Dirty Dancing Thoughts

I got caught up in tv the other day. A rare day where there wasn't a whole lot to do, but kick back and watch some TV. A needed day it was. As I was channel surfing I came across Dirty Dancing.
When I was a kid, I had a major bad obsession with this movie. I vividly recall watching it (my parents had taped it from tv) coming home from school and popping it into the VCR each and every day. Until the tape mysteriously disappeared.
I also recall feeling like the character of Baby was someone I should look up to, how lucky she was, and how brave. I wished I were her for many a play-time. It's a huge reason why I love dancing so much, now that I think about it.
It's been ages since I've watched it in it's entirety, but I got the chance to do so relatively kid-less, and I seized it. It was funny, embarrassing, charming, and heartbreaking.
Reflecting on my impressions now that I'm a grown up, I can see just how naive the character of Baby really was portrayed. Having watched it again I think I could accurately guess what her age was supposed to be, and see just how much advantage the character Johnny took.
It's an interesting thing to think about a movie that I've loved for ages could almost make me angry because of the character relation, just because I've had negative personal experiences in that arena.