WARNING, WARNING SPOILERS. If you haven't seen the film DON'T READ.
"Mean Girls" isn't that mean. The film was obviously geared towards a teen and preteen audience. It also lacks darkness. It was trying to bring to light a serious issue in young adults but instead it shows that women are backstabbers, stupid blonds, Asian sluts and that the only way that you can be popular is to fall to the dark side and to act "mean" and to go for the older boys. It has the obvious happy Hollywood ending which was really cliché.
The adults in the film came off as buffoons with the Tina Fey character being the only redeeming adult hero at the end. (surprise she wrote the film). I wanted to see more character development especially with the adults. The film should have taken the "American Pie" route with the parents. You don't hate the parents or think that they are complete morons either in that film. The Cady Heron (Lohan) could have been a bit nerdier being that she was raised in "Africa" but she grew up with a perfect American accent with typical American teenager clothing so of course the "Plastics" accepted her in. She was to perfect going in as a well-endowed semi-nerd and too perfect coming out as the Queen of the dance.
It also stereotypes men as inconsiderate, unfeeling, and only after one thing SEX. That happens from the Principle to the high school boys in the film. The Janis character who is very lessie in the film turns out to be hetero at the end. This is a character again that could have shined through for all girls not just in the closet lesbians but instead the filmmakers just turn her into a Goth like weirdo dressing, boy loving girl with a gay male friend. It would have been great to have seen this character just come out and say hey I am lesbian and so what!
This is a Loran Michaels produced film and being so, he winds up using current and former SNL comedians. PLEASE Mr. Michaels get actors to play the roles in your movies. "Mean Girls" has its funny and cute moments but overall it misses the boat on today's youth and uses stereoypes in a far too negative way.
"Mean Girls" isn't that mean. The film was obviously geared towards a teen and preteen audience. It also lacks darkness. It was trying to bring to light a serious issue in young adults but instead it shows that women are backstabbers, stupid blonds, Asian sluts and that the only way that you can be popular is to fall to the dark side and to act "mean" and to go for the older boys. It has the obvious happy Hollywood ending which was really cliché.
The adults in the film came off as buffoons with the Tina Fey character being the only redeeming adult hero at the end. (surprise she wrote the film). I wanted to see more character development especially with the adults. The film should have taken the "American Pie" route with the parents. You don't hate the parents or think that they are complete morons either in that film. The Cady Heron (Lohan) could have been a bit nerdier being that she was raised in "Africa" but she grew up with a perfect American accent with typical American teenager clothing so of course the "Plastics" accepted her in. She was to perfect going in as a well-endowed semi-nerd and too perfect coming out as the Queen of the dance.
It also stereotypes men as inconsiderate, unfeeling, and only after one thing SEX. That happens from the Principle to the high school boys in the film. The Janis character who is very lessie in the film turns out to be hetero at the end. This is a character again that could have shined through for all girls not just in the closet lesbians but instead the filmmakers just turn her into a Goth like weirdo dressing, boy loving girl with a gay male friend. It would have been great to have seen this character just come out and say hey I am lesbian and so what!
This is a Loran Michaels produced film and being so, he winds up using current and former SNL comedians. PLEASE Mr. Michaels get actors to play the roles in your movies. "Mean Girls" has its funny and cute moments but overall it misses the boat on today's youth and uses stereoypes in a far too negative way.