HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE

'Hannah Montana: The Movie' follows Miley (Miley Cyrus, 'The Night Before', 'The Last Song') being sent back to her roots in Tennessee. Hannah Montana is consuming her life so her Dad, Robby Ray (Billy Ray Cyrus, 'The Spy Next Door', 'Sharknado 2'), and best friend Lilly (Emily Osment, 'Spy Kids' franchise, 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' franchise) are off to her hometown. Here she reconnects with her Meemaw (Margo Martindale, 'Instant Family', 'Cocaine Bear'), childhood crush Travis (Lucas Till, 'X-Men: First Class', 'Walk the Line'), and begins to question if Hannah is still worth it!

To no one's surprise, the film brought in a massive box office income, grossing US$162 million globally, eclipsing 'The Lizzie McGuire Movie' with its US$55 million taking. The soundtrack went double platinum in the United States and its DVD release grossed an additional US$65 million.

The tagline "She has the best of both worlds but now she has to choose just one" did create a lot of speculation over whether this was the end of 'Hannah Montana'. The film premiered during its third season, with an episode airing a mere ten days after the film's premiere. As we know, the film ends with Miley revealing to her small town that she is, in fact, the global superstar but they promise to keep it a secret (an absolutely wild thing for the whole town to just agree to and keep their promise). The secret wouldn't be revealed to the world until mid-way through the final season. The film never directly impacts the narrative of the series, which is almost always the case when a film is released during a show still running. It instead served as a shift toward the conclusion, with the end of the third season more directly referencing Miley's hometown and eventually moving back to Tennessee.

In terms of TV shows transitioning to movies featuring the original cast, it doesn't get much better than 'Hannah Montana: The Movie'. It truly does what any film to TV show should do, and that's capture the spirit of it on a theatrical scale. If you're a fan, it absolutely delivers on every level.

'Hannah Montana: The Movie' sits in that untouchable category of films for a certain generation. It has more than stood the test of time for the last 15 years - 'Hannah Montana' was such a cultural phenomenon that it changed tween media forever, and we have never seen anything reach its level again. With streaming and the Disney Channel fumbling and being shut down in multiple countries, we most likely will never see anything like it. If you're like me, the steps to 'Hoedown Throwdown' are ingrained in you, you know every word to 'The Climb' and cry when it shows up on shuffle. Don a blonde wig, find a never-ending revolving door and relive 'The Best of Both Worlds'.