I watched the movie "Dazed and Confused" over the weekend. I have been eyeing that movie for a good year before I actually sat down and watched it. I know with the iffy title it doesn't sound like it is going to have that thick of a plot or any plot twists. Well, you're right. Basically what this movie consists of is a group of 5 high school football players in Texas in the 70's. It is the last day of school and all they want to do is figure out where the party is at. Back in the 70's there were traditions at some schools. At this school, one of their traditions is that seniors paddle the incoming freshman attending the school next year. The main character, Randy "Pink" Floyd, played by Jason London is the usual main character in a high school film. He is the star quarterback who walks around with poise and swagger. He has a girlfriend, but that doesn't stop him from talking to other girls. Pink finds a group of eighth grade kids named Mitch, Karl, Tommy, and Hirschfelder. Mitch is one of Pink's friends younger brother, so they go out of their way to find him and paddle him. After they paddle Mitch, Pink gives him a ride home. When they arrive at Mitch's house Pink asks Mitch to go out with them tonight. When they go out that night everyone already loves Mitch because he came with Pink. As I stated above there really isn't a big plot to this movie. To sum up the rest of the movie, basically the whole senior grade and Mitch go to a field and throw a huge party. Then Pink and his boys and Wooderson, the older guy still living in his high school days, played by Mathew McConaughey; go to the high school to engage in an illegal activity on the 50 yard line. The cops come and they call the coach instead of Pink's parents when the police see that it is Randy Floyd they arrested. Everyone gets let go and Wooderson and Pink drive to Houston to buy Aerosmith tickets and the movie ends.
One important part of the movie that the director never lets you forget is that Pink is a rebel. In the beginning of the movie Pink receives a slip from his coach saying that the team will not participate in any illegal activities or in no way shape or form jeopardize their season. The whole team has to sign in and give it to the coach. Pink doesn't like that, and decides he is going to wait the longest he can before signing it, IF he signs it. There is a scene right after Pink and his crew talk to their coach and he crumbles up the piece of paper and throws it the direction of the coaches. That shows him being a rebel and not wanting to listen to what is perceived as "the man." Throughout the whole movie teammates are trying to get him to just sign the paper so he could play. There is a scene where his friend Benny and himself are sitting in a truck talking about it and Pink tells Benny that maybe he doesn't want to play football this year. Benny gets very upset and freaks out on him. That is a key moment because Pink decides then that he won't be playing due to the expectations he didn't want to live up too.
Overall the movie was a good time filler. Although it had no plot it still got you engaged. The best part of the movie was the soundtrack. I feel like that had such a big part to the success in this movie. It was all classic rock and well known songs of the 70's. I feel movie soundtracks are a very key component in making a movie good. I liked this movie, but what made me like it even more was the soundtrack. I recommend this movie to anyone who likes high school movies. 7/10 stars.
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