Prompt: What is your all-time favorite movie and why? Write an essay persuading readers to watch this film.
The Best Movie of All Time
Movies are a huge part of our lives. They’re the easiest thing to watch when we’re bored, when it’s a cold and rainy day, and they’re the most common date choice. However, there is an abundance of movie we can all enjoy, although not all movies are worth watching. My all time favorite movie is “Mean Girls”. “Mean Girls” is an entertaining movie that combines all aspects of a classic film; an entertaining and dramatic plot, excellent cast, and memorable quotes.
“Mean Girls” is centered around the typical high school clique drama. Cady Herron is the new girl in town that just moved from Africa. She has been homeschooled all her life and is then thrust into the vicious world of high school. Regina George, Gretchen Weiners, and Karen Smith make up the “It” clique, The Plastics, and they invite Cady to join their exclusive clique. Suddenly, Cady has to learn how to maneuver the feral and unpredictable world of “Girl World” and realizes how alike it is to the animal world she knew of in Africa. Things become even more complicated when Cady’s love interest turns out to be Regina’s ex-boyfriend (“Girl World” Rule Number 1 is you can never date an ex-boyfriend) and she becomes the new Queen Bee. How does Cady balance her morals with her desires of becoming popular? In short, how does everything work out? You’ll just have to watch the complete movie for that answer
No matter how good a movie’s plot may be, its cast is what truly makes the movie worth watching. “Mean Girls” stars three of today’s most successful young stresses. Lindsay Lohan plays the part of Cady Herron, Rachel McAdams is Regina George, and Amanda Seyfried is Karen Smith. These three actresses are obviously not the only talent in the movie; however their amazing performances helped launch their successful careers. The whole cast is a mix of comical young performers that give a believable and excellent performance. There have been many movies where critics have been put off by the actors because they “can’t act” and their lack of talent distracts from the actual movie. Not so with “Mean Girls”. You can feel the underlying frost from Regina’s words, the naivety of Cady, the gay manner of Dameon, and it all takes you back to your high school days when you were victimizing the lesser students-or perhaps you were the victim.
Perhaps the most infamous aspect of “Mean Girls” is the memorable quotes that continue to be in people’s minds six years after the movie first was released. The writers of this movie truly did a superb job. Who hasn’t use the word “Fetch” to compliment something or randomly shouted out, “She doesn’t even go here!”? Facebook has numerous fan pages and groups dedicated solely to the hilarious quotes made by the actors in the movie. Among the most popular quotes are “one time [Regina] punched me in the face; it was awesome”, "If you're from Africa...why are you white? Oh my God Karen, you can't just ask people why they're white” and “Do You Wanna Do Something Fun? You Wanna Go To Taco Bell?” Many of these quotes actually offer answers to a few of our own problems-“I don't hate you because you're fat - you're fat because I hate you”-and some actually teach us lessons, especially about the importance of forgiveness- “I'm sorry I laughed at you that time you got diarrhea at Barnes & Nobles. And I'm sorry for telling everyone about it. And I'm sorry for repeating it now”. Whatever it may be, “Mean Girls” quotes have infiltrated the minds of American teenagers and are used as random one-liners to get smiles out of people every day.
There are thousands of movies we can choose to watch but my go-to movie shall always be “Mean Girls”. It’s the perfect balance of drama and comedy all tied in together with a talented cast of actors. It is a movie that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and backgrounds. Who knows? Perhaps you will catch yourself mentally replying to someone with a “Mean Girls” quote. I believe that would be so fetch!
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