10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You, directed by Gil Junger, is a romantic comedy set at Padua High School and loosely based on William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. The story follows sisters Kat and Bianca Stratford, who have different personalities and attitudes. Bianca is popular and eager to start dating, while Kat is independent, outspoken, and uninterested in conforming to school expectations. Their father, Walter, has a rule that Bianca cannot date until Kat gets a boyfriend. When new student Cameron James falls for Bianca, he realizes that the only way to date her is to find someone willing to date Kat. With the help of his friend Michael, Cameron arranges for Patrick Verona, the mysterious “bad boy,” to take Kat out. Patrick is initially motivated by money, but as he spends time with Kat, their relationship becomes genuine.