Spin

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However this movie came out in 2021. Unfortunately I couldn't manage to see on it's premiere. And here i am after watching it in 2022 and what a fantastic start. After so much depression all around the world and u see a such a movie blowing up is really appreciable.

Teenage girl taking lot of responsibility realizes her talent. Adding One line giving credit to Max in end would have been better.

The new Disney channel original movie "Spin" follows the story of a 15 year old music loving beautiful Indian girl, Rhea, who is good at coding and choosing the best music track for every occasion, finds a crush on cute British transfer student, Max, who appears to be a deejay and Rhea explores what she is really good at along with her crush. This movie portraits an awesome Indian restaurant called "Spirit Of India" owned by Rhea's father, which has a Sunday Dinner Rush with Rhea's Nani's (Grandma) special Hindi dance performance. This restaurant always plays the playlists created by Rhea who also helps her father in serving on night rushes. When she meets Max, she learns how to spin (how to deejay) and realizes she is way better than Max in choosing the best songs to mix which is basically the main thing in deejaying. The film gives messages that parents must let children to follow their passions and gain happiness in their lives instead of working down to their bones, and that everything that happens around us have hidden music. This film even teaches the basics of deejaying too. Actually, the ending could've been better. Max's mom wasn't shown at all in the DJ competition where he competed and he just walked away when Rhea won, who also didn't thank Max for teaching her to DJ. That wasn't so good to me. Also the story was a bit predictable yet it was entertaining. Anyway, even this is a TV movie it didn't have that dumb, lazy kind of direction. I loved the directing, the film and the Hindi remixes too. Spin is a beautiful, heart-warming, sweet movie which would be great if it gets a sequel.

Although it is a little more tolerable compared to other most recent Disney Channel movies, Spin is not a good film either. The plot can recycle from other films the program has done like Brink and Let It Shine. The characters are just the usual Disney Channel tropes. And the editing feels its trying too much to be a party for its audiences. But there are other aspects that can keep this from being something horrible such as some enjoyable mic music, especially when we get to the finale. And I will give the effects look colorful. This can be a good option for beginners of being a DJ and want to learn how mixing the music works. But if you would watch this as a movie, then I think Let It Shine would be a better option if you want to watch a music Disney Channel movie. At least that film is sadly the last time we gotten something good out of Disney Channel when it comes to live action. As a music fan myself, the best way to say about this can be fun with the music, but weak as a movie.

Acting like learning how to DJ is as simple as someone telling you how to do it and then just *bam*...you can match beats and can start mixing. Learning to DJ takes years and years and learning your records takes longer than that. Also, producing music, say for instance on a program like a Ableton...literally takes YEARS. You can't 'Rain Man' your way into producing dance music. This movie is stupid and I guess according to Disney, I could learn to fly a plane in a couple days. Or learn to be a 3 star Michelin chef after a weekend cooking class. Ask Paul Oakenfold or Carl Cox or Pete Tong if it's that easy.

This Disney Channel movie definitely deserves respect for the inclusion of cultural references, diversity, and friendship. It also should be praised for turning stereotypes around and making things original. For example, the popular girl character is actually best friends with the main protagonist, Rhea, and her best friends. I think, in any other movie, she would've most likely been the mean, selfish bully antagonist. This was a nice twist to that formula. Additionally, I enjoyed how the movie touched on responsibility and how important it is to balance responsibilities and manage them adequately. That relates well to the stresses that young kids and teens have to go through, especially in these uncertain times. The acting here was another strong point. I particularly enjoyed the performances by Avantika as Rhea and Anna Cathcart as Molly. The performances of the actors and actress who played Rhea's family members also were very enjoyable. On a final note here, "Spin" deserves major bonus points for including small parts for young people with disabilities. As someone who has lived with a physical handicap my entire life, I realize that issues regarding handicaps, disabilities and other challenges aren't always touched upon in media. Yes, the scenes with the differently-abled kids were brief here, but I'll bet being included in this movie meant the world to those kids. "Spin" definitely deserves recognition for all these good qualities.

The film is fairly vanilla and sticks to tired unrealistic tropes and broad strokes but yes it is good to see a brown girl as a Disney lead for sure and I hope this paves the way for better and more nuanced stories.

I find that the Movie was a great watch, it is a bit predictable but I didn't mind that because the plot and the music in the movie was awesome, I love it. I also love that they chose an Indian theme for the backbone of the story, I would love to learn more about the Indian culture, keep up the great work Disney. I hope that they will release it on DVD and also a sound track of the music.

Predictable, stereotypical drivel and not at all representative of Indian Americans. Cheap costumes, melodramatic acting, bad writing.