Clueless

The 1995 movie Clueless directed and written by Amy Heckerling is a typical comical coming of age teenage movie. Following a social dominant and extravagant teenage girl named Cher Horowitz, ironically, the movie displays the effects of her “social project” with Tai Fraser. Through the lens of this social project, the themes of perceptions of desire attributes and the dominant stereotypical culture in high school are explored. With the use of the costumes, characters, and script, Heckerling…

As Cher Horowitz would say, “You see how picky I am about my shoes, and those only go on my feet.” If Clueless took place in 2017 NYC, then this outfit would have been Cher’s iconic, yellow, plaid skirt-suit ensemble. This look has transcended along the ages. Plaid never goes out of style, and neither does our lookbook! Christine of Louis Reign has shared with us that, “My style is edgy with a twist. I love neutral colors and mixing vintage pieces with luxury pieces.” Her outfit screams just…

adaptations of classic stories are more well thought out than others. Changing the source material is not always bad, sometimes it serves to make characters more likable, to add a comedic element to a situation, or update out of date references. The movie Clueless made in 1995 is one of the better adaptations of the classic Austen novel, the themes and storyline stays the same but there are some key differences in the way the characters interact, as the changes are calculated and well thought…

Jane Austen’s satirical guide to proper etiquette and decorum prose fiction/novel Emma (1815) and Amy Heckerling’s teen flick Clueless (1995) were two poles apart yet it retained the essential contexts of the original text. While the original plot of Emma has been altered the themes in Clueless remain the same through textual, intertextual and contextual means. By acclimatizing the picturesque country society of Highbury contrasted to those of the higher class into the fast-paced modernity of…

Jane Austen’s classic novel Emma and Amy Heckerling’s teen film Clueless show a profound reflection of how nineteenth century England and twentieth century America can respectively show how the transformation process can shape and enhance textual, intertextual and contextual meaning. By adapting the serene country society of Highbury, England in the eighteen hundreds to the upper class and fast paced modernism of Beverly Hills, America in the nineteen hundreds, an insight is given into the…

In 1995, Clueless, a new-aged teen “chick flick” was released that shone a new light on feminine teen culture. The film follows the adolsent life of beautiful, popular, and rich Cher Horowitz. Through the ups and downs of classic high school tropes (driving, boys, etc), Cher learns how to see past material objects and open her heart to love. Alive Leppert (2014) states, “Marking a shift away from the mainstreaming of [80s] grunge fashion and music, Clueless’s engagement with teen magazines and…

and wealth. I believed that once one stepped foot in Beverly Hills, one would immediately attain those three aforementioned virtues. I think so many movies I watched about the city solidified that idea I had about Los Angeles before I moved here. Clueless was one of those movies. The film revolves around a rich girl named Cher, after the iconic singer, from Beverly Hills. Although the film focuses more on Cher’s romantic exploits, I believed that the film was an accurate portrayal of Los…

dream is dead. This, at least when you put in into perspective of today’s times, is true. The American dream, as stated by millennials, is dead. The American dream enlists freedom, something that has long sense lost its meaning. To quote the film Clueless, “it does not say R.S.V.P. on the statue of liberty.” I come from a primarily Irish background, my ancestors were Irish. They immigrated to America during the peak of the industrial revolution, a time where more than one-half of Ireland’s…

Emma, a novel written by Jane Austen, and Amy Heckerling 's high school drama, Clueless, are very comparable and alike, even though they were created at very different times. Emma was created in 1816 and has a lot old fashioned issues relating to that time, and Clueless, created in 1995, has the same issues only modernized. The movie Clueless has many similar conflicts and ideas like the novel, Emma, for instance, character similarities, attempted matchmaking between the characters, character…

Amy Heckerling portrays Jane Austen 's novel Emma by directing Clueless, a film that reflects the Regency England into the 20th century world. Although Heckerling updates her audiences from the small town of Highbury into Beverly Hill, she closely imitates the plot and characterization. From the beginning of the novel and film, the similarities between the two heroines are obvious. Both Emma Woodhouse and Cher are spoiled, high class teenagers whose superficial and pretentious attitude throws…