Like, ohmigod, you guys. I can't believe I didn't own Clueless. Fortunately, Christy was there to get my back and bought me a copy for Christmas. This movie really is a classic, one of the few 90's movies that can claim that. It still holds up remarkably well, since all the issues it tackles are universal, and it is relentlessly quotable.
Valley teenager Cher (Alicia Silverstone) seems to live a perfect life: she's popular, rich, and blonde. She mostly uses her powers for good, like setting up two of her teachers together in order to raise her grades. When her step-brother by marriage, Josh (Paul Rudd), points out that she might be the teensiest bit shallow, she is determined to prove him wrong by selflessly molding the newest student, Tai (Brittany Murphy), into her own image. But when Tai's popularity eclipses her own, and all her matchmaking plans go awry, Cher must face some unpleasant realities.
Based on Jane Austen's Emma, this updated tale from Amy Heckerling manages to express the idealism and general cluelessness of youth without the angst and broodiness that goes along with it. Cher is always positive, even when things are down, and she tries to do the right thing, even if she doesn't quite understand the ramifications, like donating her skis to disaster relief victims. Even though she's popular, she never uses it to tear others down. She's a snob, but not a bitch. This is actually a better role model than you'd think for teenaged girls.
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