Grease:
authentic description of the 50s?
It’s the gel they put in their hair.
It’s the gel they smear on their hotrod cars.
And of course “Grease” is the word, baby!
One of the most famous and spectacular films about the fifties is Grease. It deals with what we consider several typical features of this era, but are they authentic? Perhaps Grease itself has been instrumental in creating our image of this era.
Mainly, Grease is about a high school love, a timeless story. In the beginning we see two teenage lovers during their beach holidays. The real story starts when the boy Danny Zuko (John Travolta) goes back home and the girl Sandy (Olivia Newton-John), who originally wanted to go back to Australia, changes her plans and remains
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