Teens Brand American Pie ‘Deeply Problematic’ After Watching It For The First Time
Gen Z is watching American Pie for the first time, and having major problems with the movie
The hit comedy film was released in 1999 and had four successful sequels.
As a franchise, American Pie grossed a total of $990 million worldwide on a combined budget of $147 million.
The cult series is known for its crude, raunchy comedy – but it seems teenagers don’t think it would work today.
People have been sharing their scorn for Gen Z’s objections, with one penning: “That’s funny. I find ‘woke teens’ extremely problematic.”
Another writes: “If I don’t like something on TV or a movie I just don’t watch it because there are probably millions of other people who enjoy it so get over it get a life and grow up.”
“Who cares about their poor soft sensitive feelings!!! It’s a classic movie, absolutely hilarious!!” agrees a third.
This isn’t the first time the poorly aged aspects of the movie franchise have hit the headlines.
Shannon Elizabeth, who played exchange student Nadia in the film, made reference to a specific scene while talking to Page Six.
The scene involves her character unknowingly being watched by Jim (Jason Biggs), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), and Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) as she is getting undressed.
Unfortunately for Nadia, the video is then accidentally broadcast to her entire school.
After the video is shared, Nadia is sent home to the Czech Republic, while the boys who were filming her receive no punishment.
Discussing the scene, the actress says: “If this had come out after the #MeToo movement, there would definitely be a problem.
“I think that it would have gone down differently.”
She also explains that the scene was awkward for her as she was still new to the film industry.
Elizabeth recalls: “It was a closed set and it was just me in this room and the boom guy above me.
“That’s the main thing I remember, just me and the boom guy, and trying to make jokes with the directors and make light of it because if I wasn’t nervous maybe they wouldn’t be so nervous… I just tried to make it no big deal.”
