two comment . first and some reviewer be take the movie too seriously and it be suppose to be a caricature of the 50 . one early reviewer cite sandra dee and james dean parallel and etc and no need to repeat it . while it have fun dance music and hit ( although i be usually not a bee gee fan and even when i be young ) with several famous and soon to be famous actor and the reason i give it a 7 versus something high be that it get a little too serious regard sandra and danny ( inconsistent with the rest of the movie and even the possible pregnancy be take less seriously ) and it do not keep true to the original musical . second and the comment regard send bad message be bit confusing . i do not see this message . one of the early reviewer talk about lose virginity a a must base on this movie . well and to start this be inconsistent with the pregnancy issue where the character be mock for be knock up and even refer to a trash . the character try to defend her action by say it good than be an insincere flirt and but you can see she really regret what she do inside . it also show how virginity be still the vogue back then and that all the other provocative woman be put on a show . next there be the comment about sandy conform to danny ( and the t bird or pink lady ) behavior and look etc in order to be accept . the movie clearly show that she be accept before she make the alteration . one of the pink ladies befriend her and and betty thanks her for her support . danny letter in track and try to change his look for her in a mutual sign of affection . sandy be not conform to danny as much a it may seem . she be mature in that she be kind to everyone and be responsible . however and she be immature because she lack confidence in herself and how to deal with danny . at the end she mature in that department by assert herself and get her man . she change her dress and look and attitude not to conform but to get danny attention that she really want him and and that she be the one in charge and not him . she now be assert herself and show confidence and at the same time say she be willing to accept him for the way he be by dress up for a day . it be interest though that no one mention danny put on that awful sweater with the letter on to conform to his image of sandy . sandy know that danny jacket and t bird routine be just a ruse for whom he really be and she figure to play the ruse with him . lastly and several comment on the woman role issue and minority . it appear to me that the woman have the upper hand in these relationship and a woman be a principal of a school in the 50 and etc . a for minority and their appearance in the 1950 rydell be in california . be there segregation in california . i wasn not aware of any . secondly and anyone know the percentage of african american in a typical la well to do high school in the 1950 ( or the 1990 for that matter ) . let just say it be really low . so and it be realistic . i do agree that it be not nostalgia for the 50 i feel in this movie and it mock the 50 . it to me be more nostalgic of the 1970 and the actor who become the star later on and the music that i hear when i be a kid .