“It’s time to move on.”- Zac Efron as Mike O’Donell in 17 Again
But, is it really time to move on? Let’s take my beloved Zac for example. He got his big break with the High School Musical movies and he also had a small role in the not-so-long-lasting Summerland. However, with the Disney musicals sadly coming to an end with the third installment hitting theaters in 2008, it was time for him to venture out of that “kiddie” genre. He attempted that with the film 17 Again and slightly accomplished it. The movie has somewhat of a more adult feel to it with some snarky language and sexual innuendos hidden in phrases like “you can plunder my dungeon anytime”. But before 17 Again was out to prove his ability to do more mature roles, he somehow got a role with the ever so lovely Claire Daines in Me and Orson Welles; a period piece which is, ironically, about a boy who’s only experience is in high school theater roles and gets a part in Orson Welles’ Julius Ceasar play. As much as some tweens swoon at the sight of Efron (such as myself, though tween, i assure you, i am not) it’s not the audience the filmmakers were aiming towards when doing the film causing problems with its’ distribution once it was complete. So my question to Zac is as follows: Would you prefer to make funner, tween friendly films that make you a lot of dough and get you into the public eye again? Or do you prefer to toss the mature roles to the side and make unknown/no recognition/almost-Indie films that show the true capacity of your talent in order for non-tweens to take you seriously?
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