T as in Troy? No Gabriella, T as in try to tell me this movie wouldn’t have been improved by making Ryan and Sharpay the protagonists.
for teens who probably watched that original"Bet On It" dance when they were just babies. That’s thanks in no small part to the movie’s lead charismatic duo. No, not Troy and Gabriella... Ryan and Sharpay.director Kenny Ortega also addressed a long-running critique over why Ryan was not portrayed as openly gay in the series.
But the director was also concerned that Disney’s heteronormative traditions would push back on an openly gay character. “I was concerned, because it was family and kids, that Disney might not be ready to cross that line and move into that territory yet,” he adds. “So, I just took it upon myself to make choices that I felt that those who were watching would grab. They would see it, they would feel it, they would know it and they would identify with it. And that is what happened.
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