tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592410330087865901.post7349925472439739760..comments2023-05-14T01:57:23.099-07:00Comments on Think Weird Thoughts: Legally Blonde: Bright Pink FeminismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592410330087865901.post-26513856957821782292013-01-28T15:06:34.580-08:002013-01-28T15:06:34.580-08:00Thank you for your post. I have recently begun wo...Thank you for your post. I have recently begun working on a production of the show and watched the Musical and am in the process of re watching the film. <br /><br />I was struck by the changes made to the musical. Some seemed warranted for the translation, but severely damaging. Like the removal of Stromwell. Vivian's approval of Elle feels less weighty than Stromwell's. In large part because Stromwell is a role model because she is a strong woman in a man's world and Vivian is only a role model because she is in the role of Warner's fiance. <br /><br />The development of the love interest with Emmett is not surprising, given the musical format, but I felt that it robbed Elle of the self motivation to buckle down and study. Instead she is having the opportunity she has been given explained to her by a man. One who is more open and accepting, but still. Which I think it kind of problematic. Like you, I think I would have rather seen time given to developing her relationship with Vivian.<br /><br />Little changes were also perplexing. Like the change from the 179 score to the 175 score. And the bathroom stunt. I suppose it is more "theatrical" but as a technician it feels like a lot of extra work for just a wig gag. And I found the display less impressive than Elle convincing and captivating based on the strength of her case. Paulette's Irish thing was also weird. Technically a lot of that plot seems to exist to cover scene changes. <br /><br />As to the getting into Harvard on not enough merits. This I almost like. It is made clear in both the film and the musical that Elle is approved by the board more for her appearance than her merits. ("Gentlemen, this isn't match.com it's Harvard Law) Women are often given more opportunities if they are conventionally attractive, Elle's challenge is not to overcome the discrimination that Blondes, attractive women, or women in general face, but to overcome the limited expectations put upon any of these groups. And to succeed not based on the rules as written (as Vivian would have if not for her encounter with Elle) but to succeed on her own terms and writing her own rules. She gets this opportunity because of prejudices and makes use of the opportunity far beyond expectations.<br /><br />I'd love to chat more about it. Who doesn't love a good feminist debate?<br />Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683084036906504351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592410330087865901.post-71058970445880152082012-07-14T10:17:36.265-07:002012-07-14T10:17:36.265-07:00I found this post on Legal Blonde, a favorite film...I found this post on Legal Blonde, a favorite film of youth, to be both socially informative and morally insightful. The author of this post is clearly an assiduous student and a pupil at BU so I guess her insight on Enid has valid merit(Boston marriage). The only thing I question was I believe Elle was not valedictorian, but instead class elected speaker. As far as everything else goes brilliant work.<br />Politcal science and history double major(and American film enthusiast)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com