Is the plot original? No, we've seen this before. Disney does stories like this all the time.

But I don't care. Sometimes they fall down on the execution—but other times, they knock it out of the park. There are head-scratching moments in here, yes, and you have to just go along with them. What's great is that the film's _vibe_ makes it really easy.

Sometime in the past week I'm _positive_ a perfect quote about this floated my way, either in a video interview or a quote published in one of numerous film- and television-related articles I've read over that period. I couldn't find it again tonight, so I'll have to write my own "quotable" and apologize for not crediting whoever said the original that inspired me:

> Movies only need a plot to get from A to B, but it doesn't really matter. If the film creates a _feeling_, that's what the audience will remember, and that's why they'll want to share your movie: So others can feel the same feeling.

_Radio Rebel_ does that quite well, in my humble opinion. Forget the [spoiler]sociopathic principal who single-mindedly exterminates joy[/spoiler]. This movie has a great feeling, and a great message, to share.

Also, this should be on Disney+ instead of Pluto and other random FAST sites. It's _much_ better than most of the other DCOMs that have taken me down memory lane these past few weeks.