Clueless

“How has Amy Heckerling used film techniques to portray the transformation of ‘Cher’ in her film, ‘Clueless’?” In the hit film of 1995 -Clueless, director Amy Heckerling effectively uses film techniques to further portray the deep meaning of the story. The film tells the story of a selfish teenage girl who transforms into a responsible woman. In the beginning of the story, the main protagonist, Cher, is depicted as a narrow-minded, extravagant teenager. Heckerling uses vivid colour and extremity

resonates in clueless, and thus heckling did not ruin emma. Cher horowitz, the stereotypical blonde becomes the product of this revampment. The protagonist embodies the contemporary

Clueless of her own Cluelessness The iconic release of Amy Heckerling’s production of Clueless (1995), dramatized the struggles of a typical, rich American princess Cher Horowitz. Her story is set in Beverly Hills, California where she comes from an affluent home headed by her father who is a lawyer. Being in high school, Cher is popular amongst her peers and that in addition to her wealthy background are big parts in upkeeping her lavish lifestyle. Cher is obviously intelligent, yet still so naive;

and expectation acting as a medium for security, financial assets, wealth and social status. Class systems made social interaction and experience limited with rank giving rise to insensitive, arrogant and pompous individuals like Emma and Cher. In Clueless, social interaction is not limited by setting but rather popularity and criteria. Although

Jane Austen's novel "Emma" published in 1815 and the film adaptation "Clueless" written and directed by Amy Heckerling in 1995 both share a similar interest in maintaining a high social status. Emma Woodhouse of the novel "Emma" and Cher Horowitz from the film "Clueless" are both spoiled young lady living in a high-class society. Emma Woodhouse is part of the rich, upscale society in a large and populous village in the nineteenth century England, while Cher Horowitz lives in a rich, upscale Beverly

Clueless (1995) stars Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz. Like Emma, she is rich and lives with her single father. Here she is only 15 and already has her own car (before she even has a license!) and spends most of her time with her best friend, Dionne. The Mr. Knightley character is played by her ex step-brother, Josh, played by Paul Rudd. The movie loosely follows a lot of Emma‘s plotlines. Cher hooks up two of her teachers and from there gets it into her head to be a matchmaker. She decides

The Connection Between Clueless and Emma A valuable connection can be made be made between Jane Austen's 'Emma' and Amy Heckerling's 'Clueless' although fashion, customs, society and language differ between the two. The connection is made through the plot, characters and inevitable human nature. The themes of vanity, rank, status and gossip link the two medias and create a valuable linkage in relating the 19th century life with the contemporary world. Fashion is constantly

understanding of societal values and attitudes present in the texts. Jane Austen's book Emma(1816), relevant to society in Regency England, is relived in a modern day context relevant to the 20th century American society in Amy Heckerling's “teen flick” Clueless(1995). Social status plays a crucial part in both texts. “Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and a happy disposition...”(pg.1,chap.1) lived in nineteenth century Regency England, where

the meaning of the film entirely. For example, female characters can be changed to adapt to current times and perhaps be shown from a feminist perspective. Evidence of this can be shown through the portrayals of Cher Horowitz (Emma Woodhouse) from Clueless, a modern version of Emma and Rapunzel from Tangled. The protagonists from these films are both teenage girls with similar personality traits, and yet one is ridiculed while the other is lauded as a feminist hero. In this essay, I aim to explore

into a new context. Amy Heckerling exemplifies this notion as she brings forth the social issues and concerns of Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ into a modern context within her 20th century film, ‘Clueless’. Heckerling has transformed ‘Emma’ through her use of modern language, setting, targeted audience and props in ‘Clueless’ illustrating how Austen’s ideals and social themes are still relevant and affective to a contemporary audience. Heckerling investigates the dichotomy and similarities of the two contexts