Directed by Robert Luketic‚ Legally Blonde is a film about a stereotypical valley girl‚ born into a rich family‚ used to getting everything she wants‚ and then breaking molds to prove she can rise above society’s expectations of privileged kids. Elle Woods‚ the main character and heroine of the story‚ is a wealthy and beautiful young girl from Malibu. She is the president of her sorority and she adores all things pink and fashionable. Her boyfriend Warner is a type-cast pretty boy who happens to
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In todays’ society it seems as though everyone is placed into a stereotype that has been developed of every race and how everyone within that race acts/or is. Stereotyping is an issue that affects all races and gender. If someone were to ask what is a women supposed to do when they grow up‚ is the typical response still to get married‚ be a stay at home wife and mother‚ while the father figure of the family goes to work to support the family? What about the women who don’t want to stay at home‚ the
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Marilyn Monroe Blonde‚ glamorous‚ and yet iconic. The blonde bombshell‚ Marilyn Monroe is worthy of obtaining her legendary fame for setting the image of the eternal feminine. In many of her films she was portrayed as the “dumb blonde” yet off the silver screen she was an avid reader. Although many thought of her as a sexual joke she was actually just one glamorous star. Born as Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1st ‚ 1926 in Los Angeles‚ California. The soon to be Marilyn Monroe had twelve successive
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Essay # 4 Legally Blonde Legally Blonde is a film about a young lady name Elle Woods ‚ who is played by Reese Witherspoon that has it all. Elle is the president of a sorority‚ dates the most popular fraternity guy‚ and is extremely wealthy. Elle hits a bump in her perfect life when she loses her high school sweet heart because Warner Huntington III‚ played by Matthew Davis does not think that Elle is smart enough to be with him anymore. Warner wants a girl who is not blonde‚ more respectable
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Albert D. Conton III 005411079 AMST 360 Film Analysis Break on Through In the 2001 film Legally Blonde many gender stereotypes that have evolved from American popular culture during the last century are portrayed. From the over the top embracement of the girly-girl culture and the expectations of women in America in the 21st century to the time tested typecasting of the males role‚ this movie covers all the bases. Women and men in America have always had to live up to society’s notions
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In this world people are judged more often then people are hired for jobs. Most of us all go by the first impression of a person. This can either be good or bad. In the movies Legally Blonde and The Blind Side the Halo and Devil effect is shown and is a very significant issue in both films. These movies also tie in with articles on how beauty is the judging factor into getting jobs and that they show a better performance when working
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can result in a good way‚ and other times it can end in a poor consequence. For example‚ the movie Legally Blonde is about how an attractive‚ blonde woman named Elle Woods is considered unintelligent because people believe she obsesses over her looks and ignores her knowledge. Although Elle proves herself to be smart the end‚ people continue the initial stereotype in their minds that blondes are naturally stupid‚ in reality‚ because they are pretty. Another way that television and movies can impact
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respect in the work place for decades. We basically discourage the women and the born-wealthy to continue life with no expectations of themselves other than maintaining status. That isn’t enough for Elle Woods or Cher Horowitz from the movies Legally Blonde and Clueless. Both of these women are determined to get the notoriety they deserve. They fight against all the stereotypes to get where they want to be. The movie Clueless is centered around a west coast senior in high school who appears to be
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Legally Blonde: Personality and Conflict Movie Summary Legally Blonde is a 2001 movie directed by Robert Luketic that narrates the life of Elle Woods. Elle Woods is a young pretty blonde girl that studies fashion merchandising in California. Elle is in love with a young man that has high aspirations to become a politician by the time he is thirty years old. He and Ellen had dated a few months but he decides to break up with her since he is going to go to Harvard school and needs to have a more
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assumes he’s going to pop the question‚ but instead‚ he dumps her saying that she is “too blonde” and not “serious” enough for his future political career. So‚ when Warner packs up for Harvard Law and reunites with an old sweetheart from prep school‚ Vivian Kensington‚ Elle rallies all her resources and gets into Harvard‚ determined to win him back. However‚ living in Harvard is not that easy for a pink blonde girl like Elle. Her classmates disapprove her because of her naiveté and the stereotype
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