The Little Rascals There is a lot of time, effort, and many different components that directors have to put into making great movies. These components can include things such as the quality of the acting, setting, plot, characters, and scenery. A mess up in just one of these areas can ruin an entire film.
One of my favorite movies of all time, that I feel has a perfect combination of these components, is The Little Rascals. It is such a cute and quirky film, and it’s perfect for people of any age! The Little Rascals is a 1994 movie that follows the childhood adventures of “The He
Man Woman Haters Club.” Spanky, leader of the club, and the rest of the gang are trying to raise money to rebuild their clubhouse, which tragically burned down at the start of the movie due to some of their usual crazy antics. They hit some bumps along the road, such the typical childhood bullies, Butch and Woim, who are really just jealous they never got to be members of the club.
Their hard work pays off and leaves the audience happy in the end because they accomplish their goal, and the gang gets a new clubhouse better than the one before.
The main actors and actresses in this movie are children that are not even ten years old. It is amazing to watch how great they are at acting. These children captivate the audience’s heart. It was very hard for me not to fall in love with each one of them. My favorite character is Alfalfa.
He plays the typical boy that tries to act cool in front of his friends, but Alfalfa is really a softy at heart. All the other members of the “He-Man Woman Haters Club” despise Alfalfa for being in love with Darla, which is a big no-no, and they blame him for the clubhouse burning down. It is hilarious how mature these children are and how old they pretend to be.
I think the writer of The Little Rascals script did a great job at making each child an individual. You fall in love with each character because even though they are children, each one has distinct personality traits that are different from the other characters. For example, every time
Alfalfa is happy, he has one little piece of hair that shoots up, and Buckwheat has his trademark song, “I gotta dollar, I gotta dollar, I gotta dollar, hey, hey, hey, hey!” I also love the part where they all dress up as old men to attempt to get a bank loan. Watching this movie will quickly take the audience back to the days when they were all rambunctious children, who were always up to no good. Since The Little Rascals is also a movie for children, there is not a deep plot. I enjoyed how easy it was to follow along with the storyline. It is a good movie for kids to watch because it teaches the meaning of friendship, which is also something that adults enjoy too. Throughout the movie the characters mature and learn how to be there for one another. The characters also learn that just because some of them are of the opposite sex, they can all still be best friends. To me, all of these things are important facts of life. The only thing I found that I did not like about The Little Rascals was the scenery. In a lot of scenes it was obvious that the background was fake. I think the director should of put more focus on the backdrops and making them look more realistic. For me, little things like a background showing that a movie is fake can ruin the effect that it has on me.

All in all, I definitely would give The Little Rascals five stars. I believe this is an awesome movie for people of all ages. It will bring a family together and keep them laughing the whole time. It is full of meaning that anyone can relate to. Spanky and the gang will have anyone who watches this film wishing they were a child once again.