CLUELESS

Answer the following questions:

What is the genre of teen films? What typically occurs in a teen film? Where are teen films usually set? List 5 teen films you have watched?
The genre of most teen films is romance and/or comedy. Most of the time, Boy falls in love with girl. Unlikely couple etc etc.

• 5 teen films I've seen are;
• Mean Girls,
• Step Up and Step Up to the Streets,
• Twilight Saga,
• Never Been Kissed and
• Legally Blonde 1 and 2

Teen films are usually set in a secondary school, at a shopping centre, beach, movies, places normal teens hang out on a day to day basis.

Describe the following characters: Cher, Dionne, Tai, Josh, Murray, Elton, Travis, Mal (Cher’s Dad), Mr Hall and Miss Geist.

• Cher is a popular girl with a very high opinion of herself. When Tai comes she is more interested on taking her in as a project rather than actually being her friend.
• Dionne is Cher's best friend. She is not a material as Cher but still has a high opinion of herself and Cher. She doesn't particularly like how she i treated by her boyfriend Murray.
• Tai doesn't really fit in anywhere or with anyone. so when Cher takes her in, she does her best to change herself to become more popular. But she lets her newfound popularity get to her head though and she looses her friends.
• Josh is Cher's "step brother" but they're technically not related. At the beginning of the movie, he doesn't get along at all with Cher but as the story progresses they fall in love. He's a pretty laid back kinda guy who knows what he wants out of life.
• Murray is Dionne's boyfriend. He treats her more as an object than as a girlfriend. Even though he knows she doesn't like it, he calls her woman. He doesn't have a lot of respect for her. He is very laid back.
• Elton is the most popular guy in the school. He has an extremely high opinion of himself. He's attractive and he knows it. He wants to get in with Cher but she's not interested.
• Travis is the skater dude every movie has. He is the unlikely guy that someone always falls for. He is also very laid back and casual.
• Mal is Cher's dad. He basically only really cares about his business. He teaches Cher to talk and negotiate her ways out of problems and situations where she is not in control.
• Mr Hall is one of Cher's teachers. He made life difficult for Cher when he failed her on her debate and he wouldn't let her talk him around it. Eventually, thanks to Cher he falls in love with Miss Geist and they get married.
• Miss Geist is another of Cher's teachers. Cher gets the two teachers together so they'll leave her alone.

Describe how the following characters: Cher, Dionne, Tai and Josh develop over the text.
Cher and Dionne go from only caring about themselves to finding themselves and becoming more popular in the process. Instead of thinking they are above everyone else, Cher volunteers for things she would never of dreamed about.
Tai goes goes from being the geeky new girl, to "the project", to the most popular girl in the year. All in a few months.
Josh starts out being awkward around Cher, they can't stand being around each other, but at the end of the film, they fall in love.


Describe the costumes worn by the following characters Cher, Dionne, Tai, Josh and Murray.
The costumes are seriously outdated.

• Cher wears short skirts with long socks and heels or sandals. She always wears outrageous and bold colours and patterns. Her clothes are always matching.
• Dionne wears 'black person' type of clothing, tight plaits with beads in her hair, big, bizarre hats and bags.
• Tai begins by wearing really bad clothes but as her status rises so does her fashion sense. She is 'coached' by Cher in what to wear.
• Josh wears mostly casual clothes. Jeans and a tee. Sometimes a jumper and he is often seen wearing a baseball cap. He is a laid back type of person which is reflected in his clothing/costume.
• Murray is laid back- to the extreme. He wears really loose jeans half way down his bum and basketball shirts. Typical black jock.

What is the plot of Clueless?
Rich, popular girl wants to help unpopular, geeky new girl become not so geeky and unpopular. Pretends to be friends. New girl takes over and becomes more popular and Cher is replaced. New girl, Tai falls "in love" with Cher's step brother, Cher gets jealous but step brother Josh falls in love with Cher so they live happily ever after.

Where is the film set? Include all sub settings.
The film is mostly set at the school. Using classrooms, staffroom, cafeteria and front of school as sub-settings. Shops in the local mall and bedrooms and certain rooms in Cher's house are also used.

List and briefly describe the issues and themes raised during the film? How are they similar/different to other teen films you have watched?
Clueless is a classic teen film. Filled with unlikely romances and changing status'. Popularity is power is the major theme or issue explored in the film.

Does this film appeal to you? Why or why not?

I love Clueless. Classic chick flick. Romance and comedy. What more could a girl want?