Let's Clue In To Clueless

CLUELESS- LETS BUY A CLUE:

This film has personally been a favorite of mine for a while. As a child in our home Clueless was just as classic as Matilda was in others. (Don’t get me wrong, we loved Matilda too!) There are some key things to notice in this film. We have some “valley girl” persona going on and mixed amidst this is some very sophisticated lines that they dole out.

 

For example, when Murray calls Dionne woman and she corrects him and says, “street slang is an increasingly valid form of expression. Most of the feminine pronouns do have mocking, but not necessarily in misogynistic undertones. “ WOW, after watching this movie so many times I never expect to hear these girls say things like this. 

Another example of the odd smarts of  Cher? The car ride with Heather: 
                                                           Heather: It's just like Hamlet said,  "To thine own self
be true."

 Cher: Hamlet didn't say that.
 Heather: I think I remember Hamlet accurately.
 Cher: Well, I remember Mel Gibson accurately,
            and he didn't say that. That Polonius guy did.

Clueless provided a lot of details similar to Emma, it seems to be a radical interpretation due mainly to the huge time frame change. The two seem to parallel each other in a way. Emma happened and now Clueless, seemingly, Clueless was a way to show how Emma would happen in the 90’s. Emma and Cher are both smart, quirky, a little oblivious at times, and quick to say whatever they want without recognizing any sorts of consequences. (Hey, speaking of look at those faces!)