Super Funny. Super True?

I saw Superbad last night. I wasn't sure what to expect - clever hilarity in keeping with the highly enjoyable Knocked Up, or a super stupid quick follow-up to a hit. I'm pleased to report that I found it to be the former. Well, clever might be a bit of a stretch - I feel safe predicting that this will not be nominated for Best Picture - but hilarity is right on.

I laughed hard and out loud several times during the movie and I have done the same today as different lines and images have come back to me. This is a movie that will produce some popular catchphrases and that will be widely quoted by funny movie quoters.

Lest you think, though, - as previews and previous work by the key players would suggest - that this is simply a feature-length collection of immature references, gags, and gross-outs*, I am delighted to let you know that the movie even got across a decent message (in its own demented, but hilarious way). Anyone who is looking for meaning in this movie should probably go to a different movie, but insistent upon seeing this one, the searcher will find the case made that genuineness** and not gamesmanship is often the best way to build friendships and romances. We tend to come up with a lot of different tricks and tools for connecting with other people and winning them over when, in many cases, "just be yourself" and "honesty is the best policy"*** would save us time and embarrassment, and would make us more trusting and trustworthy.

Good work, Superbad!

* Just to be clear, it definitely was all of those things, but it was not ONLY those things.

** genuinity? Is there a form of genuine that describes the state of being genuine?

*** The staff here at ZiggyBackRide wishes to point out that cliches become cliches for a reason. They are said over and over again because they are found to be true over and over again. They should not, as they often are, be disregarded simply because they are cliche. If anything, they should usually be given extra heed.