You are here:

Get Over It

Name: Get Over It
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Released: 2001
Duration: 87 min

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

2001

PG-13

Director

Tommy O'Haver

Runtime

87 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

New Showbiz Analysis

Get Over It is a typical product of the early-2000s teen comedy era. It relies on well-known genre clichés and a traditional romantic triangle to drive its plot, prioritizing escapism over social commentary. The film maintains a conventional social hierarchy without exploring multiple aspects of identity. It centers on a singular, conventional coming-of-age journey that does not challenge or deconstruct existing cultural or gender norms. Ultimately, the production serves as a safe, mainstream comedy. It avoids complex themes of identity, focusing on a predictable pursuit of romantic resolution within a homogeneous social setting.

Watch this, not that →

Category Breakdown

Does Get Over It have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film adheres to traditional assumptions about straight relationships and gender matching at birth. It does not include any characters with non-traditional gender identities.

How does Get Over It portray gender?

Fair

Female characters play significant roles in their romantic choices, but the story primarily revolves around the male protagonist's experiences, reinforcing traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Get Over It?

Limited

The social environment in the film seems homogeneous, with a lack of diverse ethnic backgrounds among the main characters.

How does Get Over It represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative stays within the bounds of mainstream American culture, focusing on individual romantic resolutions without addressing broader cultural issues.

Does Get Over It include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities featured in the main storyline.

Present on Screen

Female characters like Kelly and Allison have significant influence over their romantic decisions.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks LGBTQ+ representation and characters with non-traditional gender identities.
The narrative lacks racial and ethnic diversity in key roles.
The story reinforces traditional gender roles rather than challenging them.
There are no characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

When Berke Landers, a popular high school basketball star, gets dumped by his life-long girlfriend, Allison, he soon begins to lose it. But with the help of his best friend Felix's sister Kelly, he follows his ex into the school's spring musical. Thus ensues a love triangle loosely based upon Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", where Berke is only to find himself getting over Allison and beginning to fall for Kelly.

How are these scores produced? →