Following their first viewing of the cherished teen film American Pie from the 1990s, a group of contemporary youngsters has discussed their impressions of it.
Yes, supermarket bargain bins were stocked to the gills with cheesy teen movie DVDs throughout the 1990s and the early 2000s.
Movies like American Pie, Road Trip, and Eurotrip revived the genre and frequently portrayed straightforward tales of rogue college kids merely looking to get laid.
American Pie, which was released back in 1999 (don’t you feel ancient now? ), is arguably the best example of the traditional bawdy teen movie. And it was regarded as a big commercial success with a box office of $235 million compared to a budget of just $11 million.
Five high school seniors who agree to give up their “V cards” by graduation are the subject of the film. A story of embarrassing experiences with gorgeous ladies, Stiffler’s mother, and a pie follows, which some people find to be humorous. Check out the trailer below if you haven’t seen it before:
American Pie Trailer
Now, I can recall when I first watched American Pie as a teenager in the middle of the 2000s; I thought it was one of the funniest movies I’d ever seen. But will the movie still be relevant to youngsters in 2023? Particularly in light of the increasingly liberal and socially conscious environment we now inhabit.
Rosie Hewittson, a journalist for Vice, recently recruited a group of kids between the ages of 16 and 19 to watch a few well-known classic teen films, including American Pie, Clueless, and Dude, Where’s My Car? in order to test this. And the outcomes are about what you would anticipate from teens in 2023.
Taylor, a 16-year-old reviewer, called the film “completely ridiculous” and said, “men treat women with a lot more respect and equality now.”
Hannah, 17, spoke next. She described the moment in which Jim tries to broadcast Nadia online as “deeply problematic” and said that the movie “doesn’t even question the morality of doing this,” despite the fact that it is “a huge violation of privacy and definitely a s*xual offense.”
A modern teen movie would never permit it, Hannah said.
Finally, 18-year-old Olivia claimed that the film has “incel attitudes” due to how the men believe they deserve to have s*x.
I believe that if you were a teenage boy viewing this, you would essentially feel free to treat women any way you pleased.
But I couldn’t help but wonder if this was what everyone was thinking in 2023 as they watched American Pie for the first time. So I went to Twitter and did a short search. Some of the best replies I came across to folks viewing American Pie for the first time were as follows:
https://twitter.com/DARKKNIGHTMAR3/status/1626683392963104773
So I was watching American Pie for the first time and I’m wondering what’s up with the sock thing do people really want with socks?? #Americanpie
— RBMT (@PAK789349607) February 18, 2023
I just watched American Pie for the first time ever last night and one huge “comedic” scene is someone being filmed naked without their knowledge by the main character and then that is sent to the whole school https://t.co/4nlseaJn27
— Sophia Benoit (@1followernodad) February 22, 2023
Watched American Pie for the first time tonight. What a film
— Based Dan (@baseddan69) April 1, 2023
I watched American Pie for the first time and damn y’all weren’t lying he really does fuck a pie
— pumpkin jughs (@ughfinewhatever) January 26, 2023
Even Shannon Elizabeth, who starred in the franchise as the foreign exchange student Nadia, thinks American Pie would have a hard time surviving today.
During an interview with Michael Rosenbaum on Inside of You, she stated earlier this year, “If this had come out after the #MeToo movement, there would definitely be a problem.”
She continued: “I think it would have gone down differently.” She was referring to the scenario where she was being streamed while undressed (without her knowledge).
How does American Pie strike you? We can probably all agree that it would never be produced in today’s social atmosphere, but I doubt I’ll ever be able to see it without giggling like a giddy adolescent.
