Originally created 10/07/04  Teen comedy takes high road in
satire  The teen comedy genre is mostly focused on the lowest
common denominator, with cheaply and hastily made movies
targeted at an audience enamored with scatological references
and perfectly placed pop songs.  But sometimes a movie emerges,
a Real Genius or Heathers or Breakfast Club, that transcends the
form.  Saved! is such a movie.  First things first. This movie
has taken considerable heat from certain quarters for casting
Christianity in a negative light.  Not true.  Yes, Saved! is a
sharp satire about teens wrestling with issues of faith,
religion and morality while attending a conservative Christian
high school. The smart script never goes for the easy or obvious
laugh, however. It treats each character's belief system as
authentic and justified, and then goes to town on how they
translate in their increasingly complex lives.  Although much of
the credit can be directed at the film's subtle script, it is
the actors who ensure the movie's s