Mean Girls (2004)
This teen comedy is such a classic, if you grew up during the millennial, you probably have an annual Mean Girls movie night with all your old friends from high school. Back in the days when Lindsay Lohan still headlined cute movies, and before Amanda Seyfried was a star, and when it was socially acceptable think gaining weight was bad, Mean Girls was a hit. Now, there are a bunch of jokes that probably won’t fly with a 2022 audience, but I get a chuckle (and cringe in sympathy) when Rachel McAdams notices her weight gain.
It's every unpopular girl’s fantasy to fit in with the cool kids, so when Lindsay gets accepted by “The Plastics” in her new high school, she thinks she has it made. But if there’s anything popular culture teaches us, it’s that the old adage “Bros before girlfriends” never applies. No one every values their friends over a love interest, and Lindsay is no exception. It was supposed to matter so much to her to fit in with Rachel, Amanda, and Lacey Chabert (these girls are just adorable), but when Jonathan Bennett becomes a prospective boyfriend, she thinks the shallow and mean girls aren’t as important. But how many of us have kept up a friendship from school, rather than married a high school sweetheart? I realize the girls in this movie don’t have great personalities, but it always amuses me that Hollywood continually encourages audiences to ditch their friends in favor of a temporary romance.
Alright, I’m off my soap box. This is a light and fluffy movie that shouldn’t be taken seriously. After all, “there’s a 78% chance that it’s already raining,” right? Just pop some corn, invite your old friends, and enjoy girls’ night.
More Rachel McAdams movies here!
It's every unpopular girl’s fantasy to fit in with the cool kids, so when Lindsay gets accepted by “The Plastics” in her new high school, she thinks she has it made. But if there’s anything popular culture teaches us, it’s that the old adage “Bros before girlfriends” never applies. No one every values their friends over a love interest, and Lindsay is no exception. It was supposed to matter so much to her to fit in with Rachel, Amanda, and Lacey Chabert (these girls are just adorable), but when Jonathan Bennett becomes a prospective boyfriend, she thinks the shallow and mean girls aren’t as important. But how many of us have kept up a friendship from school, rather than married a high school sweetheart? I realize the girls in this movie don’t have great personalities, but it always amuses me that Hollywood continually encourages audiences to ditch their friends in favor of a temporary romance.
Alright, I’m off my soap box. This is a light and fluffy movie that shouldn’t be taken seriously. After all, “there’s a 78% chance that it’s already raining,” right? Just pop some corn, invite your old friends, and enjoy girls’ night.
More Rachel McAdams movies here!