A couple of years ago, no one knew who the “High School Musical” kids were. Now, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and the rest of the teenage cast hit headlines, while young audiences pack theaters. They’re off to the top, as their singing and dancing roles brought their film more than absurd success and popularity: “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” grossed $42 million during its first weekend out. That’s what I call an amazing graduation day!

The Disney production may have made the big step to big screens, but a swift reality check proves that its plot is still out of reach. Instead of bringing into play down-to-earth elements which are part of nowadays teenagers’ lives, the flick is stuck on idealism.

Yes, waiting for the wedding night and having fun by attending play rehearsals may sound good to parents, but let’s face it: what youngster aims at this? Thus, I would have understood if “HSM” were a hit in the 1960s, but its current triumph over reality-based or supernatural movies is more than ridiculous.

Then again, the young spirit is the most decisive and difficult to comprehend, so I’ll take the blame for this.

Some pieces of the much talked about “Senior Year” appear to be out of the general puzzle, but, hey, I’m counting too much. Who cares if key moments come about out of the blue, while other occurrences are dumped immediately without being solved?

A bunch of good-looking teens, a “to be or not to be” question and some singing and dancing make the 113 minutes of the film.

I sure wonder if “HSM” maintains its first position at the box office during the upcoming weekend. But taking into account its great success, it wouldn’t come as a surprise.