleaser who is madly in love with playboy joey. But their father has a rule, Bianca can't date until Kat does. Joey has a bet with a bunch of friends that he's going to 'nail' bionca on prom night, so he pays Patrick (Heath Ledger) to date her, at first Kat doesn't like him, but he's tougher than she is, she starts to fall for him, but what happens when he falls for her?
--McCall, Resident Scholar
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When Bianca Stratford's father decides that she cannot date until her older sister Kat does, Bianca tries to set up a date for Bianca and Patrick, a hard edge rebel. Meanwhile, Bianca is trying to decide whether she wants to date Cameron, the nice guy or Joey, the hot guy.
--Lauren Socha, Resident Scholar
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Joey and Cameron both want to date Bianca, but she can't date until her older sister, Kat (the heinous bitch of Padua High), does. Joey pays Patrick to take Kat on a date who is at first very suspicious of the whole situation. Once Kat starts to have feelings for Patrick, she finds out the real reason he asked her out.
--Kate, Resident Scholar
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A popular boy-crazed teen tries to get a boyfriend but can't til her sister does. Her sister(Julia Styles) is the unsocial type and does not wish to have a boyfriend, and does not think her sister should either. But then a male teen(Heath Ledger) that is hired to take the older sister out falls in love with her, her sister gets a good boyfriend and they all are very happy.
--Emily, Resident Scholar
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Cat doesn't want to date. Bianca does. Bianca is only allowed to date if Cat does. What a dilemma. What should Bianca do? Of course! Hire someone to date the not-well-liked Cat! Lots of laughs.
--Harlee, Resident Scholar
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A teenage girl can't date until her older sister does, the problem is her sister is cruel and mean to everyone in the school, so no one wants to date her, until Patrick comes along. The only reason Patrick wants to date her though is because he is being paid to by the one guy she really hates.
--Diane, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of 10 Things I Hate About You |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- dating someone for bet/gag
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kind of comedy
- romantic comedy
Parent(s) gone?
- Momma gone
Lover is...
- totally uninterested
Age group
- trouble in high school
Sexing?
- girl chasing
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- California
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
- Some foul language
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
Is this movie based on a
- play
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