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Review Of The Movie Clueless
The 1995 classic, Clueless, directed by Amy Heckerling a classic thatâs been the inspiration to
movies like Mean Girls and other teenage comedies. Little do people know that itâs actually
inspired by Jane Austenâs book Emma.
The movie follows Cher and her adventures in attempting to play matchmaker. She and her
friend Dionne attempt to transform the lives of a new student, Tai. Things donât go as planned
when Tai suddenly takes the spotlight, and Cher realizes that you canât change someone else
to fit your standards. The storyâs main character is a pretty, rich Cher Horowitz. Cher lives in a
mansion in Beverly Hills waited and flaunts her wealth with her fashion. When it comes to being
Queen of Bronson Alcott High School, Cher definitely takes the crown. Cher finds herself
playing matchmaker for two of her teachers and successfully negotiates her way from a C+
average to an A- average. This inspires her to use her matchmaking gift to help others.
Along comes new girl Tai Frasier, an âugly ducklingâ with a crush on a skater boy named
Travis. Cher and Dionne decide to give Tai a makeover, in an attempt to help transform her life.
Cherâs brother Josh tells her that it isnât wise to try to fix something or in this case someone,
who isnât broken. The makeover does help Tai gain confidence and a sense of style but it isnât
until after a "near-death experience" at the mall that Tai goes from confident to cocky and
seems to become a threat to Cher's social status. From there Cherâs life begins falling apart,
through a series of bad dates and a depleting social status she begins to realize that Josh was
right this whole time, and even furthermore, her life isnât as perfect as sheâd imagined. By the
end of the film, Cher realizes her Tai regains Cher's respect and friendship and begins dating
Travis.
Now the question is, does the storyline help convey the message that âyou cannot change
someone else to fit your standardsâ? I believe it does. The Clueless storyline is able to
flawlessly execute this message, especially for a movie of its time. Where the storyline tends to
fall short is the filer details, that seem to just add on to the movieâs runtime. I feel that the initial
matchmaking between the teacher is a bit unnecessary. Although it arguably shows us some of
Cherâs âsuperficial characterâ the story would be exactly the same without it. The toxic
relationship between Dionne and Murray is also nothing more than irrelevant plot. Sometimes
itâs a little funny, but I think that there are plenty of funny moments without it. I think that where
they show the relationship between Dionne and Murray it may have been a better idea to build a
stronger relationship between Cher and Josh, who are dating at the end of the movie. It feels
somewhat forced, especially considering that Josh is Cherâs âexâ step-brother, a pretty big
detail to get over.
The best actors in this movie are Alicia Silverstone and Brittany Murphy. I say this because they
both have the hardest roles to play and pull it off flawlessly. Aliciaâs job as Cher requires her to
make sure to have a seamless execution of Cherâs very round personality. She had to display,
charm and cleverness, all packed into a posh, popular, fashionista. Had Alicia Silverstone
portrayed the character as being too clever or too posh, it would have changed the classic Cher
that people know and love today. Similarly, Brittany Murphy had to be at one point klutzy,
tomboyish and another sheâd be cocky and snarky. The cast says that Murphey was a
genuinely sweet and kind person, but she plays an extremely convincing transformed Tai. When
I first saw this movie, I was incredibly impressed by the Taiâs transformation.
