10. Romantic love isn’t everything

And that brings us to the final lesson. Ultimately, the greatest love story isn’t between Kat and Patrick, nor is it between Bianca and Cameron. Rather, it’s between the two sisters themselves. At the beginning of the movie, the pair seem to detest each other. While Bianca moans at her sister for not helping her get past their father’s bizarre dating rule, Kat mocks Bianca for caring about being popular. Bianca says things like, “Where did you come from? Planet Loser,” and Kat retorts things like, “As opposed to Planet Look At Me, Look At Me.” But, as the film goes on, the pair start to open up to each other a little more. Kat confesses that she was trying to protect Bianca from heartbreak. Bianca explains that she needs to experience both the highs and lows of high school for herself. They both start to see the other’s perspective. The pair finally get their own happy ending and learn to support and love each other despite their differences. Non-romantic love stories matter – it’s one lesson, 25 years later, that is still as important as ever.

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