31 GIFs That Prove Camp Rock Is the Ultimate Summer Musical
Shoutout to Joe Jonas’s hair.
Where were you when Camp Rock dropped? Were you just beginning to celebrate the first few days of summer and freedom from school? Were you toiling away at you summer job, in desperate need of a song to have stuck in your head to pass the time? Or were you at camp yourself, and suddenly daydreaming of a summer romance to rival Mitchie and Shane's?
Whatever the case may be, it's pretty likely that your world was changed forever when Camp Rock debuted on the Disney Channel eight years ago today. (We know, we feel old, too.) In honor of the anniversary — and the first day of summer! — we decided to reflect on all the great things the Disney Channel Original Movie gave us. Where do we even begin?
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY1/31Camp Rock — and its sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam — are basically timeless masterpieces. This is a fact.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY2/31Really, where would we be without them? Let us explain.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY3/31The films gave us Mitchie Torres, a.k.a. Demi Lovato — one of Demi Lovato's most enduring roles ever.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY4/31Sure, Mitchie had her flaws — lying about your roots just to fit in with the cool kids is never a good idea — but her heart was always in the right place.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY5/31(She learned that nothing good comes from lying, anyway.)
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY6/31And of course, there was her relationship with Shane.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY7/31You know ... Shane, the lead singer of Connect 3!
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY8/31Who was played by Joe Jonas ... and Joe's flat-ironed hair.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY9/31Look at it. Look at how great that hair was.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY10/31RIP to all that hair.
Ahem. Anyway.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY11/31Sure, Mitchie and Shane had their struggles...
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY12/31... And they didn't always see eye-to-eye in either film..
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY13/31But they always knew how to drop their grudges and get back together.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY14/31What Gabriella Montez and Troy Bolton were to High School Musical, Mitchie and Shane were to Camp Rock.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY15/31(And it doesn't hurt knowing that this was the start of an IRL relationship between Joe and Demi.)
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY16/31Of course, we have to shout it out to Kevin Jonas (and his hair straightener).
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY17/31And Nick.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY18/31What is there to say about Nick Jonas?
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY19/31Everything. There is ev-er-y-thing to say about Nick Jonas.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY20/31Yes, even back in his pre-solo-star era, one-third of the Jonas Brothers consistently stole the show.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY22/31No one, that's who.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY23/31And of course, there were these moments.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY24/31No, you're not, Nick! Singing about cheese (and the word dude as an adverb) is very important stuff.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY25/31You're welcome, Nick.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY26/31So here's to Camp Rock, which gave us the friendship between Demi and the Jo-Bros that's still going strong.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY27/31And nostalgic feelings for Jomi. (Doe? What was their celebrity couple name? Does it matter anymore?)
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY28/31And of course, a ton of songs to sing along to as if you were the star of your own camp.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY29/31Maybe you are. Maybe this is me — we mean, you.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY30/31And here's to summer, and all of the great things you can accomplish during this season.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY31/31We're still not ruling out hope for a Camp Rock reunion during Nick and Demi's co-headlining Future Now tour.
Ella Cerón is a writer, editor, talent liaison, consultant, social media strategist and author currently based in New York. She studied English and Literature at Fordham University on a full scholarship. Ella’s work has an emphasis on pop culture and lifestyle. She has been published in Teen Vogue, GQ and ... Read More
