Self-obsessed, beautiful, the best. These are some of the words that comes to mind when we think about todays generation, Generation Z or the name that is being used more frequently Generation ME. However this is just a depiction presented to us by the media, who choose to blatantly ignore our more redeeming aspects in an unfair manor displaying us as a lost cause. Media would generally have you believe that our generation are a bunch of narcissistic dead beats, when in reality we’re the ones fighting for our future, the ones promoting self love, acceptance and differences in a society that thrives off making us the same, and lives off our self-loathing. Films such as mean girls perfectly displays how our generation is displayed through film
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After all it's a film basically surrounding the idea of looking good. From the very beginning of the movie us as the audience are positioned to perceive the teenagers as nothing more then mindless, self obsessed idiots. Within the first minutes you already have. With words used god describe the main antagonist as flawless, perfect, beautiful and I quote, "her hair is insured $10,000". This is of course a little bit far fetched but that's just what the director Mark Waters was aiming for. The epitome of self-obsession, of a spoilt brat. Even the 'best friends, who are viewed to be the least self observed of the movie refer to themselves as the best people you will ever meet. Now if you imagines someone was obsessed with themselves you'd think they would dress remarkably, well waters took this a step furthers and had the plastics (most self obsessed girls in the grade) have their own dress rules, as in what the can wear each day. Furthering the obsession they have with their appearance. Waters used simple shots of Katie putting makeup on, and touching her face up when she was in the middle of conversation. This is done to empathise he point that the generation has a constant need to look their 100% best and they are never really satisfied. And let me tell you, he hit the nail on the head, I couldn't count how many times I've been talking to friends and they've just started fixing themselves up in the mirror, and it's not just girls it's guess as well. Honestly the amount of guys you see fixing their hair in bathroom mirrors is huge. Even the music used in this film connotes the obsession these teenagers have in their opinion. For example one of the leading characters does a performance with a line of the lyrics being 'I am beautiful in every single way.' He literally said that there is no way to be more narcissistic and Waters used this song to exemplify self-obsession. Mean girls is be far one of
After all it's a film basically surrounding the idea of looking good. From the very beginning of the movie us as the audience are positioned to perceive the teenagers as nothing more then mindless, self obsessed idiots. Within the first minutes you already have. With words used god describe the main antagonist as flawless, perfect, beautiful and I quote, "her hair is insured $10,000". This is of course a little bit far fetched but that's just what the director Mark Waters was aiming for. The epitome of self-obsession, of a spoilt brat. Even the 'best friends, who are viewed to be the least self observed of the movie refer to themselves as the best people you will ever meet. Now if you imagines someone was obsessed with themselves you'd think they would dress remarkably, well waters took this a step furthers and had the plastics (most self obsessed girls in the grade) have their own dress rules, as in what the can wear each day. Furthering the obsession they have with their appearance. Waters used simple shots of Katie putting makeup on, and touching her face up when she was in the middle of conversation. This is done to empathise he point that the generation has a constant need to look their 100% best and they are never really satisfied. And let me tell you, he hit the nail on the head, I couldn't count how many times I've been talking to friends and they've just started fixing themselves up in the mirror, and it's not just girls it's guess as well. Honestly the amount of guys you see fixing their hair in bathroom mirrors is huge. Even the music used in this film connotes the obsession these teenagers have in their opinion. For example one of the leading characters does a performance with a line of the lyrics being 'I am beautiful in every single way.' He literally said that there is no way to be more narcissistic and Waters used this song to exemplify self-obsession. Mean girls is be far one of