Germaine Armstrong Professor Hale MU2313 Critique Paper When I went home last weekend I attempted to go to the Arlington Museum of Art. Unfortunately the museum was closed due to the fact that they where changing exhibits and would not reopen until the following week. I returned back to San Marcos and decided I would go to The Wittliff Collections here on campus. To my surprise it was a lot bigger than I thought it would be. Being on just one floor of a building I thought it would be a
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Throughout Clueless‚ it was simple to detect the similarities between the characters of those in the novel Emma. Cher Horowitz‚ the main character in Clueless‚ lives in the wealthy city of Beverly Hills in the United States. Emma Woodhouse‚ the main character in Emma lives in the more expensive side of town called Highbury in England. Because Cher and Emma both grew up in a wealthy environment‚ they often view themselves as well liked‚ posh‚ and classy. They both have strong‚ loving relationships
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Being Emma’s parallel character‚ she shares her spoilt qualities‚ although she experiences it differently. In the opening of the film‚ Cher is picking out her clothes on a computer‚ demonstrating her wealth to the audience. She then claims to have a “way normal life for a teenage girl”. The irony of the situation not only shows that Cher is spoilt‚ but also that Cher lacks awareness of her situation. The title of the film – Clueless – is a reference to this as well‚ as well as her journey to realisation
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parallels of values. These values assist in confirming the social contexts within both texts. Emma Woodhouse is part of the rich‚ upscale society in 19th century England where her family is highly looked upon‚ while Cher Horowitz lives in the upscale Beverly Hills of California where Cher and her father are also viewed as the cultural elite. In the opening of the novel‚ Emma is introduced as “Emma Woodhouse‚ handsome‚ clever and rich with a comfortable home and happy disposition”. The descriptive language
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declaring never to marry ’ and eventually only marrying for love‚ it is both convenient and contrived that Knightely is not only her choice‚ but her social equal. Similarly‚ Cher ’s actions belie her appearance. She embodies a sexual stereotype that a modern teenage audience will immediately recognize and relate to. Both Cher and Emma manipulate the expectations of their audience and do not act in accordance with their specific social environments. Jane Austen ’s novel Emma‚ written in the 19th
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context of her society and the value put on social hierarchy and status. The opening scene of Amy Heckerling’s film‚ Clueless‚ made in the 1990’s‚ immediately adopts Austen’s ironic tone. The energetic montage and quick succession of camera angles of Cher and her fellow teenagers indulging in luxurious activities in Beverly Hills USA‚ establishes the materialistic world in which the movie is set. Heckerling appeals to her audience by creating such strong imagery‚ however she contradicts these perceptions
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Adolescent is the process of developing from a child to an adult. This very process is depicted throughout both films Clueless and The Outsiders. Adolescent is revealed through: friends‚ family‚ school and self-image. The films that have been chosen that portray adolescence and adolescent experience are‚ Clueless created by Amy Heckerling and released on September 21‚ 1995. The other film is The Outsiders created by Francis Ford Coppola released on March 25‚ 1983.These two films depict teenagers
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That isn’t enough for Elle Woods or Cher Horowitz from the movies Legally Blonde and Clueless. Both of these women are determined to get the notoriety they deserve. They fight against all the stereotypes to get where they want to be. The movie Clueless is centered around a west coast senior in high school who appears to be the it-girl. She is always up to date with the latest fashions and always in the mall with her father’s credit card. From the outside Cher seems to be a very shallow‚ spoiled
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Transformations often involve using the same storyline of a text and changing its context in order to suit the environment‚ culture or society. In terms of highlighting the themes in a transformed text‚ it also indicates that the issues that were apparent in the past are still relevant to the current society. The director of the film “Clueless”‚ Amy Heckerling‚ has accomplished this through convenient transformation of Jane Austen’s novel “Emma”. Heckerling has supported Austen’s novel in a positive
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top by some how standing out amongst the rest. The 1995 comedy and romance‚ Clueless by Amy Heckerling‚ clearly portrayed the White Americans as wealthy superficial and entitled. This romantic comedy is told about a young American teenager named Cher (Alicia Silverstone) that is still in high
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