{"id":120847,"date":"2020-11-15T15:44:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T15:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/sky-high-deserves-sequel-5\/"},"modified":"2020-11-15T15:44:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T15:44:59","slug":"sky-high-deserves-a-sequel-or-5-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/11\/15\/sky-high-deserves-a-sequel-or-5-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky High Deserves a Sequel (or 5) | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Urban escapism films will always hold a special place in the cultural zeitgeist. Movies that reimagine the humdrum of life with an exciting twist, usually featuring a normal kid who discovers that a more interesting and wonderful world has always existed just out of sight. From the literal magic of <\/a>Harry Potter\u00a0<\/em>to the grand mythology of Percy Jackson<\/em> to the exotic-animal slavery of Pok\u00e9mon<\/em>, many franchises have found long-term success by providing a creative escape to bored pre-teens. But the greatest of all these films has never been given a sequel: Sky High<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Released in 2005, Sky High<\/em> has a simple but powerful premise: superheroes exist, and they learn how to fight crime at a school<\/a> in the sky. When a teenager exhibits superpowers, they\u2019re enrolled in this school, where they\u2019re sorted into the \u2018Hero\u2019 branch if their power is good (acid spit, super strength etc.) or the \u2018Sidekick\u2019 branch if their power really isn\u2019t<\/a>\u00a0 (glowing in the dark, transforming into a hamster etc.).<\/p>\n

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The protagonist of the film is Will Stronghold (Michael Angarano), son of the legendary heroes \u2018The Commander\u2019 (Kurt Russell) <\/a>and \u2018Jetstream\u2019 (Kelly Preston). With his parents being so revered for their super prowess, Will is expected to continue the family legacy as the next great hero\u2026 except he doesn\u2019t have any powers of his own. Placed in the \u2018Sidekick\u2019 branch with other \u201cdweebs\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(yeah, all the jocks are heroes, and all the dorks are sidekicks), he has to contend with not being the person his parents and school thought him to be. Indeed, much of the narrative is dedicated to Will being the only non-powered student at Sky High, with him learning to disregard expectations placed upon him and become his own (super-) man. It\u2019s a typical coming-of-age trope, but with a clever metaphorical subversion.<\/p>\n

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But the real fun of the film is how camp it all is \u2013 it\u2019s like someone is trying to make the exact opposite of a Zack Snyder film<\/a>. With bright colors, over the top characters, and witty wisecracks, it\u2019s as if the panels of a late 60s comic book have come to life. Just watch this scene, where Will and his peers are first sorted into their categories, and see how unapologetically camp it all is:<\/p>\n