Clueless

Clueless is a romantic comedy that seems completely aware of how ridiculous the 90's were. There are times where it makes fun of what is popular and how people act, and also breaks some conventions. Like the novel it is influenced from, Emma, it seems to have the main character end up with the person you would really not expect normally, but they make it work. It's a fun comedy that is hard not to love.

It's always fun when a movie seems to make fun of itself. Not only that, but when it makes fun of the era it takes place in. There are those jokes that everyone seems to be in on, but not the characters we are watching. Clueless seems to pull this off fairly well and deserves to be recognized as a very clever comedy film in this aspect.

The film never seems to take itself too seriously and is fun throughout. I think the core of what it really is about it trying to simply be fun and poke fun at era it was filmed in. The 90's were ridiculous in so many ways, and they are all portrayed in this movie. From the valley girl dialect to the wardrobe, everything screams 90's. Somehow, this doesn't age the movie the way you think it would. You can still watch it over a decade later and notice the heavy amounts of social commentary.

In the end, the relationship between Cher and Josh was what mattered. It was almost unexpected, but only because of the fact that they were step-brother and sister. It was smart of them to downplay that whole aspect of the relationship, and making sure we knew that they didn't grow up together and were hardly close enough to be considered brother and sister. By the time the kiss happens between the two, we are hardly surprised that they end up together. They seem to be almost perfect for one another and are set up that way throughout the film.