Mean Girls is one of those movies that is played on television all the time. I recently watched it for what seemed like the 100th time and realized that this film relates to the topics we discussed in class last week and this week.
First of all, it directly relates to political economy and Marxist views. The main “mean girls” have all the power. They are beautiful and wealthy, why wouldn’t they be powerful? They are the ruling class, and in the film we can see how they make everyone else follow them. For example, two girls want to embarrass Regina George, the most popular girl, by cutting holes into her shirt to expose her bra. This does not work because she just wears the shirt and everyone copies her. Eventually, every girl in school wears a shirt with holes.
Means Girls also relates to this week’s discussion on culture. There are many things about this movie that would have to change in order to play in different countries. Here in the U.S., it is played often because people easily understand and relate to it. One thing I noticed that might have to be changed is when Cady is first introduced to the class. The teacher says they have a new student from Africa and automatically everyone assumes it is the black girl, but she says, “I’m from Michigan.” This is very funny to us, but for some parts of Africa, they may not understand it because white people live there. There are so many other parts that would not be acceptable for other countries such as the explanation of Halloween in the “girl world” or the parties with alcohol. Overall, a lot of scenes in this movie can be applied to all different topics discussed in class.
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