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HANNAH MONTANA 20TH ANNIVERSARY

“A Love Letter to HANNAH MONTANA Fans”

Family Content: +1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)

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What You Need To Know:

The HANNAH MONTANA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, a documentary on Disney+, follows Miley Cyrus in a heartfelt, musical celebration of HANNAH MONTANA, the Disney Channel program that made Miley a star. The special features in-depth interviews with Miley and guests. Musical performances are plentiful. Celebrity podcaster Alex Cooper interviews Miley on the original HANNAH MONTANA set. Miley shares how this special came to be. Her mother visits. They discuss her mother’s contributions to Hannah’s fashion choices. They also review fan-favorite moments. Actress, pop star and former teen idol Selena Gomez also appears. Miley’s father, Billy Ray Cyrus,joins in the fun. 

 The HANNAH MONTANA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL serves as a love letter to Miley’s fans. The program’s musical numbers are well-staged. It’s an entertaining must-watch for any HANNAH MONTANA fan. The HANNAH MONTANA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL has a moral worldview that shines a nostalgic light on the beloved series. Behind-the-scenes revelations allow Miley to shine. The HANNAH MONTANA special is a gift of gratitude from Miley to her fans. They were instrumental to her stardom. Also, a line from a new song promotes prayer. 

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

  Light moral worldview combines part musical performance and part documentary, special celebrates and serves as a love letter to fans but rarely delves into any deeper themes beyond gratitude, but consistently holds positive messaging as it reviews a Cable TV program’s history, its impact on pop culture, and offers a heartfelt thank you to the fans, main celebrity displays sincerity and thankfulness, plus a lyric from the new song “Younger You” promotes praying when it asks, “Do you still pray before bed? Or are you worrying instead?”;

Foul Language:

  No obscenities and three “OMG”profanities;

Violence:

  Characters fall and crash in cartoonish fashion;

Sex:

  No sex, but many discussions of girlhood crushes, though nothing sexual is mentioned;

Nudity:

  No nudity;

Alcohol Use:

  No alcohol use;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

  No smoking or drug use; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

  Despite Miley Cyrus’s previous provocative performances and LGBTQ+ advocacy, in stark contrast to her beginnings as Hannah Montana and the questionable choice of Alex Cooper, whose podcast evolved from relationships, sex, dating and female empowerment to covering in-depth celebrity interviews that often explore deep subject matter while guiding guests into revealing “therapy-like” discussion, there is no miscellaneous immortality as the discussions remain positive and moral throughout the special. 

 

More Detail:

HANNAH MONTANA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL streams on Disney+ and follows Miley Cyrus as she returns home to celebrate the anniversary of her iconic Disney Channel series HANNAH MONTANA. A heartfelt, musical celebration of the pop culture phenomenon that defined a generation includes in-depth interviews with Miley and guests, including Tish and Selena Gomez, as they reminisce with personal stories.   

 HANNAH MONTANA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL shines a nostalgic light on the beloved series as a love letter to the fandom. An entertaining must-watch for any Hannah Montana fan. Well-choreographed musical numbers and the behind-the-scenes revelations let the Disney Royal, Miley Cyrus, shine on a more personal level as a gift for her long-time fans who brought her to stardom in real life. 

As the beloved show HANNAH MONTANA was approaching 20 years old, Miley Cyrus took it upon herself to set this anniversary special into motion before executives made any plans to do so. She wanted to ensure fans could celebrate the program the same way it began, accessible to fans on TV rather than as a one-time private event. So, she made sure fans could enjoy it as well. 

The TV special begins with Miley driving a convertible along the coast from her Malibu home, arriving backstage for the concert performance that opens the show. She says, “It’s good to be home,” as she gets on stage and performs the first song, “You Get the Best of Both Worlds.” 

 Backstage, Miley comments on how emotional she already feels as she stops by a dressing mirror. She pulls a lever to turn on the lights to reveal the original set. It remains exactly as she left it. 

 Alex Cooper, a famous podcaster, arrives on set and begins her interview with Miley. Miley comments that she serves as the one person who knows Hannah Montana better than herself. Alex begins by saying it marks two decades since the premiere of this generation-defining series. She asks Miley why she felt that this special represents the best way to revisit Hannah. Miley explains she wanted to invite the fans in a similar accessible fashion to the original series. She comments that her transition away from Hannah Montana proved difficult, but she wanted to thank the fans specifically. Miley took it upon herself to make this special event a reality. They also discuss her original audition. 

 Tish Cyrus-Purcell, Miley’s mother, joins Miley on a couch, sharing memories of the series. Gary Marsh, the former president of Disney Channel’s Worldwide, shares how this show fulfilled his dream and how he paved the way for it. 

 Back with Alex, Miley discusses what she experienced when she first arrived from Nashville and never looked back. They discuss friendships on set and the unique way they bonded off set. They discuss the infamous wigs and share fan-favorite clips of the series. 

 Tish joins Miley in Hannah’s closet. They discuss the fashion choices and Tish’s role in shaping them. They share clips of the outfits as they pull items out. 

  Selena Gomez visits, and they discuss their friendship. Miley has a gift for her. More musical performances of Hannah Montana classics and “The Climb.” 

 Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley’s father, joins her and Alex on set. Billy shares his memories of the original audition. Father and daughter read an old script together. 

 Miley shares how extremely blessed she feels to have this lifestyle from her family and her fans, with her way paved in love. She hopes the next 20 years will be just as beautiful, but that will be private moving forward. 

 Miley says one last goodbye to the set, but not before taking the wig with her to perform a final song, the premiere of a new song titled “Younger You.” 

  The HANNAH MONTANA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL has a moral worldview that combines part musical performance, part documentary. The special celebrates and serves as a love letter by Miley Cyrus to fans but rarely delves into any deeper themes beyond gratitude.   

It consistently holds positive messaging, reviewing the program’s history, its impact on pop culture and offering a heartfelt thank you to the fans from Miley. Often showing sincerity and thankfulness, Miley shines as a genuine person, despite her post-Hannah Montana controversies (which are not discussed). 

 All interactions remain positive and light-hearted, with a real sense of gratitude and positivity from all people shown in the special. HANNAH MONTANA 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL is mostly free of spirituality and religion. However, one lyric from the new song “Younger You” mention prayer. The song asks, “Do you still pray before bed? Or are you worrying instead?” This insightful line captures an essential benefit of Christian prayer over worry and anxiety. 

 MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger children for some minor questionable content in this 20th Anniversary celebration of HANNAH MONTANA.