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Mean Girls Review

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Mean Girls is a clever, smart and unmitigated look into the darker nature of both teenagers and the North American high school experience. It stars Lindsay Lohan as “Cady” a girl who, up until the start of the movie, was living with her zoologist parents in Africa. She comes to America into a complex and strange society of consumerism, cars, fashion, credit cards and credit card debt settlement companies – but her greatest challenge is adjusting to high school and the ritualized bullying that runs rampant between cliques and the disenfranchised.

Mean Girls at its heart is a comedy and follows the exploits of Lohan’s character as she does battle with the queen bee cliques and, ultimately, exposes the cruelty and ignorance of her fellow teenagers. We the viewer are given a unique perspective into this world through the eyes of a person who has spent most of her life in Africa and, thus, has never had to deal with such superficial trivialities. Even though the core of the narrative presents a tragic reality about the high school world, you never quite feel like the movie is overextending itself or preaching.

If you are looking for a high school movie with adults in mind, then pick up Mean Girls.

Best Friend Dynamics In Teen Movies

admin — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

From the many blockbuster hits that have graced us with their presence over the years, to romantic comedies and even teen movies, one thing has been certain. Along with the main character who keeps us interested in the film, there is another dynamic which is typically present in order to provide comic relief during downtime and “black moments,” otherwise referred to as the moments after smaller climactic scenes. The best friend is always there to say something humorous in order to help set the mood for the next scene.Want more? Click here/tag

In the movie “The Hangover,” the best friend dynamic was the selling point of the entire movie. While 3 supposed best friends go out to Vegas in order to have a giant bachelor party before one of them gets married, they end up playing off of one another to ensure that there wasn’t a quiet person in the theater from the beginning of the film to the very end. These best friends continue to get each other in trouble, leaving it to themselves to figure out how to escape it. This is a common theme in raunchy teen comedies.

There have even been parodies involving the concept of the “best friend dynamic.” Not Another Teen Movie was the perfect example of this. The entire movie revolved around playing into the stereotypes of teen movies. While the satirical voice in this film was obvious, it still serves the purpose of showing how important the best friend dynamic is for these movies.

Rachel McAdams: What’s She Been Up To

admin — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Rachel McAdams was born and raised in Canada. When she was just 4 years old, she was competing in figure skating and by the time she turned 13, she had joined a summer theater camp and was performing plays written by Shakespeare. Throughout high school, she avoided considering taking on an acting-related college major but was coaxed into it by one of her favorite drama instructors.

Throughout her professional acting career, she has enjoyed many major roles and co-star roles alike. She played Claire in the hit film “Wedding Crashers” and then went on to enjoy parts in such films as State of Play The Family Stone. Lately, McAdams took the part of Irene Adler in the Hollywood blockbuster Sherlock Holmes. This movie was a huge success, partially because of McAdams intriguing dynamic. Her fans loved her so much in the role as Adler that she will be reprising the part in the sequel “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.”

Her future is definitely a bright one and it seems that she will continue to enjoy many more acting roles as her chops continue to strengthen and more producers begin to take notice. In fact, she has already planned for that future by accepting a role in the upcoming movie “The Vow,” which will be directed by Michael Sucsy.

Rachel McAdams: What-s She Been Up To

admin — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Are High Schools Today Really So Dramatic?

admin — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Some may wonder if High Schools today are as dramatic as what appears in films like Mean Girls. Honestly, that answer will depend upon the unique experiences of those in High School. There will be those teenagers that experience a lot of drama and then there will be those teens that don-t. However, it is pretty safe say that most teens in High School will experience more than their fair share of drama over a four year period.

It is also wise to point out that drama is not exactly a new creation in the encapsulated world of High School life. The film Mean Girls might take place in the modern world of a nondescript High School but the events that are depicted in it are not likely presented at their inception point. In other words, such drama has likely existed long before the time period in which this particular film takes place.

The common trials and tribulations of High School life are just that: common. There are just certain truisms about life when you are young and a film like Mean Girls captures it pretty intently. However, the level of drama presented in it is nothing new as it has been around a long time.

Mean Girl’s Place in Tina Fey’s Career

admin — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Tina Fey has earned her current place as one of the world’s leading comediennes. Respected for her smart and humorous writing, satirical character impersonations and impeccable comedic timing. For a long time in her career, she was known merely as a talented comedy writer. However, that eventually grew into occasional short appearances on Saturday Night Live, which led into a prominent and permanent lead role on SNL’s comedic cast for several years.

Following her success in SNL, Tina Fey became a break out movie star when she wrote and appeared in the hit blockbuster movie “Mean Girls.” Starring the then-successful young movie starlet Lindsay Lohan, Mean Girls proved to be a smart, funny and entertaining movie that was hailed by critics and enjoyed by movie goers of all demographics – young and old, male and female. Mean Girls cemented Tina Fey’s role in the entertainment industry as a multi-talented and profitable force that deserved high praise.

Through her success in sketch comedy television and Mean Girls, Tina Fey was able to launch herself into even greater success, with a hit show on NBC, 30 Rock, more successful movies like “Baby Mama” and a New York Times best-selling memoir. Though not her first or only hit by any means, Mean Girls certainly helped catapult Tina Fey from television success into Hollywood super stardom.

Mean Girl-s Place in Tina Fey-s Career

admin — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000