[Movie] A Nickelodeon Nostalgia: "Rags" Review

My mind flashed back to this movie and I literally started to feel good, smile and just enjoy the thoughts that came freely from scenes in the movie. It says a lot about how unique the movie storyline felt for me years ago when I saw it. Yes, it's quite an old Nickelodeon movie now like it's over 10 years already, I'm actually shocked, yeah!

I can say easily that "Rags" was part of my childhood because it's been like 10 years since I saw it and I know very well how much things have changed for me since these years. I was still a little girl in her little corner when I saw the movie and I'll say the movie did more for me then than it would ever do to me again which is fine.

"Rags" is a Nickelodeon movie released in the year 2012 exploring comedy, teen, family and musical starring Keke Palmer, Max Schneider, Isaiah Mustafa, Avan Jogia and other supporting characters who play important roles to bring the story to life. And yeah, it's a beautiful spin-off of Cinderella story but this time, it's a guy not a girl.

Charlie (starred by Max Schneider) lives with his step father and step brothers, Lloyd and Andrew. He is a lover of music but mostly seen doing the hard work at the family restaurant, he would always sing while he's alone. His brothers are also interested in music but they definitely do not stand a chance where Charlie is but he's poor.

Things changes for him when he bumps into a superstar Kadee Worth (starred by Keke Palmer) who is also finding herself as she is made to sing and act only the way her manager and fans expect her to. The two find solace in each other, explore music together and found their own voice to fight for what they really want, they fall in love.

Their story of how they met, how Kadee was looking for Charlie after listening to him sing in a mask as he's hiding from his stepfather and brothers, is exactly where the spin-off of the Cinderella story comes from and it is unique in a way. Just kinda predictable that he will be found out eventually, like we all know from Cinderella.

Still, I love the suspense, the musicals and the comedy especially whenever they show the brothers of Charlie and the annoying boyfriend to the superstar Kadee. I also remember learning a lesson from Kadee in how she faced her dad who has somehow chose career over his daughter's happiness as her manager, to being real herself.