History Film / CampRock

%%* VillainSong
%%** Camp Stars' "Fire" and "Tear it Down".
%%%** "Too Cool" sung by Tess.

%%* CoolLoser: Mitchie and Caitlyn

Mitchie Torres (Music/DemiLovato) is an aspiring singer-songwriter who gets the chance to attend Camp Rock, a prestigious performing arts camp, when her mother is hired to be the camp’s chef. At camp, Mitchie befriends fellow musician Caitlyn (Creator/AlysonStoner) but tries hard to impress Tess (Creator/MeaghanMartin), the most popular girl at Camp Rock. To join Tess's group, Mitchie claims her mother is the president of an entertainment television network and hides the fact she is working in the camp’s kitchen.

Meanwhile, pop star Shane Grey (Music/JoeJonas)is sent to Camp Rock to be an instructor by his bandmates in hopes of earning positive PR after the band’s music label grows tired of Shane’s bad boy antics. Shane overhears Mitchie singing (without seeing her) and decides to stay at camp to find the mysterious voice. Along the way, he rediscovers his passion for music and thanks to Mitchie, he learns to be a kinder person. As Camp Rock prepares for the end-of-summer Final Jam, Mitchie must decide whether to remain one of Tess’s flunkies or stand out and be herself.

* MoodWhiplash: In one scene Mitchie is shown going around complaining that no one is working hard enough. Everyone protests that they are, they're just taking a break, and the implication is that she's slave driving them. Peggy even says "I love her, but I'm going to kill her." The very next morning, Mitchie wakes up to discover that everyone has come around to her way of thinking and have been practicing for hours. Perhaps Shane's water balloon fight was just the tension release they needed.

** Catlyn is the buddy of Mitchie who serves as her voice of reason; Tess is the diva who lashes out at her partners; Mitchie is inbetween due to being new to camp but also serves as a serious leader.

* FairyTaleMotifs: The hero hears the heroine singing without noticing who she is and searches for [[LoveAtFirstNote the girl with the mysterious voice]]. A lot of girls try to [[TheGirlWhoFitsThisSlipper pass themselves off as the mystery girl]]. A jealous "princess" wants to keep the heroine in her place and keep her voice for herself...as a backup singer. There have been more than a few comparisons with Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'', right down to the rowboat scenes.

** The song "Heart and Soul" is loaded with Shout-Outs to various musicians: Music/BruceSpringsteen, Music/TheRollingStones, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/ChristinaAguilera, Music/VanHalen, and Music/ElvisPresley.

''Camp Rock'' It's about a girl named Mitchie Torres (Music/DemiLovato) who goes to a music camp during the summer. There, she meets a pop star (Music/JoeJonas). She sings a song that inspires him. He falls in love with her.

Creator/MeaghanMartin and Alyson Stoner also star.

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A Creator/DisneyChannel Original Movie. It's about a girl named Mitchie Torres (Music/DemiLovato) who goes to a music camp during the summer. There, she meets a pop star (Music/JoeJonas). She sings a song that inspires him. He falls in love with her. Creator/MeaghanMartin and Alyson Stoner also star.

* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Camp Rock is spared from being closed down because a lot of campers come back to it after Camp Wars is over. It isn't because Camp Rock won the "war" but because Camp Star ''doesn't have any campfires.'' This is justified ''and'' lampshaded by the song 'This Is What We Came Here For', in that while kids like Luke (and Tess) are dedicated towards having a musical career, most of the campers from both camps are ''simply average kids who have some musical talents and wanted to go to a summer camp where they could also play music.'' As much as they like music, they also want to have non-music fan, like water-balloon fights.

* InvisibleBackupBand: Perhaps its best use is in the song "Introducing Me" where after the line "I like the sound of violins" violins begin backing the acoustic guitar being played by Nate.

* MeaninglessVillainVictory: Axel, through much social media leverage and outright bribery, succeeds in winning Camp War's popular vote, which supposedly slams a nail into Camp Rock's coffin. Except, the whole experience sours his customer base, who returns to Camp Rock.

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* AdultsAreUseless: All the camp's staff members refuse to punish Tess for her behavior

* BeYourself: Rivals ''Film/HighSchoolMusical''.
* BrainlessBeauty: Ella.

* ButtMonkey: Played with in Kevin's case; it's not malicious, as everybody actually likes him.
* [[CallingTheOldManOut Calling The Old Lady Out]]: While it outwardly appears to be a song about a relationship on the rocks, "Two Stars" can also be read as Tess calling out to [[EvilMatriarch her mother]] to pay attention to her for once.

* CelebrityStar
* ChekhovsGun: Minor example in the second movie. Early on Mitchie's mom bemoans the accidental delivery of dozens of inflatable balls. The group use them later in their performance, unleashing them on the audience.
** You kind of feel sorry for whoever had to blow them up...
* CloudCuckooLander: Between this, the Series/HannahMontana appearance, and his Series/{{Jonas}} role, Kevin Jonas seems to have been [[TypeCasting typecast]] as this.
* ConcertClimax: Of course.
* CoolLoser: Mitchie and Caitlyn
* CornerOfWoe: Played straight after [[spoiler: Shane lectures Mitchie]].
** Tess after seeing that her pop star mom was getting ready to leave for another tour.

* DarkHorseVictory: [[spoiler: Peggy, who wins the "Final Jam" competition over Tess and Mitchie]].
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Tess; arguably inverted by Camp Star (or the majority of the Camp Star kids) in the second film.

* TheDitz: Ella and Jason
** Luke has shades of this as well.
* DeusExMachina: Seriously, Camp Rock is spared from being closed down because Camp Star ''doesn't have any campfires?'' Yes, there had to be some way to keep the antagonists from winning completely, but come on....
** This is justified ''and'' lampshaded by the song 'This Is What We Came Here For', in that while kids like Luke (and Tess) are dedicated towards having a musical career, most of the campers from both camps are ''simply average kids who have some musical talents and wanted to go to a summer camp where they could also play music.''
** It was probably also because Axel is a jackass. Most of them probably decided they'd had enough of him.

* FreudianExcuse: Tess, whose mother is always working. [[spoiler: Her mother came to see her in the competition, then walked out on her when she was performing.]]
* GirlPosse: Peggy, Ella and briefly Mitchie.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Once again, Tess]].
* IAmSong: "This is Me", "Here I Am", "Too Cool", "Introducing Me", and, to a lesser extent, "Who Will I Be?" which doubles as an IWantSong and IAmBecomingSong
* InformedLoner: Mitchie

* InWithTheInCrowd: Mitchie tries this, hiding how she's a ScholarshipStudent.
* InvisibleBackupBand: A lot, most noticeably when Shane sings "Gotta Find You".
** Perhaps its best use is in the song "Introducing Me" where after the line "I like the sound of violins" violins begin backing the acoustic guitar being played by Nate.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Tess and Shane at the beginning.
* IWantSong: "2 Stars", "Gotta Find You".
* {{Jerkass}}: From the first film, Tess, plus Shane during the first act, and Luke in the second film.
* KarmaHoudini: Tess basically bails on her friends for glitz, glamour, and air conditioned cabins. Keep in mind, these are the people who forgave her after she spent a whole movie treating them like crap, welcomed her as a friend with open arms, and [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain never spoke of her previous unpleasant behavior again.]] She suffers ''no'' consequences for ditching them like that and leaving Camp Rock to flounder. Even though she makes a HeelFaceTurn at the end ([[AesopAmnesia yes, again]]), it doesn't really do much to take the sting out of that, though perhaps she's forgiven since she really didn't ''have'' to make the HeelFaceTurn this time considering that [[TheBadGuyWins her side actually had already won]].
** Luke as well, who is left reveling in Camp Star's victory.

* LiarRevealed: Mitchie lies about her mother being involved in the music industry so that she could fit in, and it causes Shane to break up with her.
* MoodWhiplash: In one scene Mitchie is shown going around complaining that no one is working hard enough. Everyone protests that they are, they're just taking a break, and the implication is that she's slave driving them. Peggy even says "I love her, but I'm going to kill her." The very next morning, Mitchie wakes up to discover that everyone has come around to her way of thinking and have been practicing for hours.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Catlyn is the buddy of Mitchie who serves as her voice of reason; Tess is the diva who lashes out at her partners; Mitchie is inbetween due to being new to camp but also serves as a serious leader.

* OrbitalShot: Shane and Mitchie have one towards the end of "This Is Me".

* ThePowerOfRock!

** The first movie frames all the songs as performances while the second has them happen ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' style.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Ella and Peggy give one to Tess when they're sick of her deeds and leave her group.
* RockIsAuthenticPopIsShallow: The sequel, ''The Final Jam'' pits the Camp Rock, a summer music camp specializing with rock music versus Camp Star, a camp that churns out pop stars that sing and dance. Camp Star ends up winning, however.
* ScholarshipStudent: How Mitchie is able to attend the camp. Her mother gets a job to cater the camp and Mitchie goes along.
** FridgeLogic: Since when has summer ''ever'' been slow for caterers?
* SequelNonEntity: Lola and Andy, who were minor characters in the first film, are not seen or heard from again in the sequel.

** Even Mitchie's lying from the first film is not brought up again in the sequel.

* SpiritualPredecessor: To Film/{{Starstruck}} & Film/LemonadeMouth.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' franchise.
* StarCrossedLovers: Nate and Dana in the second film.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Sort of, with Jason giving one to the junior campers who won't listen to him.
--> '''Jason:''' Enough! You wanna rock? Well, you know what? You don't deserve to rock. Why should I show you the first thing about being a rockstar if you don't wanna show me any respect?

* ThoseTwoGuys: Barron and Sander. Peggy and Ella would also count if Peggy didn't step up to the plate and sing on her own.
* TomboyishName: Mitchie

* VillainSong
** Camp Stars' "Fire" and "Tear it Down".
** "Too Cool" sung by Tess.

* WhatTheHellHero: Mitchie [[YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb really shouldn't have let Luke taunt her into accepting]] Axel's camp sing-off challenge.

* SpiritualPredecessor: To Film/{{Starstruck}} & Film/LemonadeMouth

* DeusExMachina: Seriously now, Camp Rock is spared from being closed down because Camp Star ''doesn't have any campfires?'' Yes, they had to have some way to keep the antagonists from winning completely, but come on....

* DeusExMachina: Seriously now, Camp Rock is spared from being closed down because Camp Star ''doesn't have any campfires?'' I know they had to have some way to keep the antagonists from winning completely, but let's be real....

* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Tess. The reason for most of her AlphaBitch behavior in the first film was [[spoiler: to be good enough that her Mom would finally pay attention to her. It hits her pretty hard when her Mom finally shows up to one of her shows and then walks out on her to take a phone call.]]