Didn't used to always be so...people used to ADORE her back in 1984-85 when she seemed so fresh and kooky and life-loving and didn't try to present herself as especially deep. And hey, did you know that the popularization of the term "wannabe" is largely traceable to Madonna and her loving young fans who wanted to be just like her - "Madonna wanna-bes", the media called them; and the rest was history!
So in conclusion, Madonna was the hottest thing around in 1985, when the movie would've been made, and she was even worthy of much of that attention. So the ...