{"id":342,"date":"2025-03-21T12:42:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/circa\/?p=342"},"modified":"2025-03-26T13:06:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:06:49","slug":"lessons-in-movie-night-nostalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/circa\/lessons-in-movie-night-nostalgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons in Movie Night Nostalgia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You can learn a lot from a classic film, here\u2019s how you can school yourself by watching some Hollywood hits from the past two decades<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Mean Girls 2004 & Mean Girls (2011)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Newly transferred from Africa to an American high school, Cady is completely unaware of the rules of high school socialisation in the United States. Cady is quickly drawn into the school’s group of \u2018Mean Girls\u2019, nicknamed the \u2018Plastics\u2019, led by Regina. She quickly learns she needs to conform to their fashion standards and society soon discovers the group is full of competition and betrayal.\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Life Lessons:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Calling someone else fat won\u2019t make you any skinnier. Calling someone stupid doesn\u2019t make you any smarter\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You don\u2019t have to wear a crown to be a queen\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You know, you could be a really great person if you just stopped trying to be so\u2026 mean\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Legally Blonde (2001)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Elle, a fashion major, breaks up with her boyfriend because he doesn’t think she’s smart enough, to Harvard Law School. Despite doubts and disdain for her abilities, Elle’s intelligence, perseverance, and fashion-forward personality ultimately set her apart in law school but her style of dress is not just about attracting attention, it is part of her confidence and love for life. She expresses her personality through also reflects her unwillingness to succumb to stereotypes of her appearance and abilities.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Life Lesson:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018If you\u2019re going to let one stupid prick ruin your life, you\u2019re not the girl l though you were.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You must always have faith in people. And, most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Rebecca, an avid shopper, has a job as a magazine editor in New York, but her heavy shopping habit has landed her in massive debt. In an attempt to escape her financial woes, Rebecca starts blogging, tries to find a side hustle to pay off her debts, and starts dating a successful investment banker. Her transformation from shopaholic to mature and rational allows her to gradually begin to spend wisely, discover her true happiness and regain control of her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life Lesson:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I\u2019m not just a shopaholic, l\u2019m a shopaholic who is trying to make the world a better place.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Maybe we don\u2019t have to fix everything. Maybe we just need to learn how to live with it.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Being a grown-up means taking responsibility, and that\u2019s not always easy.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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27 Dresses (2008)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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When you\u2019ve been a bridesmaid as many times as Jane (27 to be precise) you might never want to attend any wedding. But Jane, who seems to be externally single, keeps every single one as a specific romantic memory of her life and ultimately finds her way towards true love. Those dresses held the emotions and fond memories of her commitment, so she couldn’t afford to throw them away, it represented her fantasies and expectations of an ideal marriage. In the end, she decides to move on from her past, stops sacrificing herself for others, and finds her true happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life Lesson\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes you have to give up the things you want for the things you need.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You can\u2019t just wait for the perfect moment. Sometimes you just have to jump.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I\u2019ve been the bridesmaid for 27 times, and never once thought that l should be the bride.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Devils wear Prada 2006<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Have you ever imagined working in the fashion industry? How would you continue to get your work done under high pressure if the boss you dealt with on a daily basis was that fashion magazine diva who would break you down even to buy a coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andy, who has just graduated with dreams of becoming a journalist, joins the editorial staff of Runway, the top magazine in the global fashion industry. However, she soon discovers that she is not doing the job she wants to do, but has become the personal assistant to her boss, Miranda. Miranda is not only the queen of the fashion industry, but also a know-it-all, demanding femme fatale who presents Andy with nearly impossible tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life Lesson:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You want to be successful, you have to be willing to sacrifice.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You\u2019re at a crossroads in your life. You\u2019re either going to keep doing what you\u2019re doing or you\u2019re going to make a decision and change.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018When you\u2019re in this world, you need to be willing to put your whole self in. That\u2019s how you make it.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Other Movies Worth Watching:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s 1961<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • Clueless 1995<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Princess diaries 2001<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Devils wears Prada 2006<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          • Becoming Jane 2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            • Wild Child 2008<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              • Coco before Chanel 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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