Crossroads
Summary
Crossroadswas Britney Spears ’ first lead character in a film , and its heartwarming story has raised inquiry about the real inspiration behind it . At the peak of her career as a pop singer in the later 1990s and early 2000s , Britney Spears made her big screen first appearance in a cameo appearance as a flight attendant in the 2001 comedyLongshot , and the following class , she gravel her first lead role in the teenaged comedy - dramaCrossroads . Directed by Tamra David and with a script by Shonda Rhimes , Crossroadsis Spears ’ only take role to date , but it get in at a key moment in her life history .
Crossroadsfollows puerility Quaker Lucy ( Spears ) , Kit ( Zoe Saldaña ) , and Mimi ( Taryn Manning ) , who make a promise to dig up their “ wish box ” on the night of their high school graduation and be best friends forever . Unfortunately , over the years , they drift asunder and terminate up in different social circles , but after digging up the boxwood , remembering their wishes , and a pregnant Mimi planning to go to Los Angeles , Lucy and Kit tag along . Crossroadshas some similarities to Spears ’ life , grow enquiry about whether it ’s ground on her life or not .
Britney Spears made her acting debut in Crossroads , and part of the charm of her performance is how young she was when she film this project .
Crossroads Was Inspired By Britney Spears’ Real-Life Friendships
Crossroadsdoesn’t tell the life tale of Britney Spearsnor is it a portrayal of how her music career began – however , it was inspired by Spears ’ real - sprightliness friendships . In a 2002 interview withMTV News , Spears shared that her relationship with her three proficient admirer serve as inspirationfor the adherence between Lucy , Kit , and Mimi inCrossroads . Spears explained that the concept ofCrossroadscame from her being with her acquaintance and produce up together , adding that even though she wanted to make a teen movie , she also wanted it to be a story that stripling “ could watch and be equal by ” .
Spears impart that each character has “ their own little issues ” – Lucy and her mother ’s defection , Kit and her body image issues make by her mother , and Mimi and her adolescent gestation – but they have each other and that ’s ultimately what matters . In an interview withHollywood(viaThe Cinemaholic ) , Spears shared that she had “ a pot of input ” on what the characters fromCrossroadswere go through , but Lucy ’s plot line and reasons for traveling cross - country were thanks to Rhimes . lance came up with the universal idea ofCrossroads , and Rhimes assist her add together the contingent and polish the story .
Crossroads Reflects What Britney Spears Was Going Through In Her Career
hamlet is a reflexion of Britney Spears ' transition from teenager idol to mature pop star .
Despite not being straight inhale by her living story and career , Crossroadsreflects what Britney Spears was going through in her career at the time . lance ’ first album, … Baby One More Time , was released in 1999 and turned her into a worldwide pappa sensation and teen idol . The achiever of … Baby One More Timewas trace by that ofOops ! … I Did It Again , in 2000 , in which she bear witness a more grown - up spirit after the more “ unacquainted ” epitome she was give when her first record album was released .
When Spears was filmingCrossroads , she was also recording her third studio album , Britney , free in 2001 , which brand her transition into adulthood . Crossroadsreflects that passage between a “ sweet teenager god ” and a fledged pop star , as see with the song “ I ’m Not A daughter , Not Yet A adult female ” , which Lucy sings during the audition at the end of the movie . Crossroadswas part of Britney Spears ’ process of shaking off the “ bubblegum dad ” image she had been carryingand becoming a more matured creative person , while also telling a heartwarming story of friendly relationship .
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