What Teen Movie hits different when you're older and made you side with the adult later on in life?

Sadly, the Wonder Years.

I always couldn't believe that that dad was real with his angry attitude from work.

Now I understand.

I may be a year or two older than Fred Savage or Kevin Arnold, and I look a ton like him at that age.

So he was like a weird alter ego when the show was

originally airing. Now, I'm married with two kids and my first reaction to anything as the dad's

go-to line. How much is it going to cast me? Metamorphosis complete. I watched 16 candles

recently, and I now do not approve of Samantha going anywhere near Jake Ryan.

The movie Juno. Jennifer Garner's character is at first portrayed as a square, and then you realize she's a mature adult and her husband is the man-baby.

Her performance is so beautiful in that movie. You can practically see her personal shame, her disappointment with a lot of her husband's ways, and her force of will in trying to keep these feelings under wraps. I always used to think she was uptight or a square, but now I see it's only due to the stress of what her life is and the need to present stability to the world. I'm not sure of how much of that was me reaching, but that's what I got out of her performance now. The stress of knowing that a single wrong move can end your dreams of a child, or not even a wrong move, but the whim of a teenager. Although, of course, it was Juno's right to decide. Father of the Bride. Watching it as a kid, Steve Martin seemed like an old grump. Rewatching it as an adult, holy crap, he is the only sane person in that movie. Winnie the Pooh. Rabbit was never against playtime, but can you just not do it in his house or garden, you little hellions? And Pooh is some frat boy who eats all of Rabbit's frickin' honey. Rabbit hardly complains, oh my gosh. And then Pooh gets his fat butt stuck in the

door, and the whole village or whatever has to help him out. Re-watching Scrubs, I realize I'm no

longer a JD. I've become a Cox. I don't know that many people who liked the show actively

thought of JD as their favorite character or anything, but he probably represents

more people in real life than Cox does.

I mean, I love Cox.

He's a terrific character, but he would likely treat me with much more derision than he gives

Zach Braff, because he secretly actually likes JD.

The Lion King.

I thought Zazu was just an old fun killer.

What do you mean Simba can't be

king? Why would you prevent the kids from going where they want? As an adult and father,

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