- Mean Girls
- Mean Girls is by far my favorite movie, primarily because of it's comedic yet truthful spin on American high school girls. As a girl in high school, I just get so wound up in the plot of Mean Girls because I empathize with the characters in one way or another. Also, the comedic aspect of the film was truly emphasized by the use of comedy during moments of suspense or strong emotion (refer back to last blog post for more Mean Girls)
- The Breakfast Club
- The Breakfast Club is an all time classic story depicting a Saturday detention with a motley crue of high schoolers and is in my favorites for plot line, character empathy, and soundtrack. The plot of The Breakfast Club gives me such a desire to get Saturday detention just to see if I'll have the same experience that Judd Nelson did. The movie makes you WANT that motley crue of friends, and it really does show how people all have a little bit of each of those characters in them (watch the movie, ending super important). Finally, the soundtrack to this film is heartwrenching, especially with their opening and closing song just tying together all the emotions conveyed by the actors.
- The Devil Wears Prada
- The Devil Wears Prada is the movie I watch when I'm sick; I swear I've watched it over a hundred times just because it's that good. First of all, basically any movie with Anne Hathaway I will watch and love, and, second of all, THERE'S MERYL STREEP TOO. Choice of actors was spot on. However, the one thing I truly love about this movie is that it centers around a woman and juggling her job with her personal life, BUT not necessarily her love life. I love how the film can focus on other aspects of Andy's (main character) life and not just be absorbed in her romantic affairs like every other chick flick.
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- My sole reason for putting Fast Times at Ridgemont High on here is because it is hilarious. The screen writers of this film did a fantastic job of conveying comedy that wasn't over the top, but more just a series of unfortunate events for some of the character that were ridiculously funny. The cinematographer also did a fantastic job of catching Jeff Spicoli at his prime moments, such as the pizza in class scene was perfect.
- The Princess Bride
- Now I could not bear go through this entire list without putting up my favorite childhood movie: The Princess Bride. No matter how much we the audience crave imperfect character development, sometimes you just need to be able to watch that perfect love story. When I was younger I never thought of marrying any old prince, I wanted my Dread Pirate Roberts (the Wesley One). The director of this film did a great job of conveying the plot of the novel, and created extremely desirable characters.
(Wesley do this for me pleaseeeee)
3 comments:
Hey Zoe! I love your film choices! I see that you enjoy comedies! Mean Girls is a personal favorite as well, I agree that as girls in high school, there is a connection to what the girls in the film are experiencing (even if it is slightly exaggerated in the film). I like how you paid attention to the actor choice in your chosen films, especially the Devil Wears Prada. Anything with Anne Hathaway is amazing! I have never seen the the Princess Bride, but many people have suggested it. I would recommend adding more detail to the plots you mentioned, as it would give your reader a better understanding to why the plot is so fantastic! Keep up the good work!
I really like your taste in your films. Mean Girls is definitely a funny film. Even though it is kind of a chick flick... haha It's such a quotable movie and I can not count how many times I have seen it. Fast Times At Ridgemont High is such a classic that I really think everyone should see. It's kinda raunchy and a good laugh with a dynamic storyline that most teenagers would like. Breakfast Club is definitely a film everyone should see also. Comedy is definitely your genre of choice and I dig it yo. Some films I would recommend to you would be the movie Kids. It falls under the raunchy teen movies that you seem to be into. Nice post zoe zoe.
Your choice in films says a lot about you haha. One thing I love is how you indicated both personal and filmic reasons as to why you loved most of these films. You pretty much explored the genre of each of these films, and explained which aspects appealed to you, so good job on that. My only criticism might be that you should give a bit more detail or surface knowledge on the plots, to help give the reader more of an understanding of the films. Great job (:
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