The Snob (1958)
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2010
- I find myself drawn to this film again and again. Its theme seems timeless, yet I can't help but wonder if indeed times have not changed for girls like Sara. Certainly, I have met many girls like her, and it would seem that her "type" is not as reviled or misunderstood as it once was. One can't help but feel frustrated, though, as she proceeds to demolish her tenuous relationships at the party. Come ON Sara, lighten up! (Haven't we all witnessed such train wrecks, unfortunately?) I'd love to have heard some of the actual discussions that followed the screening of this film to its intended audience. Were Sara's tormentors viewed as dimly then as we view them now?
Does anyone else get just a little creeped out during the father/daughter scene in the kitchen? ("Okay, punkin.") Nothing overtly strange about it; there's some kind of charge in the air, though, that I attribute to the sheer intensity of the girl's performance.
A truly fascinating little gem.
Producer: Centron Productions - Фільми й анімація
There's a BIG difference between an actual snob and just outright social awkwardness
+Skymouth True!
She was a snob, she kept saying how great she was and how much better she was than them. That is not social awkwardness
+Mentholian Smoke Actually, someone awkwardness can come off that way. I know, I've been called one.
Golighty678 Do you constantly talk about how great you are and how bad other people are? Because that was what convinced me she was a snob. Especially in that era, you were supposed to respect everyone, get your school work done and socialize in a meaningful manner. Not self loathe.
Personally I think it was a good idea for her to not just blindly conform with everything whether you enjoyed it or not otherwise it would be a lie
She's an introvert, she shouldn't be forced into social situations with people she doesn't like! My biggest nightmare!
+Darilynn T your right , this film suggests we all conform to the NORM ,but we are all different , sarah , is her own person , and her parents should not push her .
lets start a petition to save sarah!
100% agree! Let person be self not forced into B.S.
society's ways
Mine, too.
Maybe she should have started small. Her mother had mentioned having somebody in. It might have been easier on Sara if she had invited one or two friends over, instead. Maybe found other girls who preferred to avoid the party scene, and invited them for a quieter evening.
@@christopher7952 The societal ways are the human ways. You want to be a socially unfit outcast for the rest of your life?
Well, speaking as a former outcast in high school, Sara had a point. A lot of the kids were apple polishers and snobs themselves. They went out of their way to make her feel bad, so why are they so surprised when she snaps at them? Why is it that it's never the instigator that is punished but the victim. And that party was a punishment. She was invited because Ron's mother told him to, and she was forced to go because her mother told her to. How was she supposed to enjoy the party if she was there by duress? With a bunch of kids that never bothered to get to know her as a person one on one?
well said : )
Yeah as a former outcast, I guess y'all had something in common still, huh? Nothing about her haughty attitude rung any bells? The fact that she thinks she's smarter than everyone else despite not showing anything for it? Yikes
imagine being the class outcast snob, and having to sit through this film and discussion with your classmates.
Who else can relate to Sara? Be honest. I remember in college people thinking I was a "snob" because I wanted to study instead of getting drunk and goofy (yes, even on a Friday night). Well, some of my classes were hard, there was always a lot to do! I didn't mean to be a snob. :(
I just couldn't handle a social life. and I always felt like people where threatening me.
Yep, even though I slept through school. I'd still rather lick a dumpster than go to parties full of drunks.
You weren't. You just had different priorities, and rather upright ones, if you ask me. Their calling you names was just a way to take their own dissatisfaction with themselves and deflect it on you- the object of their envy and/or admiration. The way you lived your life was probably the way they wanted to live theirs. I imagine that struck some conviction in them- conviction which they had no idea how to deal with properly.
Don't be insecure because you had the better habits. You may be older now, but I promise you those habits will pay off greatly in the future should you decide to keep them. And as for them? If they haven't learned already, they will.
me too i can't even strike a conversation to my classmates but in my inside im dying cause i really want to know them and become friends with them but i just can't. :( ;(
and the worst part is that infact im an introvert so thats why i dont have the courage to talk to some people whom will be my future friends specially here in the philippines were i was born noted that us filipinos are known as hospitable and friendly but in my case i just cant be like that :(
Her dad tells her to like people for who they are..but yet no one likes her for who she is..
That's true, but she could but she does think she is better than everyone else, and makes no qualms about it. The group does assume a lot about her too though.
Violet Tippet nothing about what she did came off as her thinking she was better than anyone she came off as socially awkward
OfficialJaelTV She told her father that she was smarter than them.
Violet Tippet well she was really i to her school work maybe she was lol idk she didn't seem like a snob to me #myopinion
Everytime someone tries to talk to her, make a connection with her, she shuts them down. I'm sure many that have been shut down by her already have stopped bothering with her.
No!..... finish your homework, Education last longer then phoney friends!
+deana diedrich Don't underestimate the importance of a good social circle.
+deana diedrich totaly right ,education first fun later , parents always drummed that into you , basicly sarah wants to get away , decent job , and rise above , must say miss diedrich ,you are absolutly gorgeous
A good social circle will mean nothing to you in 10 years out of high school. Get the education and have a real life.
That's true! 😁
I'm this same way, keep to myself and work hard for what I deserve.
Definitely a mix of issues; Sara's too uptight, hard on herself, and hard on others. But it's obvious there's some genuine misunderstandings going on as well, and the others judge her harshly. Also, it's entirely likely that the popular boy's yearbook design was chosen, simply because he was popular. Stuff like that happened in my high school. And Sara has a good heart; she helps her parents, read to that guy when he was sick, at at 11:44 you see her realize she went too far with that guy and starts after him to apologize....only to be confronted and retreat back into her shell. This is a dark and complex and moody little film, definitely the Citizen Kane of classroom films.
this is definitely NOT, the citizen-Kane of classroom films... that title goes to _Habit Patterns 1954_
@@roymarius1634 okay Roy I'll bite , hope it's worth my time LOL
It's no Citizen Kane, but it IS like they somehow they made a documentary about my life 25 years before I was born...
Except I do read and like music a lot... otherwise it's verbatim my life.
This is so ridiculous. She is not a snob, she is quite introverted and she has a low self esteem though. She is not a snob. A snob is one who tends to patronize, rebuff, or ignore people regarded as social inferiors and imitate, admire, or seek association with people regarded as social superiors. The snobs were the people praising that one guy. This is non educational and mildly cruel on people like Sara.
Well to be fair the movie asks the question at the end. I do not think all introverts have low self-esteem and vice-versa. Introverts are generally mild-mannered socially, while low self-esteem can lead to anger/envy issues wich can lead to all kind of forms of sociopathy. This misantropic, superiority complex-driven character is what is represented in this film. It's an illness and those afflicted can sometimes become dangerous to themselves or others: while introversion is just a character trait and introverts can lead "normal" happy lives. In the movie the character does not have any problems with speaking her mind and humiliating the boy, wich is not what an introvert would do.
Sood81 Of course she did it on purpose....her whole attitude was one of superiority and holier-than-thou.
The home-made suit that cracks, so what? Sarah is a rare one doesn't think like the herd. Ron has a trouser snake that will slip right in. This will ensure the continuity of the species.
InJeansWords But that's part of what makes a snob . You have to admit, she does have a bad attitude. Still, this video was WAY too harsh on her, while ignoring the cruel way her peers judged her . I think the REAL lesson here is, before pointing out someone else's flaws, you better take care of your own .
InJeansWords the people praising that guy weren't being snobby lol. Maybe they praised him because he actually earned their praise. She's the one refusing to interact with everything else because she herself deemed them intellectually inferior to herself. It seems to me that her fellow class mates had tried reaching out to her but she had a terrible, shotty attitude so I can't really blame them for not liking someone who makes themself so unlikable. I'm all for being kind to people but if I was just trying to be nice and friendly like the guy asking her to dance or talk and I got a such a nasty response them like he did, I would tell that person to go to hell and be done with it. It's like as if he did something to her to deserve her getting so rude and nasty with him. It was based on nothing more than jealousy because she felt he didn't deserve his accomplishments and is jealous of his ability to easily socialize with their contemporaries even though it's not her place to decide whether he deserved them or not.
Oh brother. I'd rather get my work done and focus on the important things than be fake with people. There's a big difference between being introverted and being a snob.
Also...can I cry on her father's shoulder?
I don't know; I think he might be a perv.
"Yo, Pops! Eyes up here, you creepy old man!"
From 8:16 to 8:21, where are his eyes looking?
Zoomed right in on Sarah's Snotty Little Titties is what Daddy did!!!
Fair enough, but you can be very smart but its hard to succeed if you have no social skills.
Emma Lucas you never had friends.
In the sequel to this film, Sarah finds acceptance as a member of the Manson family....
When she met Charlie and the rest of the "family", she was probably thinking "Oh, it's so nice to be wanted".
Her parents should just leave her alone. This is the type of person that will find her place once she goes to college and can interact with people that take life more seriously. I too hate small talk and would rather be alone than mix with drama queens and joiners. This is the type of person who could be a scientist or a surgeon some day. Who cares about High School friendships anyway.
+lisa j So true. To a certain extent, this was me in high school.
+Runner legend Thanks. You understand.
psychologist.
a little more mature and focused on reality than everyone around her, Sara grows up to be a successful business woman while the rest of the gang gets pregnant, married and boring by 25 years old. Sara gets her revenge by calling her 60' yacht, Snob at Sea.
Unlikely, business is about people. I learned that the hard way. People don't like to do business with people they don't like.
nothing wrong with being married and pregnant. To say otherwise is being a snob...
Being Successful in Business is part of how someone makes a living, like what such individuals' would bring to the table at their workplace, however how is their personal life ? Family, Children & Relatives 👀 ?
How do they balance life, say from the video, i see Sarah is in College, how does she transition in running a successful business ? She must apparently at some point socialize or learn to socialize with people, how to approach people, one on one, or a group, or how people must approach her for one on one talks, or group discussions ? There are lots of questions on these lines👀
cant believe her mom told her to go out & have fun instead of doing homework.
Mom was probably worried she wouldn't get a husband.
Mom wanted her to have a balance of both work and fun.
I remember being cornered once at college by a couple of guys who ranted at me about how I was such a snob cos I never spoke to them. Unsurprisingly, being yelled at and intimidated by people I already didn't want to spend time with wasn't a big incentive to speak to them. How about instead of sneering that anyone who doesn't spend their own time propping up your ego is a snob you ask yourselves why you're so desperate for someone else's approval? Why do you think you're owed someone's time? What makes you so interesting that it's such a terrible scandal that one person doesn't find you fascinating?
I don't think Sara's a bad person, she just had trouble connecting with her peers and couldn't relate to them. She probably had asperger's or something similar, since that wasn't very known back in the 50's people seemed to mistake it for snobbery.
I was thinking the same thing, that she probably has asperger's. Even today people mistake it for snobbery.
***** I was somewhat like Sara when I was a teenager in high school.I was not snobby for the sake of being snobby, I was just introverted. Some people do not understand that not everyone is going to be Mr. or Ms.Social butterfly.
***** You don't have to have Aspergers to had trouble connecting with your peers and relating to them. Some people are just introverts.
***** They tried to give her a chance. The girls in the hall complimented her sweater and the boy at the party asked her to dance. When she didnt want to dance he asked her if she would like to just sit and talk. She was rude to him and made an ass of herself without even trying. She feels threatened that others are smarter than her because she studies all the time and still bombed the math test when others didnt study as much and did better than her. She is jaded and holds a grudge because of this. She is the only one I saw not making any attempt to try to be friends. Why go to the party if she's just going to act like a bitch?
Dottie Dig No, their compliment over the sweater was sarcasm and she just didn't hear them. She hated Bill because his design was crap but he got chosen over her because he's popular, and her classmates get better grades because they copy from each other, but because they're smart. But you should know that, you have it all figured out.
Gotta love the "friendly" kids in this short - "Despite your actions clearly saying otherwise, We've decided that you still want to be friends with us! The only reason you're not actually friends with us your fault, you're just too much of a terrible person to fit in! Now shut up and act exactly how we want you to!!!"
+M Fitzburger OMG yes!
+M Fitzburger Story of my life, meeting kids like that. Not much changed from the 50's to the mid 2000s!
Ah yes, the story of my entire adolescence. I don't regret doing my own thing, being bookish, having a different perspective, having unusual interests, being a nerd, etc. in high school and college, but I do regret isolating myself because of an unhealthy devotion to my "serious and mature, unlike everyone else" self-image.
The one takeaway from this movie..."did you ever notice that all those people that you dislike are all happier than you?"
Plenty of adults need to think about that good and hard too.
are they??
Well, she's obviously quite miserable, so yeah.
V Watters Her father was stressing the importance of society. It doesn't matter what you know, but who you know.
V Watters Her father was stressing the importance of society. It doesn't matter what you know, but who you know.
***** and she was so fucking rude. Like why? I wish I lived in a time where making friends was like this, simple and genuine.
Thats right kids.... don't strive... try to fit in at all cost and embrace mediocrity............
+Aaron Thomas huh. how did you get tat from this?
it's important for teenagers to be social and to learn those skills.
+Aaron Thomas There's a difference between striving and neglecting other forms of growth. Often the worse managers and executives are the ones who didn't develop social skills, and thus-though competent-drive down workcenters instead of improving on them.
+ElTee842 I agree
I agree. These people are jealous of Sarah's talent and intellect.
Yeah I think the girl in the video is actually just an introverted personality. But I'm sure they didn't know about that back then or thought it was something bad lol.
I think she just wants to work hard and have her work recognized, and she's frustrated that her hard work doesn't pay off. Meanwhile, her parents are trying to distract her from school, which is odd. :p And everyone is criticizing and judging her.
Untreated social anxiety
Or possibly Aspergers
anything but a label of Snob. Poor thing
"Snob" doesn't define who the character appears to be. She's an "intellectual introvert." If she was a snob, she'd be all about playing herself up with fancy clothes and makeup, and acting like she's God's gift to the world.
This is the scariest movie! Introvert, social anxiety nightmare. I'd be looking for Mom's Valium bottle.
I hate it when mothers push you to go out with people you don't want to. I'm a lot like Sarah, i just don't want to go out to parties with people. It's not that I'm a snob, I just prefer being on my own, because I don't get on with other people, or understand them. I feel sorry for her, and her mum isn't really thinking about what she wants, just want teens are meant to want
People like Sarah might be uncomfortable in high school, but in college or in the adult world, might find people with common interests. Maybe she really likes to read rather than dance or hang with the popular kids. When she can pursue her own interests, she'll find her niche, and be fine, as long as she shows kindness and a genuine interest in other people.
She's not a snob, she's just smart.
If she's so smart, why did she flunk her test
swebb1 Because the school system's tests don't determine intelligence, it determines how well you can memorize things.
+nicolewale888 are you kidding me? What should you be asked about on a history test? How you feel about what happened in history? Of course not it's about what actually happened. And she failed to do that.
swebb1 ....You completely missed my point but okay lol.
I agree with you Nicole
This is ridiculous. How is she even a snob..not wanting to go along with the crowd isn't being a snob.
Watching videos like this makes me realize how little space there was for introverts during my grandmother's time. She was a very quiet, reserved person and people treated her the same way this Sarah character is getting treated. Hell, it's not much better now. I get accused of being snobbish because I'm quiet and keep to myself, and I'm also very direct with my opinions. When you're a woman with that attitude, it's somehow even worse.
I agree--Sara isn't a snob; she's an introvert who just wants to do her own thing, and wants her hard work on the yearbook cover design and other endeavours, to be recognized for what it is. Instead, she's got parents pushing and goading her to socialize when she'd rather stay home with a book, and all of her efforts feel fruitless, because everything she even tries at feels like a popularity contest that she's never going to win, because in order to be in the running, she'd have to become something she's not.
Saras problem isnt that she prefers to stay in her house with books, though.She could still prefer that and not be so competitive, snotty and condescending to everyone. There was no need to act like a bitch during that party, and make people feel they were worthless by acting like she was better than everyone else.
bawoman I'll give you that--Sara didn't act very friendly at the party, but she didn't want to be there in the first place. Maybe she was wrong to take it out on her peers, because it was mostly her parents she resented for forcing her to go (notice how she didn't care that she wasn't invited until her mother pushed the issue), but she's a teenager, and her social skills aren't perfect yet. So, no, there was no need for her to act unfriendly during the party, but there was also no need for her to be at that party in the first place.
She was ahead of her time.
Your so called introverts grow up to be lonely so much it aches. I know. I only asked one girl out in high school and she said she did not know me so I walked away. I never dated in high school or college. I was about 43 when I went on my first date. It was a disaster. I'm 55 now and I don't have a friend in the world.
I don't really care.
This reminds me so much of my best friend.
A lot of the girls in our year had it out for her as if she was some kind of snob (she did act like it occasionally, saying things like "why would I waste my time partying when I could be studying? I'd turn out like them"). But since I knew her, I knew about all of the quirks and fun she could have - her non-snobbish side.
She is a lot like Sara in this video though. Especially with the attitude of "I worked so much harder/am so much smarter than them, I deserve to have higher marks/be picked for the thing etc." She'd prefer to stay at home and study than go to a party or social gathering (though I feel like sometimes she was just waiting for a stronger invitation than "open house" and was a little upset to not get it - another parallel with Sara).
Really, no matter how hard you study or how smart you are, being a 'snob' is really about showing people that you KNOW how much better you are. You can be smart and educated, but still know when to chill out and act modest. Just like everything in life, it's a matter of finding the balance.
Nowadays Sara would have a social life later on, once she sorted her education out. In those days most people's social lives were over by the time they were 21. That had to cram it all in.
Ron's mom seems so caring... what chance would there be today that a parent would go out of their way to care for someone else's kid like that? It seems to me there's not enough of a sense of community to dare think in such a way.
Snowflake Pillow America no longer has a sense of community, today theyre just worker robots.
The four suicides in Bijie, the absent parents of China, all are sacrifices seemingly inseparable from a national pursuit of hegemony. NSC-68 outlines how this transformation was planned an executed in America: siphon off an increasingly large portion of the economy into military expenditures by budgetary and monetary policy means so that, in order to maintain the same standard of living, women must collectively and permanently enter the public workforce, and all must work longer hours while the children are raised "more efficiently" through mass production of media and assembly-line teaching. Hauntingly, this sacrifice may have been worthy and necessary, although the secrecy with which it was implemented failed to adorn it with the nobility it could have. The only escape from this Sisyphean burden is an attempt at global détente fraught with the very utmost peril and madly rebellious against all empirical evidence. It is the ultimate prisoner's dilemma, the Christ-like cheek turning that is foolishness to all rationality the calls to mind our knowledge of the annihilation of millions of human bodies. Dying with our lives, living with our deaths, existence spins round its axis and our moment to moment actions fill in the details of grand plans beyond the reckoning of any mortal.
I said this before and I will say it again. I don't think Sara is trying to be rude or snobby. In this day and age I think Sara would be somewhere on the Autism Spectrum. She has a hard time understanding what to do and what is expected of her in social experiences. I don't think she is trying to be mean, she just does not understand the social scene.
Plus she is hyper focused on her school work. I think she seems more like an Aspergers person than someone being rude and snobby. She didn't really try to hurt anyone.
Story of my life. -_-
Why does she have to be autistic or have aspergers? Can she just be a kid that wants to do her school work and is not really interested in socializing at the time. I know a few people that are just not interested in socializing so much as into doing the work and getting into a good college. Just seems like a studious person to me.
Why try to force your kids to be with the "in" click. If she does not want to do it don't force her. Yea she works hard and fails, it happens to more kids then those that win at everything. Why hang out with people you don't like, if people make you feel uncomfortable they are not the right people for you to be with. She is not a snob, just not into the things they are and wants to do good in school.
I think Sarah is just an introvert and a bit awkward. If you mind your own business and don't chat, people start hating you because they think you're arrogant, then you're hurt because you haven't done anything bad to those people and pretend that you're better off without them. Then you start shutting people out in advance because they all end up thinking that you're weird anyway. It's a catch-22.
+swebb1 Her design for the competition was definitely better, but they chose the crappy one from the popular guy simply because he's popular, but she doesn't understand that connection. The world isn't fair - your pretty blonde competitor for a job will be chosen over you, and your boss will give a promotion to your lazy coworker because he knows how to suck up to him. I can definitely see her point of wiew.
+marelicainavokado how do you know her design was better? Her saying it doesn't make it true. We didn't see either entry. For all we know, this other guy is an awesome artist who isn't an asshole. Making him the winner and popular.
+swebb1 We know he sketched something the last second, so it definitely wasn't a masterpiece. If he'd really been good at drawing, she would have accepted it. She sees everything from an objective viewpoint, that's her problem. But you've already decided that she's an asshole.
She has some issues. She is very jealous of any one who does better than her. If you listen to her talk with her dad she says that she studied real hard for the test and still failed and she spent hours on the year book cover and they liked his better. Just because someone spends lots of time on something, doesn't mean its any good. She hates that boy because his was better, plain and simple. She is miserable because she has no friends and no one understands her, but she dose everything possible to push everyone away and is clueless why she's miserable. Her problem isn't the other kids. Her problem is her.
+frankienphil9261978
I agree 100%
I.M.H.O it's not the situation that is bad, it is how a person is thinking about it and internalizing it. I also think that after someone has been emotionally hurt,they tend to put up a wall to keep people away so they won't be hurt any further.
It really is sad when people that are introverted get mistaken for being snobbish. It seems like at that age, being popular is the most important thing and I guess now it's even harder.
Shy, hardworking, and studious.......how dreadful.
Everyone needs to learn decent social skills and come to an understanding and acceptance that you have to live with people, but I can't help but wonder what Sara's parents were thinking when they foisted their introverted and socially inept daughter into a party with the popular kids that she protested going to from the start.
Why not just ask Ron if he could take her out on a date, or to go get pizza with maybe just one or two other friends, or perhaps even have him introduce her to another bookish girl who shared some of her interests in the hopes that she actually makes a good friend?
In the beginning it just made me think that she takes her school work seriously and is nervous for getting into college
Some interesting comments here. I think what the video is trying to say is to have balance in your life and that being social and getting along with others is part of a happy and successful life. Her father is right, you do need friends in this world. Her alienating herself from everyone and being a drama queen isn't getting her social status higher or getting her any happiness. She's being a mean pain in the ass and then turning around and saying everyone else is being mean. Even if she is academically successful, she'll still need a reputation as being pleasant and sociable in her work life.
I think she's jealous of everyone because she's highly competitive and still sux and never wins. She likely has a personality disorder. Narcissists are sore losers ALWAYS and they turn EVERYTHING into a competition. They are usually very stiff and can't empathize with others.
Tina Huston yes , agreed !!
8:20 the dad should have said, "Now Sara, I didn't raise you to be a hater."
This had me dying lol
smoked salmon for all lol
i like the cut of your jib.
Best way to make even more hate come up hah
a parent that wants their teen to go out instead of studying? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP
Kyoji Kasshu agreed.
I think I'm sort of like Sara, at times. At my old, awful school, I never hung out with anyone, because I didn't want to be bullied more than I am. I just read books, and sat alone
They were so ignorant back then. I have a son in his 5th year of veterinary medicine who is not unlike Sarah. He is a top distinction student. But his dislike of mixing with others is not about snobbery. He is an introvert by nature and being with people for any length of time causes anxiety. He was also bullied at school (something he very much kept to himself so I didnt know anything was wrong), and he survived by staying in the library studying as it was too difficult to come out and try to mix with the other kids.
I just posted this once but here it goes again:
You can be a hard working introvert without thinking you're better than everyone, and not seeing the value in other people's work and efforts.
I am an introvert, and it offends me so many people are equating her snobbery with introversion. They are not synonymous.
You'll note several times Sara made it clear she thought her work was above others, she said she felt she was smarter than other people without a leg to stand on. She disdained others because she thought she was better than them, so she isolated herself out of bitterness.
Social anxiety is often a symptom of Asperger's syndrome. Not every time, but sometimes.
Thanks for that thought Moses. My nephew has asperger's syndrome so I wonder if it could be an issue with my son. I'll look up the symptoms. However, my son was very outgoing until certain events caused him to be something of a social outcast at school - eg. he got very fat amongst other things. But I will check it out and thanks once again for the thought.
Helena Hayes By God, if my mother ever told me to "make time to have fun", I'd ask what strain she had been smoking. If I am not working, my parents assume that I am gravely ill. It is fascinating to see how times and expectations change. Thank you so very much for sharing this film.
Helena Hayes what a delicate little Nancy boy.
For goodness sake, am I the only one who saw that Sara only refused to get close to people because she was secretly hurt that they were more successful than she was? She's not an introvert or an "aspie", she's just jealous and incredibly insecure.
Towards certain people, I feel just as Sara does, as when I was new to the town I currently live in they completely excluded me and still do so today. One girl would drag me to the center of the playground and yell that I would never have friends because nobody liked me. Though I was being entirely friendly, nobody would never stand up for me. That same girl even tried to push my down the stairs one time. Luckily, I have very nice DIFFERENT friends now but refuse to talk to any who were so rude when all I wanted was a friend. I understand how she feels, though. To work so hard and still have everyone insult you and come up above you hurts, especially when they aren't nice to you to begin with.
I can only judge for myself, drawing upon my own experience. I gained the impression that she had three positive personal qualities. Firstly, she was more than good looking, she was attractive. For my way of thinking that includes more than just good looks. It embraces a basically positive character too - she'd demonstrated this earlier in showing friendliness to the young man. Secondly, she was intelligent and, thirdly, I felt she was capable of forming a friendly relationship and would honour it i.e. she would stay a true friend if treated likewise and honestly. However, it may well have required someone to make the move towards her, to help her overcome the barriers she'd like to surmount. For all I know she may have even longed to have been able to overcome such hurdles. She may indeed have had a deep wish to be approached. She'd experienced disappointment as well. Hence, it would have perhaps been opportune for precisely THIS young man to "open up" to her. That all said, I think however that things should be kept in perspective. Just as she did, I loved my school and student studies and thus spent all my spare time studying too. I needed and wanted no vacation. Thus, I feel one shouldn't feel compelled to be "sociable" if one's character doesn't lean naturally in that direction. Such things don't permit themselves to be coerced.
Regards,
Horatio Nelson.
I actually believe the "snobby" behavior comes after many accusations of snobbery, just because a person has different interests than the herd & doesn't hero worship other kids; it makes Joe & Jane Average FEEL shallow and small, so they freeze out the "snob", who's rightfully hurt and confused & then does begin acting the part.
Awkwardness could be mistaken for snobbery.
"I'm smarter than them, I KNOW I am!" Lol, the look on her father's face... Her father should say, 'Well kid, nobody likes a smart-ass rubbing your smartness in everybody's face"
As someone who was kind of isolated in high school as well (though it was because I was a nerd, and I did hang out with other nerds. I am still a nerd today and proud of it too) I can definitely understand her lack of desire to be with others who are so vastly different from her, however she shouldn't look down on anyone. That doesn't help at all and only makes people dislike her. If you like people for who they are then people will like and respect you back. This lesson is timeless.
"I think I need to finish my algebra" is a sentence that I really wish had passed my lips FAR more often during high school!
Loved the sound effect when he said SNOB!
I think Sarah is acting like this because she's gotten used to being treated the way she is. The group isn't fully justified. She needs to let down her defenses a bit, sure, but calling her a snob to her face is only going to make her worse. You say, "I wasn't trying to upset you, but I'd love to get to know you. Could we talk a little bit later?.. No? Okay, well please think about it." And those girls could've noticed that she was lost in a book as per her habit. "What I said was that your sweater was pretty."
She grew up from being an outsider to a snob.
story of my life
I love the ending. It allows for people to think about her situation and not just to judge her. I agree with Lucailey diagnosis of this situation further down.
I lol at this every time I watch this, this is totally me I am a 1950s snob. I like to stay home and watch Neflix and do my homework on Fridays so I can have 'me' time. I do like to socialize with people, but I prefer wifi and Netflix and my dog. It was crazy how society back then criticized people (especially young women) for being introverted, like someone said below she didn't like to do parties. and high school bs, or talk about things that don't really matter, so what? I bet you if Sarah was a real person she was probably one the first women CEO's of a Fortune 500 company. Go Sarah ! Who cares what those basics think.
I doubt she would ever became a CEO. To rise to these ranks, you have to make connections with people, network, and make people feel important and good about themselves. You have to convince people that you are an effective leader who can steer a group of people in the right direction with good ideas.
Sarah may be kind of smart, even though I think she thinks she's smarter than she really is.. but she lacks all the other leadership qualities I mentioned.
If she continues the way she is, I see her as the type of person who is always complaining about her lot in life, never realizing she is the one standing in the way of her own success.
smoked salmon for all Yeah, that is true, but maybe something that requires less networking such as writer perhaps? I don't know, but her attitude doesn't exactly scream house wife. She seemed more interested in pursuing her education than anything else.
+normandyangel Self-centered and selfish is the person who has no time for others.
Susie Arviso
not necessarily. Plenty of people who are introverted like myself do not prefer to go to parties or be involved social clubs, I wouldn't classify myself as self-centered or selfish, I am just a loner, and enjoy staying home sometimes.
normandyangel
Do you have friends?
Sara is miserable and always worrying that she doesn't measure up. She's got her defenses up at all times and she doesn't have to. Sad thing is that to a degree she may be right about some of the others, like how the popular kids win elections and such. But she's also thinking the worst of others and letting herself get bitter and resentful. She's got a good heart, though; when she realizes toward the end that she hurt the guy's feelings, the expression on her face and the fact that she reaches for him says a lot. Too bad the others jumped down her throat.
Sarah took her complaint about the choice of bill's yearbook cover over hers to the school district, after she had moved away to college. It took years to be uncovered, but it turned out to be an unspoken rule by the faculty that only males would win the yearbook cover; it wasn't until 1966 that a girl won. By that time, Sarah was just starting graduate school, and dating a lot. She had discovered that many men found her very attractive, especially because of her intellect. She also had the hair on her upper lip removed her freshman year at the University.
she had a 'stache?
Sara gets a little cranky and hugs trees and cries during shark week. When aunt flo and cousin red leave she'll be back to her friendly self again.
She doesn't know how to fit in. As Ron said she was fine earlier but in high school she didn't fit it and by her own admission she has to work harder than the others for grades. She's introverted and unsure of how to relate to others. Instead of working on herself and being nice to others she covers over with a lot of attitude.
If Sarah lived among people as clever as the authors of this film, equating social anxiety with "snobbery", that's no suprising she felt she was the smartest there. Quite horrible message, actually.
She really loves Ron. She most likey a Soviet Agent she was switched out in Jr. High.
I like how the only takeaway from this was "this kid clearly has some issues," but it didn't actually do anything to address because, ya know, 50's.
Tbf proper psychology barely existed back then
My interpretation: The girl is not a snob, she is just aloof because of the shame and depression she feels regarding her dysfunctional home life. Her mother is a shrew, berating her for doing homework on a Friday night and nagging her to be a social butterfly, something which just isn't in her nature. As for the father, considering how he hovers over her in the kitchen, looking her up and down, chances are he is molesting her. Also, her boyish short haircut may indicate a she is transgender or lesbian--sexual orientations that would have been shunned at the time.
What utter rubbish.
Maybe, but I think the mother was trying to help Sara loosen up a bit, try to have fun on a Friday night, leave her homework til Saturday or Sunday, as for the father, well, he looked a little creepy. I believe Sara is an overachiever type who is pushing herself too hard, something must have happened in her life that made her this way.
LOL. I think you've got it figured out.
haha
Way to pull all that out of literally nothing...
I think she was just anti social and wanted to make good grades. She wouldn't be considered snobby if people just left her be like she wanted.
You are an enabler.
She just needs a couple of kids to accept her, kids who can appreciate her and what she can offer the group by way of study skills and research, and then they can embark on magical adventures and destroy all existing horcruxes.
I've always had a "Back to the Future" fantasy of zooming back to the 50's and putting on a Bon Jovi record at a party just to see how they'd react. And what's with the super short hair on ALL the females? I'd bawl my eyes out if I ever woke up to hair that short.
bon jovi? I'd play Slayer or GG Allin
Hanky Lanky I picked Bon Jovi because I wanted them to be able to understand the words. LOL..gotta break em in a little slowly ya know? :/
Kind of opposite for me. I'd like to bring some people from the late 40's and early 50's here and let them get a look of what will be.
I think it was right after the paige boy with bangs and the angle eyed glasses but before the Peg Bundy look.
Kam Jo The Snob: Part 2
This is the saddest 40's-50's educational film I've seen! I don't consider her a snob or think anything is wrong with her. She's content with being hardworking despite getting little recognition and being thrown into an environment she's not comfortable in. I like to hang out with friends and go to parties now and then but I can understand the need to be alone.
Great lesson, many youngsters learn..... after plenty of heartache. Thanks for a fine post!
God the 1950s was so twisted. People are so mean to her but she's the one hurting others? She might struggle with anxiety or depression. But this is the time where we could also watch educational videos on how homosexuality is a "sickness of the mind" and women were beat for not knowing how to make coffee. The world might be messed up today, but we've definitely come a long way.
Aww Sarah, you're probably just an introvert.
I've literally been binge watching all these episodes...they're good👌
Ron seems like a very good kid and I love how his mother has shown concern for Sarah. I guess people like Sarah need to socialise a bit, even if they think they might be smarter, because you never know who you might get along with. Lovely social guidance video.
rooting for sara to turn into a badass lesbian slam poet in the 60s
+Sidney Gish Best sequel ever
+Sidney Gish hell yeah
Oh my god yes
Yes 🙌
LOL!!!
I feel her pain, personally. It's hard being very intelligent and just not relating to kids your age. I never related to anyone when I was a teenager because I matured quickly and had my mind on vastness of what I wanted out of the world, not who was wearing what and why doesn't he like me.
It strikes me she has depression, personally, or maybe she just aged too quickly. It seems like she'll be fine when she becomes an adult (I grew up and found others like me and people were more liberal/open minded).
Giving her slack for saying she's smarter...true, it's arrogant but it sucks when all you want to talk about is "nerd/smart" stuff and people just don't care. I said it when I was a kid and I still do on occasion, but not as loud.
And I will add this. It sucks to work hard and a man get all the rewards, which that was her frustration.
Here's my two cents: Sarah, at some point going into teenage years, had a hard time relating to other teens. In an attempt to emotionally uplift and protect herself, she began to put up walls around herself, as well as pretend a stoic exterior. This was also a means to prevent anyone from injuring her already increasingly fragile sense of self.
Since the social aspect of her life was no longer in play, she began to focus on the other area most teens are pressured to do well in, which is school. In an effort of over compensate for everything else that was lacking, she poured herself into her work. However, this did not fix her emotional issues, and, as her longing to relate to others grew again, she became envious, jealous and cold. It was especially an affront to her only sense of self esteem, her school work, when she lost out on the yearbook opportunity to a person who did something effortlessly that she could not achieve-making friends.
No doubt, as the days wore on, she became more bitter, turning even her parents away when they reached out to her. Her goal was to make everyone see how strong and smart she was, and envy her, instead of the other way around.
I don't think she wanted to be alone so often, but trained herself to over-prioritize school to fix the imbalance in her life. She clearly shows regret over other people's opinion, but with such a fear of rejection, she would have to re-learn how to behave around others, who were different than her, without condemning them. Ultimately, she is trapped in her own world of desperation to be something important, as she otherwise would have nothing to fulfill her.
She may possibly be introverted, but not all introverts are this self absorbed and emotionally skewed. Many introverts are kind, sensitive people, who simply need a little more time to navigate the more complicated aspects of social interaction and social situations. Sarah here, on the other hand, could use some therapy to get over her obsessive need to remove herself from normal emotional and social exchange with all humans. She doesn't have to like everything everyone else does to exchange a kind word, have a soda or make a friend to study with. *She* is the one who created the illusion she was **above it all* to guard herself from rejection.
This is about $47.27 cents.
Sarah's inner monologue gives away the whole story. By the time we meet her, she seems no longer capable of seeing or accepting any kindness. Due to her aloof and brusque manner, her classmates consider her a snob. She's an afflicted girl, in deep pain and inflicts pain heedlessly, sometimes with premeditation and apparent delight, but never with lasting happiness. She's a rock. She's an island. But she cries, in the end.
I was a bit like this...back in the day. But I always cared deeply for others and always made friends with an "underdog". I remember there was this little girl on our bus route...a loner. Her Dad was still finishing up a our in Vietnam. NOW I'M SHOWING MY AGE! LOL Her mom was renting an old farm house and Carrie always wore the same clothes...they were on very hard times. Kids picked on her AWFUL and wouldn't let her sit beside them on the bus. I would move my lunch bag and books over too let her sit with me. Kids all teased me about being a friend too "creepy Carrie". Now she has a degree in nursing (as do I) and we are always in touch what ever part of the country we move too. It's not being a snob. It's avoiding people who hurt you. Simply a form of self protection. We laugh now because all the "popular kids" are now either fat, ugly, miserable, broke or never left the state of Ohio.
OMG i would not have survived in the 50s, i have ADHD so bad and im introverted and im always nervous so it makes me a certain way, id have so many issues. i remember my grandpa would be so rude to me because he thought i was ignoring him when really i was so focoused on somthing i wouldnt hear him!
+Louis Van gaal ikr i am the snobbiest
ADHD wasn't very common back then as it is today. But I think she had social issues because she had to work harder to be in the same level as everyone else. So they think she's a snob when she's just trying to "fit in"
enjoyed it very much - these are things I'm still working out myself - there are a lot of ways to be a snob...
I get that this video is trying to show that teens should have a balance between school and social activities; but seriously? This girl cares about her education and tries so hard, and at here school everyone seems to hate her. and her father says to "try to like people for who they are" but who's doing that for her? and yeah, her thoughts are snobby; but almost everyone has those thoughts every now and then.
As someone who had struggled with similar issues in highschool like typical bullying, and working hard in school but not being able to make the grade you wanted. Hearing this brings me down...
she did have some snobby moments but certain things seemed to be that she just was introverted and had some kind of mental disorder.
+Poison071 : You make it sound like the two go together - being introverted and having a mental disorder. They don't.
mental disorder? no. back before we took meds for everything the people of this time were actually emotional. :p
+Kailey Briscoe People these days think every damn thing is a mental disorder.
"I wash my hands after I take a shit. OBVIOUSLY OCD!"
"I was nervous about telling a speech in front of the school. ANXIETY!"
"I was sad that my plans were cancelled. DEPRESSION!"
+Helenaville i said and annnddd. meaning two. i have this and this they are not the same but i have both. see.
+Poison071 Being sad or getting angry does not equate to a mental disorder...
The problem is that she doesn't like anybody. In an entire school full of people if you can't find one person that you like there is something wrong. Unless you intend to be a hermit and live in a cave all by yourself you have to be able to get along with people.
I can so understand this! I'm a teacher and I "perform" in front of my class every day. But in my free time, I'd much rather be alone than talking to others. There is NOTHING wrong with being an introvert even though society sometimes thinks so. Have you read "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking"? Amazing book!
This has nothing to do with snobbism, today this is called social anxiety. If you don't like parties, small talk and socializing, you have social anxiety.
And it is still frowned upon.
Her problem is she's selfish. I've met lots of people like her who can't appreciate anything anyone else has done and are always comparing other people's accomplishments to their own. Listen to what she says to her father. "I'm just as good as they are. No I'm better!" That's why her father looks so uncomfortable listening to his daughter who sounds so childish.
Never forget creepy dad. She does need to be more supportive of other people. Her calling herself the best and subjecting everyone to her way of thinking is snobbery. Even if she wasn't doing it on purpose. Not being able to accept defeat and allowing it to rule you is bad.. Btw, I hope when I'm a mom I don't force the "I know his/her mom, so I set up a play date" thing. That's embarrassing. People aren't a snob if they don't go to parties. sometimes you can only have teaspoons of party people.
cant stop waitching theseee
Some people ARE better than everyone else. They're called "winners" and "achievers." They don't try to fit in with the masses.
I think she was more of an introvert tbh...
I think Sarah is just misunderstood, socially awkward, and a little insecure. Which is completly understandible considering her treatment by her classmates and her parents.
"Go out and party! You have all weekend to do your homework!" ---- said no mom EVER.
So glad we have evolved, realizing that the snob (Sarah) could just have social anxiety, or just being scared of the world
Obviously, she is depressed NOT a snob. Also possible she has some anxiety disorder, personality disorder (avoidant, schizoid), autism spectrum disorder, or something else, but I really don't know anything since I'm not a psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker, counselor, or therapist.
+ricardo She is introverted and socially awkward in my opinion. I don't think anything is wrong with her psychologically. She just doesn't fit in or share the same interests as her peers. Some kids in high school don't like to go to games or parties or even socialize with their peers because they feel they are immature. And because of that, society will ridicule you. Google the old Hollywood actress Greta Garbo, she avoided giving interviews or going to movie premiers and Hollywood made fun of her terribly. You can't expect every one to be outgoing.
+ricardo She doesn't like anyone, she talks about how much smarter she is than everyone else, she's mad because others have success. Seems like a snob to me.
+ricardo She doesn't like anyone, she talks about how much smarter she is than everyone else, she's mad because others have success. Seems like a snob to me.
Mike Peterson
I can definitely say that she wasn't the kindest person, but I have met people like her and I wouldn't call them snobs. For some reason I always associate snobs with rich people who think everything is beneath them. I think she is like the real version of the character Daria.
+ricardo Before psychiatrists and psychologists came along ... the profiteers of greed, people had to deal with their issues with the help of family, friends and God. We learn a lot through suffering. We grow in wisdom and mature by learning how to cope with the hardships of life. Not by taking pills and making Pharma rich.
There's such thing as balance, people. If the party is on Friday night, she can relax and do her homework Saturday night. Going to one party on a weekend doesn't make you an instant failure or a loser. Likewise, doing your homework doesn't guarantee success or make you lame.
Don't throw your life away with either school or partying. Balance both of those things. It's how I survived High School and I made lots of great friends to this day.
+Rachel Eberschlag Or we can stop labeling everything and accept that some people are just losers.
+Rachel Eberschlag The issue is EVERYONE now is "mentally ill". You know not liking the sound of chewing is a mental disorder and not, you know, a pet peeve? It's insane.
+Rachel Eberschlag No...you're really just running with this? I bet you think Genderfluid is a valid sex and that the Patriarchy is real. What's your Tumblr handle, sweetie?
+Rachel Eberschlag Holy shit this is hilarious. Honey, get off Tumblr and Buzzfeed. Those aren't facts, sweetness. Once you graduate high school you'll realize how stupid you are.
+alize0623 bruh tf's your issue? you disregard identity and mental welfare so much ya gotta make up an assumption to talk down on?? you're pretty much acting like the kids in this film. :/
tbh everyone was in the wrong, they shouldn't judge her because of her will to study and sara shouldn't be a stuck up ass to those who aren't like her
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She is a dangerous and violent individual, I could tell from the dramatic music and reaction shots.
These videos are awesome. I grew up in the 70's and never saw anything like them and wish I had. Honestly looking back on my schooling, it was such a disappointment. There was only a small handful of teachers I can remember that were even really and truly passionate about teaching and connected with the students. I'm now in college and it's so weird being a 50 year old and able to "stand back" and analyze things better. I still see teachers playing favorites and flirting with the male students half their age. When I was in 9th grade, my photography teacher cornered me in darkroom. I pushed him away of coarse! He was this old troll looking guy. Yuck! Okay, I kind of got off target there...I wonder if they have a video for that subject!
Gotta say, I'm a little disappointed there's no part 2 =/ And idk, I'm not sure I'd define Sara as snobby, per say. She has her moments of snobbery, yes, but to me she seems frustrated more than anything else that her efforts aren't reaping the rewards she's expecting (like failing a test after studying really hard when slackers seem to ace everything), so she's taking that anger out on the wrong people.
Everyone accused her of being a snob but, they seemed to have a far more hostile and casually dismissive attitude toward her, than the other way around. She seemed somewhat aloof but, mostly just awkward, and socially frustrated
They didn't dislike her because she was smart...they disliked her because she wouldn't socialize with anyone because she thought that they were suck-ups and that she was better than everyone else. They interpreted her not talking to anyone as her thinking she was better than everyone, which is basically what she was doing, and nobody liked that.