"She's the Man" vs. Twelfth Night

In the modern day adaptation of Twelfth Night, the movie She's the Man, the plot has not changed much. It keeps its comedic and romantic moments, making the movie the quintessential rom-com. However much She's the Man may be technically based on Twelfth Night, however there are still distinct differences. For instance, in the movie Viola takes on the persona of her brother Sebastian (who is not dead, but left the country) instead of the name Cesario. Another notable difference is in the way that Viola figures out that Olivia likes Sebastian (her alter-ego). Instead of having a soliloquy (II. ii. 14-30) Viola finds out when she in the ladies room with Olivia as her real self, having Olivia confess it to her personally. Instead of a soliloquy, which would be out of place in a rom-com such as this, the audience sees Viola speechless looking in a mirror. This whole plot takes place at a high school, as opposed to kingdoms with lords and ladies. This also makes sense as a plot change. She's the Man doesn't really keep much from the original plot except for the overall basic plot of cross dressing, the names, and a few quotes.
I think that Shakespeare would be slightly horrified that his play turned into a rom-com, but I also think he would be entertained by it in the end. There are multiple nods in the film to Twelfth Night, such as when Viola is first walking into the school there is a bulletin up advertising the play Twelfth Night. Also, the pizza place which is a main setting in the film, is named Cesario's, which is a nod to Viola's original alter-ego name. The line "Some are born great" is quoted in the film by the Duke (the character of Orsino in the movie) (II. V. 129).
It is interesting to see the different plots and allusions they make in the movie She's the Man, and I think it is helpful to see how Shakespeare has been translated and used by so many different people and artists throughout history because his stories are so iconic.