“Giant”: Why was this iconic scene from the crossroads so important?

Unavailable to stream in France, Crossroads has finally landed on the platform. Available on Netflix, Britney Spears’ one-of-a-kind acting experience allows fans past and present to reunite with the pop star in this romantic road movie.

A dud for some, a cult film for others, this movie that left not-so-good memories for the star, grossed over $61 million at the box office upon its release in 2002, but was rated 1.5 out of 5 by members. AlloCiné community.

Crossroads’ properties are questionable, despite the stars and up-and-coming stars in the cast, and the script from an up-and-coming prodigy showrunner, namely Shonda Rhimes, who went on to become the showrunner and producer of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and Murder from Bridgerton!

When Britney Spears sang “bye, bye, bye”

But this movie captures the 2000s well and reeks of nostalgia, more than twenty years after its release. This is especially important in the career of Britney Spears, who throughout her life was watched by the public and the media, and it testifies to a certain era that was protected by her director Tamra Davis.

It’s a specific scene in particular that perfectly captures the Crossroads era and Britney Spears’ life: Lucy (Britney Spears), Kitty (Zoe Saldana) and Mimi (Taryn Manning) sing “Bye bye bye” to the band. * NSYNC, which was none other than the boy band of Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears’ boyfriend at the time.

But the car driver Ben (Anson Mount), who drove them all the way, was not too happy to listen to this music during his journey. And Tamra Davis explained Entertainment Weekly That this order is important:

“The scene summed up what was going on in the music scene at the time. It was a mix of what music wanted to hear, which was Nirvana and alt-grunge, and what girls wanted to hear, which was *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and boy bands. We loved the radio. This contrast.”

The director doesn’t remember if this particular music was in the script or not, but he did his best to make the scene the way it was: “I don’t think we knew until the last minute if we were going to get the rights because it was a giant song.”

It’s unclear whether Britney Spears had a hand in getting her then-boyfriend’s farewell song (from whom she split shortly after) to be in the film, but it takes on special significance in light of what the singer was able to say about their relationship. in his memories the woman in me Or what may have been revealed in the documentary Framing Britney Spears.

The movie Crossroads is available on Netflix.