Being a fan of teen movies, certain movies, I had a list of pitfalls and things that I absolutely wanted to avoid, that I hate in teen movies. I wanted it to be smart, but, then, it had to fulfill these requirements of a sports movie and, also, a comedy. It's a strange hybrid of a movie, really. I was terrified of doing a movie about race, because it's such a touchy issue, and I didn't want to make a movie that was preachy or had really extremely shallow solutions. I loved the idea of using cheerleading as a background, like telling the history of rock 'n' roll, in that, you know, how white culture had always co-opted black culture in that way.
Peyton Reed, director
Bring It On, my second favorite movie from last year (behind "You Can Count on Me") comes out on DVD today. If I were in the US, this DVD would be my valentine. I love this movie. It is problematic at points (that makes it human), but it's a far far better look at white privilege than you will get from 99.9% of Hollywood movies.