She's the Man is a 2006 American romantic comedy film starring Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum.
Storyline
Viola Hastings is a high school student who is passionate about soccer, however finds out that the girls' team had been cut and is also rejected by the boys' male chauvinist coach. As a result, Viola disguises herself as her older brother Sebastian to join the soccer team at Illyria as he's away in London with his band. She hopes to beat her old Cornwall team and her cocky ex-boyfriend. However, things don't go exactly to plan as Viola or 'Sebastian' is put as second string. She seeks extra training with Duke a striker and room-mate in return she puts in a good word with Olivia.. Eventually, 'Sebastian' is put up to first string. However, she wasn't planning to fall in love with room-mate Duke, but he has his eyes on Olivia and what tops it off is that Olivia has a crush on Sebastian. When things couldn't get any more worse, Sebastian arrives from London early and has no clue as to what is going on and receives a kiss from Olivia which Duke had seen. He is then forced onto the soccer field and embarrasses his team and coach with his lack of soccer skills.The principle interferes with the game claiming Sebastian is really a girl, however he shows his genitals in order to prove he's a boy. In the second half of the game, Viola returns and exchanges places with her brother and finishes the game with a win with an angry Duke who saw her brother Sebastian who he thinks is her kissing Olivia. In order to prove that she actually loves Duke she lifts up her top to prove she's a girl and everyone enjoys the victory of the game.
Conventions
Genre- Romance, comedy, romantic comdey
Settings/Locations- America, Soccer field, High school, rooms, carnival
Characters- Teenagers, soccer players, high school students and teachers/coaches, parents
Viola/ 'Sebastian'- Amanda Bynes
Duke- Channing Tatum
Olivia- Laura Ramsey
Representation
The movie represents life of a passionate high school soccer player who's opportunities are limited due to her sex and so finds other ways to play soccer and thinks 'if you cant join them beat them' which leads her to playing a different role and team. Other teenagers may be able to connect with the same situations or similar that occurs in the film in terms of the romance, school life and soccer life.
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