Mean Girls analysis
Throughout the Mean Girls, stereotypes are this social classification of a group of people identified as a common characterizes, the 'dumb' blonde. This category is used in Mean Girls as the girls are stated as 'Mean Girls' and are 'dumb' blondes such as Karen, were she shows her brainless by stating that she could check the weather with her breasts. There are many different cliques as you see "the plastics" the most popular girls, "the jocks" this is stereotyping all the clever pupils and calling them nerds but to be clever they do not have to be a nerd as this film shows this moral when Cady is a really clever student at mathematics but degrades and dumbs herself down all for a boy. Gaunlet states "even though they have gotten stronger, teenage movies some how start to undermine the work of feminists have out in to try and better the representation of women" this portrays women becoming more independent over the years and breaking away towards the maths competition and achieving it.
Using words like bitch, tramp, bitch, slut or whore, however, tells others that it's completely okay to view girls in this way showing how in Mean Girls they would call each other bitches, sluts and whores to establish relationship to one another, 'Boo, you whore' but it only makes it worst for girls themselves as it gives more reasons for anyone else to to call you a whore. As well as this also represents to the audience how the ideologies and values represented in today's society has changed. This symbolizing them shown as stereotyped housewives as she fulfils all the housework and family duties in the film you see her making food for the whole family and sitting around the table and eating, whereas Regina's mother is represented as a modern mother where she I adapting to become more of a 'cool mother' and be like her daughter. This is clear to us as we see this as she is wearing 'pink' and it illustrates 'teenage girly' colours as well as a tight top with a lot of makeup on and she also appears to be bothered with her appearance a lot including her hair, targeting as a sex object for male gaze on the other hand though Cady's mother is more simple, not concerned with her looks and dresses inappropriate. Also showing Regina's mother is single mother bringing up her children without their father. This clearly demonstrates how women on a whole have become stronger and much more powerful enough to not need to rely on the male.
Women stereotypically are good mothers or bad, shown in contrast to both a mother's Candy's mother being the good role model for her daughter as she's always does the right thing and whatever the best is for her daughter. However, Regina's mother in this case is a bad role model for her daughter as she has no rule boundaries and let's her daughter live a free life with no discipline what s ever.
Teenage girls have a dual personality, they are no longer perceived as 'daddies little angels', in fact they are ever changing becoming much more independent and choose to make their own decisions. This is presented through as shown as Cady is a new girl adapting to a new school environment from in the past of home schooling with her mum, however as she studies her life gets influenced by behaviours represented by the Queen bees and wanna bees. As instead, she lies to her parents to throw a house party without them knowing as well as failing in school in result of a jock boy to like her. As the film is based upon main protagonists how she adapts to the new school from her home schooling, as its surroundings is different. We see the film is thought from Cady's point of view and she sees school life; this gives the audience her prospective therefore are chosen to side with Cady. Throughout the film, we see the camera work shown to how they portray the main characters, therefore for example when the Plastics are presented through a tilt up camera work shown in slow motion, the main purpose is to draw attention to the main focus (the main characters).
In conclusion, the movie shows the different moral beliefs and ideologies to social events occurring in teen's lives and how women are stereotyped in the society. Mean Girls demonstrate the way how women have become extremely independent over the years and will continue to progress within the judgemental society.
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