The thing to keep in mind is movies like this are exaggerations, obviously.
There are different social groups in high school, but it's not like in the movies where one group rules over everyone else with an iron fist and determines whether or not they are "cool", or "worthy" of some social status. This is purely a dramatic device used to create conflict and should be taken as such e.g. with a silo full of salt
When I was in high school, there was basically one group of so-called popular kids , but that was just because they were the second, or third generation to be going to our school, so they and their families had a lot of history outside the school as a result. But they didn't sit around making Burn Books like in "Mean Girls", or stuffing geeks and nerds into lockers like most stereotypical high school movies portray. They pretty much stayed to themselves and were *gasp* GOOD KIDS with clear goals in mind e.g. they had straight As, were on many athletic teams, did extra curricular activities, volunteered during the Holidays to help the less fortunate, etc. If we're going to nitpick, it was because they were "model citizens" that made them popular and the so-called school leaders and not because they looked down on others and judged them.
In contrast, I was like Josh and actually did do a real life documentary on these kids for our video year book... And unlike this movie, they didn't judge me, or look down on me as something "lesser" just because I was into film and TV production like Josh was. In fact, some of them envied me because I was using real life skills and producing something tangible while most kids just go through high school with nothing to show for it.
So, again, my point is I think Dylan's message while noble, doesn't apply in the real world. Or, it's already in effect because like I said, most kids stay within their own social groups due to having a common interest in something and there is not this big social warfare going on like these movies portray.
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