Sunday, April 17, 2011
Mean Girls is the new Star Wars....Maybe
So evaluating Generation X and why Star Wars was culturally significant to it Mean Girls was brought to attention in class. And I though ughhh why would you say Mean Girls but then I thought about the whole concept of that darn teenage girl movie. It's about a girl who knows nothing important (fashion) but wants to be part of a cool group of superficial girls. When she finally gets in to the group with these girls just like when Skywalker became a part of the jedi masters, she was on a challenge of impressing these girls in order to continue being friends with them. Lukes challenge was to impress OB 1 Canobie (have no idea how to spell that) so he can help rescue the princess. Eventually they are both faced with a tough choice to stay with a group or not (Luke to join the Dark Empire with father) (Lindsey Lohan to stay with these group of girls who are not good for her life at all or leave it). They both make the right choice in the end Lindsey ends up leaving the group for the greater good, and Luke blows of his father to stay with the rebels. I hope I got somewhere with this because they are two completely different movies, but I do think that there are some connections here. Tell me what you think and don't ask me why I have seen Mean Girls multiple times. Stay Frosty.
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I'm very impressed that you made a connection between these two movies. Since you pointed it out they do both have some things in common. They both are included in a special group and they both have to make a difficult decision. It's all a big struggle between good and evil for both of them. Lindsey and Luke both start out being nobody and adolescence. By the end of the movie they are somebody and they breakthrough to adult hood.
ReplyDeleteI get how the main characters from both of these movies are similar, but I wonder if there are otther similarities throughout the movie other than the main character and the battle of good vs. evil? maybe that little Yoda guy that gives Luke Skywalker is like Lindsey Lohan's gay friend Dameon in Mean Girls? Mentors...sort of. It's a long stretch, but I'm just looking for other connections. Good ideas though.
ReplyDeleteYeah I could agree that Dameon could be her mentor because he does throughout the movie warn her she is doing a bad thing...just like yoda tries to help Luke do the right thing.
ReplyDeleteNever seen Mean Girls, but I get how you're connecting it to Star Wars. Never would have made that connection if I ever saw Mean Girls at least once.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I would compare the mean girl clique with Obiwan Kenobi. I think they would compare better with Han Solo, the cooler friend of Luke.
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