Emma/Clueless Comparison

Clueless. Does it embrace unhealthy philosophies? Plugged in Film Reviews, is of the opinion that “…the creative forces behind Clueless chose to exploit the immorality of a generation.” However, upon critical analysis of Heckerling’s contemporary film, one appreciates that Clueless does not in fact embrace unhealthy philosophies at all. On the contrary, it exposes and criticises them. By adopting a satirical tone on modern day society, Heckerling successfully transforms to film Jane Austen’s 19th century ‘classic of good taste, ‘Emma’. Both the film Clueless and the novel Emma focus on the potential of each character to become a better person. Through various situations and the relationships between the characters, the composer presents an image of teenagers ‘behaving badly’, who eventually learn from their mistakes and who are, consequently, able to adopt quite solid social values. Clueless is a film not to be missed.

The reviewers initial character attack focu...