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Clueless is an odd film, it changes directions multiple times. At one point it's a movie about Cher trying to get two teachers together so she can change her grades, then it becomes a "She's All That" type movie about turning an loner into a popular girl to find some love, then it moves on to become about how she is falling in love with her former step brother. There is a lot going on and the film zig zags in many different directions, but the core focus of the character Cher is prominent enough to be a through line that it doesn't lose that overall feel it's going for. Yes, it's an updated satirical take on Emma, but it does seem to lack some story driven focus. That aside, Clueless is a "classic" film for certain girls of a certain age, but I certainly appreciated it.
It takes aim at the Beverly Hills stereotype and nails it. The cast gels perfectly together; it's interesting to see a 19 year old Alicia Silverstone and an 18 year old Brittany Murphy play high school kids. It's rare to see Hollywood cast teenagers as teenagers, case in point is Stacey Dash who was an unbelievable 28 during this movie. She continued to play the same character in the TV show the following year which ran for 3 seasons.
The film isn't afraid to make fun of itself. It's lighthearted and we get to enjoy the trivial tribulations of Cher (except for the gun point robbery and sexual assault of course). I enjoyed my time when I was plunked down in her world, saw things through her eyes and forgot about the problems of the world. Clueless is light and fluffy fun that you can manage to revisit and notice how fashion seems to come full circle.
Clueless
"Anything happens to my daughter, I got a .45 and a shovel, I doubt anybody would miss you."
"Anything happens to my daughter, I got a .45 and a shovel, I doubt anybody would miss you."
Clueless is an odd film, it changes directions multiple times. At one point it's a movie about Cher trying to get two teachers together so she can change her grades, then it becomes a "She's All That" type movie about turning an loner into a popular girl to find some love, then it moves on to become about how she is falling in love with her former step brother. There is a lot going on and the film zig zags in many different directions, but the core focus of the character Cher is prominent enough to be a through line that it doesn't lose that overall feel it's going for. Yes, it's an updated satirical take on Emma, but it does seem to lack some story driven focus. That aside, Clueless is a "classic" film for certain girls of a certain age, but I certainly appreciated it.
It takes aim at the Beverly Hills stereotype and nails it. The cast gels perfectly together; it's interesting to see a 19 year old Alicia Silverstone and an 18 year old Brittany Murphy play high school kids. It's rare to see Hollywood cast teenagers as teenagers, case in point is Stacey Dash who was an unbelievable 28 during this movie. She continued to play the same character in the TV show the following year which ran for 3 seasons.
The film isn't afraid to make fun of itself. It's lighthearted and we get to enjoy the trivial tribulations of Cher (except for the gun point robbery and sexual assault of course). I enjoyed my time when I was plunked down in her world, saw things through her eyes and forgot about the problems of the world. Clueless is light and fluffy fun that you can manage to revisit and notice how fashion seems to come full circle.