Textual analysis- Means Girls

Textual analysis - mean girls (2004) 

There are many stereotypes characters in mean girls and they are clearly made in the films, the dinner table have different tables for social groups, this means lots of different people can relate to the film not just one group. Another way the writer of the film shows the different group are costumes and hobbies for example the geeks goes to math class after school this shows the personality of the characters without showing much of them.

The main characters are pretty and thin this is seen in other films. The popular girls seem to wear revelling clothes and likes to wear the colour pink. Pink usually symbolizes health and good feelings. It is a traditionally a feminine colour, and some feel that it connotes love. Pink is soft and fuzzy, like girls!

The main stock setting is set in a high school and this is quite popular with teen romance films this is because the audience will  be able to relate to the film as they spend quite a bit of there time in high school and they will know how the characters are feeling with it comes to relationship with peer or boyfriends. There are other setting in the in the film that the audience can relate to like house parties and shopping centre all these setting are well known for teenagers.

Tzvebtan Todorov Theory – mean girls

Equilibrium: She lived in Africa and she was homeschooled and did not have a good social life .

Disruption: Her mom gets a new job and had to move. Her mom and dad think it will be better if she goes to a normal school but she doesn’t really fit in and she hates it.

Recognition: Her mom asks if she has a good day but she walks way in mood but her mom makes her go in for her second day.

Attempt to repair disruption:  She goes in for her second day and a group of girls lets her sit with them and she starts to enjoy her time at the high school.

Reinstatement of equilibrium:  The group lets her join there group and she fits in quit well .

Disruption:  She’s starts to like one of her  friends ex boyfriends but this is not allowed in the girl and later on her friend kisses the boy in front of the main character

Recognition:  She’s tells one of the other girls

Attempt to repair disruption:  The main character has a party and the boy comes to it and there later get together.