How Legally Blonde Subverts the Female Stereotype At a first glance‚ Legally Blonde seems like a stereotypical chick flick‚ with millions of female stereotypes abounding the first 20 minutes and beyond. However‚ when you look deeper‚ at the underlying themes and messages‚ you begin to realize that there is something different about this movie. In most movies we see two basic types of females‚ with other sub-branches: the traditional‚ ditzy‚ feminine woman (Type 1)‚ or the “I’m not like other women”
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Movie Review Lindy MacDonald Anti-Bias Curriculum – ECE2040 Jennifer Bailey September 11‚ 2015 Section #1: The Movie A. I chose to review Legally Blonde. B. … I. The setting is Harvard Law School. II. The plot explores the story of Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon)‚ president of the Delta Nu sorority at CULA. Elle believes that Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis)‚ the love of her life‚ is about to propose. Elle is devastated when Warner breaks up with her while preparing to attend Harvard Law
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Given the ephemeral nature of tangible items‚ the unique qualities people exhibit in addition to their impact on their surrounding sphere of influence are better embodiments of ownership and self-identity than material possessions. In the movie Legally Blonde‚ main character Elle Woods seems to have it all: looks‚ money‚ popularity‚ and what appears to be the ideal relationship. However‚ once a tough breakup ruins her so-called “perfect life‚” she reinvents herself as an ambitious Harvard law student
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Blurring the ’Male Gaze’ "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is a 1953 Musical-Comedy released by 20th Century Fox‚ directed by Howard Hawks and starring Marilyn Munroe and Jane Russell; the two greatest sex symbols of the era. The camera’s point of view is that of the ’male gaze’‚ where women are regarded as objects of fascination and the men are assumed to have a position of power. Hawks shows how it can be easily hijacked by females smart enough to control‚ manipulate and ultimately blur the ’male gaze’
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When it was written in 1925‚ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes‚ by Anita Loos was heralded as a tremendous novel. It was seen as cutting edge and insightful‚ yet somewhat risqué in its portrayal of Lorelei Lee and her escapades. I can see how this may have been thought at that time‚ seeing as how women were looked at in such a different way then they are currently. The fact that a women with as little know-how as Lorelei can manipulate men the way that she does‚ leaves no question as to who is the superior
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college‚ I was aware that women are not held to this standard anymore‚ but I was still worried that some people would continue to not take women seriously. Even as late as 2001‚ gender stereotypes persisted in film and in the media. In the movie Legally Blonde‚ starring Reese Witherspoon‚ Elle Woods gets dumped by her scholarly boyfriend because he wants a “serious relationship” with an educated and successful sorority president. Elle Woods is at first portrayed as a
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story is the movie Legally Blonde‚ directed by Robert Luketic. Elle‚ the daughter of prosperous parents‚ attempts to reconcile her relationship with Warner‚ a member of a family of well-respected lawyers and doctors from prestige universities.
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concept of Girl Power can be applied on the movie Legally Blonde and the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Both main protagonists‚ Elle Woods and Buffy Summers‚ incarnate the stereotypical symbols of femininity. Both characters exemplify that the embracement of fashion and style in order to save their friends. In the following I will argue that the protagonist Buffy Summers from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Elle Woods from Legally Blonde are not only an example for the reshaping term
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corridor and are wearing almost prison-style uniforms. The corridor has TVs installed after every few steps and it seems the group is being taken to a large auditorium where they are addressed through a gigantic screen by the leader. At this point‚ a blonde woman running in bright clothes presents a stark contrast to the scene being played out. She is being chased by guards wearing plastic helmets. While the man on the screen continues his speech‚ the woman runs towards the auditorium holding a sledgehammer
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skin). Hair She’s got long blonde curly hair. (=Her hair is long‚ blonde and curly.) red She’s got She’s got (Also suntanned‚ olive-skinned‚ pale-skinned.) wavy hair. (=Her hair is red and wavy.) straight hair. (=Her hair is short and straight.) spiky hair. (=Her hair is dark and spiky.) short She’s got dark She’s got shoulder-length hair. He’s blond. (=He’s got blonde hair.) A blonde = a blonde woman. He’s got a receding hairline
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