"Fame" is definitely age-appropriate for a younger kid audience, but my point was more about the casting, direction and cinematography of the film. There's a way to do age-appropriate without defaulting to the sugar-coated "High School Musical" approach. I would have preferred a cast of knock-out talent (after all they are supposed to be the BEST the country has to offer), and a grittier, more realistic portrayal of high school kids in NYC. I live down the street from La Guardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (which is the current day PA) and the kids I see are nothing like the ones in the film.