Stick it to the man

"Give up, just quit, because in this life, you can't win. Yeah, you can try, but in the end you're just gonna lose, big time, because the world is run by the Man. The Man, oh, you don't know the Man. He's everywhere. In the White House... down the hall... Ms. Mullins, she's the Man. And the Man ruined the ozone, he's burning down the Amazon, and he kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank! And there used to be a way to stick it to the Man. It was called rock 'n roll, but guess what, oh no, the Man ruined that, too, with a little thing called MTV! So don't waste your time trying to make anything cool or pure or awesome 'cause the Man is just gonna call you a fat washed up loser and crush your soul. So do yourselves a favor and just GIVE UP!"

Dewey Finn, School of Rock

With this amazing quote, Dewey Finn aka Mr. S aka Jack-Fuck her gently-Black summarizes the fundamental human need to defy authority. School of rock, which theoretically sounds such a naff-seen it before kind of movie (inspirational teacher with unconventional methods helps stuck up/shy rich kids to find themselves through - dah - music) is actually amazing. And not least because of Jack Black who is perfect in the role of wannabe-stuck in the past-loser rocker who creates a school band to compete in the battle of the bands, delivers lines like the above with amazing poise.

I guess what really makes SoR so much better than all other movies of a similar kind, is that it is so honest and because it manages to find space for optimism (through art and creativity) within the most pessimist of situations-loserism.
Viva la loser, then!