Riverdale Movie Essay

Archie comics has made a comeback in this decade, and this time, it’s taken a deep twist. Riverdale, a popular teen drama, with a hint of mystery, directed by Lee Toland Krieger, carries the character names, and majority of the previously construed mannerisms that belong to the hit comic book series.. This series explores the mystery that comes with the death of a rich and popular teen, Jason Blossom, while the town is sitting on edge to find his killer, and the drama that is high school, slowly unfolds. This show, has all of the sterotypical high school characters that can be found in the Archie comic book series. From the egocentric rich girl, Cheryl Blossom, to the attractive male sweetheart, Archie Andrews, the good girl, Betty Cooper, the poor hoodlum,, …show more content…
Archie has taken a keen interest in music and songwriting. Skeptical of his talents, Mr. Andrews grounds Archie and forbids him to go and practice his songwriting with his friends. Because of this, Mr. Andrews and Archie get into an argument about music, and Archie argues that his dad is reluctant to letting him go out because he does not understand it. Archie goes on to say, if music were to be football, his father would have a different approach to it all. This argument highlights the stereotypical generation gap between parents and their children. To fight against this stereotype, Mr. Andrews tries to understand Archie’s passion a bit more, by talking to the .music teacher, Ms. Grundy. In doing so, Mr. Andrews reveals he was skeptical of Archie’s passion for music due to fear of Archie getting his hopes up for a dream that may not be achievable. Ms. Grundy reassures Mr. Andrews, and let it be known that Archie has talent, and as long as time and practice is applied, he will have a future with music. After hearing this information, Mr. Andrews makes the garage sound proof, supporting Archie in his passion for