I think it's finally time to review some live action movies and what better way to start than one of my favorite films of all time, Mean Girls. In this post I am going talk about two things, one will be a review of the film and the second will be of starting a new trend. So without any further a due let's begin.
Mean Girls isn't the best film ever mad or even revolutionary cinema, but it is very original, smart, and well done. The over all plot is very simple, it is about a girl, Cady, who is out for revenge because the guy, Aaron, she likes is taken by another girl, Regina George, that she trusted. The plot is not what make this movie great. The colorful characters and execution are what makes this movie shine.
The main character is Cady, Lindsey Lohan, a new student from Africa, where she was raised, who tries to fit in the real world after being home schooled for 16/17 years. She is a well rounded character and very believable as how she adapts to the real world. She is easily manipulated into doing anything because she is very trustworthy and never had dealt with being lied to or back stabbed.
Regina George, Rachel McAdams, is the best character in the movie and possibly the worst person you would want to meet. She controls the whole school and with the snap of her finger she has anything she wants. It is a character you will hate to love because she has a certain charm when she manipulates people and can keep a cool composure even through the annoying thing. She is very passive aggressive, making people feel bad through creative insults that can sound like a compliment at times.
Gretchen, Lacey Chabert, the right hand man/girl of Regina George. She follows and serves Regina as a faithful friend even though Regina constantly bashes her. Gretchen is a likable character because she always feels like the victim and we feel bad by how Regina treats her.
By far my favorite character is Karen, Amanda Seyfried. She is the essential to the comedy in this movie and Amanda Seyfried plays the airhead bimbo very well. She doesn't play a major role to the events, but she is entertaining and the movie would have not been as great without her.
The other characters are great too and add a lot to the over all movie. Damian is entertaining, Janice is dramatic and layered, Ms. Norbury is smart and delightful to watch. Most of the side characters are shown to have more depth than most movies tend to make side characters.
The comedy and jokes are well done and spot on. Most of the gags will make you laugh. They are also very intelligently written and doesn't really heavily on dirty humor. It comes naturally from the characters and the situations they are placed into. Another thing done well is the connection between the high school/girl world to the animal world, but showing at the same time the real world can be more dangerous. The movie does a good job of parodying/satirizing the real world.
Overall this movie is well written and executed. The comedy is very intelligent and well placed and the characters are interesting and engaging. It isn't a masterpiece, but it is quit entertaining and funny. It doesn't drag on and is probably one of the best high school movie ever made.
I give Mean Girls a strong 4/5. Entertaining and Smart...So "Fetch."
Okay onto our next topic. I wanted to talk to you all about the word "Fetch," a word used a lot by Gretchen meaning awesome or cool. Well I am trying to make Gretchen's dream a reality throughout the movie she tries to make "Fetch" happen, but sadly because of Regina her dream is cut short. I want to try and make "Fetch" happen and make it part of our vocabulary like "Dang" or "Epic." I know you guys think it's retarded now, but I bet when people made "Dang" and "Epic" happen they looked as losers. "Epic used to be a word mostly used by nerds or to describe something of grand scale, but today we use it for everything regardless off scale or awesomeness. So I ask you all today let's make "Fetch" happen. I am already trying, but it is hard without supporters, I need you all, please this is Gretchen's dream we're talking about, So instead of using awesome or cool we replace it with "Fetch," slowly it will catch on and people we begin to use it. We can make it happen people. I will really appreciate if this were to really happen and become part of our normal vocabulary. You all are "Fetch' for doing this and for reading my blog. Please let me know you are all out there helping the cause comment below.
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