Persuasive Essay On Legally Blonde

The movie Legally blonde features Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) a kind hearted, blonde girly-girl who somehow manages to keep up a 4.0, while also being the president of her sorority; Elle is adored by her sorority sisters, so when she believed her boyfriend Warner (Matthew Davis) was going to propose that night her sisters jumped at the chance to help her prepare for the date. Unfortunately, the work they put in to make Elle look beautiful on her special night was for not because instead of proposing, Warner broke up with Elle, for he did not view her as an asset to his potential political career. Feeling a new sense of determination, Elle decided to follow Warner to Harvard Law School to prove that she was indeed “serious” enough for him,

For example, the THR staff at The Hollywood Reporter acknowledges that Elle’s “priorities place clothing and nail and hair design far above, say, education or world events,” which is correct during the beginning of the move, and that easily would put off some audiences. However, as the movies progresses Elle transforms into an intellectual but still stylish lawyer, which seems empowering because she had to rise through all the nay-sayers telling her she could not succeed in her quest to become a successful lawyer. In addition, this movie has no real comedic scenes during the start of the film, for according to the THR staff at The Hollywood Reporter instead of portraying Elle has humorous, the film makers utilize other characters to make fun of her, which makes the movies seem immature in the beginning when this “comedy” technique is used. For instance, during the scene when Elle arrives at Harvard she’s shown directing movers to her dorm, and she has an immense number of items, which obviously wouldn’t fit in a dorm room. Therefore, the immaturity of the comedic scenes in the beginning of the movie would make an audience wonder if this movie has substance, and it indeed does, but it is not shown till later in the movie. In conclusion, the aspects of immaturity and superficial quality’s portrayed at the