in a new episode of revisiting media years later: director blake collins from step up 2 is low key the funniest character in this movie.
when you watching it as kid he's first and foremost is confusingly young and hot for a school principal, but you still take him as an authority figure the plot needs and one of antagonist who's rooting for a status quo.
rewatching it now it's painfully obvious how he's not, in fact, has his shit together.
he's barely thirty y.o. former ballet dancer becoming not just a teacher, but a principal in art school even though he probably doesn't have any formal qualifications for this job besides some two month management course. otherwise timing is crazy, considering in a first step up movie, he wasn't even on a horizon. how old he was then he retired from performing?
he would lecture this students about responsibility and maturity and than immediately pick a pettiest fight with his younger brother.
he would worry about his reputation and the reputation of his school and than leave the most important event of the year to watch his brother and his friends doing some moves in a rain just because some random 16 y.o. was like "well, you just don't get it"
he would mispronounce moose's name thirty seconds after hearing it and when being corrected answers with "whatever" like a typical mean girl from your high school.
he's a trust fund baby, but he's also a poster child of the eldest sibling syndrome. he's probably had a burnout at some point, but still perpetrate unhealthy pro dancers mentality where only the conformity is valid.
he would watch his brother and his friends wining the street dance competition, the style of dance he doesn't understands or likes, but they did all this in a rain and it looked really cool. so I guess they are forgiven for constantly being a pain in his ass and they can carry on his fancy traditionalist school?
he's really trying and makes some good responsible adult (tm) choices, but also he so chaotic, that probably beats his brother at this.
