The idea of perseverance is an important concept to look at while watching this film. Malcolm is a guy that doesn’t like to quit and seems to strive for success and it shows throughout the movie. Malcolm and his friends also don’t really conform to the societal trends and norms when it comes their interest and choice of style and music taste. Most kids that they are growing up around are into many different things and have some different interest especially in terms of striving for success. A part that stood out to me was when the 3 friends were trying to get into the nightclub and the bouncers won't let them in because of they thought Diggy is a guy and they wanted to keep a “proper ratio” of men and women. Basically, Diggy had to “prove”