How in the Hell?

No Vacancy won because it wasn't a popularity contest. It was decided by judges who likely work in the recording industry. These music moguls likely saw the value of the gimmick band (School of Rock) but would be more apt to select a band that would have more longevity and could generate repetitive revenue.



"De gustibus non disputandum est"
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Unlike the other bands who auditioned for a spot on the battle of the bands School of Rock was added to the list because the promoter thought that the kids were dying. So it wouldn't be fair to the other bands if SoR won because they didn't earn their spot in the battle. Anyway, SoR didn't win the money but they definitely won the show.


Oh my god! You want to steal Scarlett Johansson?

Forget about the script. Did anyone ever had a chance to listen to the song No Vacancy performed? If not they should. I did and I can't get it out of my mind. Both performances were very good but the songs were from two different moods. I understand according to the script everyone was supposed to cheer for School of Rock but No Vacancy's performance was no less worthy either. I wouldn't boo when they won if I were there.

Cause it is the typical Hollywood ending to have some kids beat out professional musicians. Some times the story is better served by having the protagonist loose, such as Rocky. The point was to put on a good show, not win the $20k. Jack Black's character originally wanted/needed the $20k, but he grew over the movie to care about the kids, which would have been a little too cliche if they still won the prize.

I want to know how the hell the principal never figured out what they were doing?

"I really wish Gia and Claire had became Tanner" - Honeybeefine

The story was just better if the kids lost.

Dewey had taught them that it wasn't about winning,it was about the music. If they had won, that point would've been forgotten.

When they lost, we the audience realised something. The fact they lost showed how far everybody had developed. Dewey's anger at the injustice of the kid's losing showed how much he'd grown,and how much he now cared about the kids. Not himself.

The kid's had grown because they had come to realise there is more to success than just good grades. You must find a passion, and work at it. If you have that, you can come back from failures and you realise that losing one battle of the bands isn't the end of the world.

At the end, we see the kids are learning music at an after school programme, and that Dewey is teaching them. Something that would've been seen as being unlikely at the start. Had they won, this point would not have been as well made.

School of Rock's song was really FM radio generic. The age and gimmick quality of the band also most likely didn't help. And as is the case with these things how do you know the audience clapped because they liked them or just because they saw a bunch of kids?

The moral of the story was: it didn't matter who won. All that mattered is that they put on a great rock concert. And on top of that they got an encore. Winning was aside the point.