Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by
Mark Waters, written by Tina Fey, and starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel
McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried (in her film acting debut),
Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler and Fey. The supporting cast
includes Lizzy Caplan, Jonathan Bennett, Daniel Franzese and Neil
Flynn.
Mean Girls depicts a relatively accurate image of what high
school is like. The movie depicts numerous flaws in the education
system, from improper health education (“Don't have sex, because you
will get pregnant…and die”) to absurd rules and oblivious adults. The
plot centers around one thing — insecurity. Cady's
insecurities push her to befriend the popular girls, sacrifice straight
As for a boy and hurt the people close to her. Gretchen's insecurities
cause her to betray her friendship and reveal Regina's secrets. Regina's
insecurities make her believe that she needs a boyfriend, a clique and a
smaller dress size to feel valid. Every student, regardless of
popularity, feels this way. An entire fight scene, entitled “the girls
have gone wild,” illustrates that point. Of course, the average high
schooler won't always go to extreme lengths the way cinema depicts, but
sometimes they do.
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