"She's The Man"

When I watched the movie She's The Man, at first I was confused by the use of the names Viola and Sebastian -- until I learned that it's a modernized version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. In Twelfth Night, twins Viola and Sebastian are separated in a shipwreck (Shakespeare apparently really loves shipwrecks). Viola, disguised as a man named "Cesario," serves as a page to Duke Orsino of Illyria. Duke Orsino is helplessly in love with Olivia, but Olivia is in love with Cesario/Viola, creating a complicated love triangle.
Instead, in She's The Man, Viola is played by Amanda Bynes. After being bashed by her boyfriend for sexist remarks about her ability to play soccer, Viola leaves her school, pretending to be Sebastian and play on the soccer team at an all-boy boarding school. Upon arrival, "Sebastian" realizes that she will be rooming with the popular jock, Duke, played by Channing Tatum. Duke is in love with Olivia, however Olivia falls in love with "Sebastian." All the while, Viola falls in love with Duke.
Modern adaptations of Shakespeare, such as She's The Man, and others like West Side Story and 10 Things I Hate About You, are important because they appeal to wider, younger audiences. Moreover, although She's The Man is extremely modernized, I find it exciting that the ideals and plots from Shakespeare's time are timeless and universal.