"No more boring suits or pantyhose, I'm trying to be somebody I'm not."We all love a good chick-flick right? Well, Legally Blonde is definitely that type of movie and I'm not ashamed to say that I enjoyed it. Yes, it had all of the classic, cheesy cliches and tropes, but it still made me happy and even brought a sense of nostalgia too. The movie came out when I was 10 years old and through the years I had seen bits and pieces and knew about it and even saw Legally Blonde: The Musical in 2010 (the whole thing is on youtube by the way) and I loved the way they turned into a musical. I actually enjoyed it more than I did the film, or at least what I had seen of it. And so, in a recent watch, or rewatch, I found that I really enjoyed it, and I made the connections with certain things in the movie to the musical, so that was fun because now I have them in a different context.
I love how it starts out with Elle initially going to Harvard to win Warner back, but she ends up taking it seriously and she proves that she is good enough to be a lawyer, regardless of what Warner said. Everyone said it was too serious, but her knowledge of fashion, actually helped them in the case they worked on, so that just shows that it's good to have other talents/skills that can be used when others wouldn't even think about that particular thing.
Warner was a first rate jackass and I enjoyed all the times when Elle told him off and proved him wrong when he said she wasn't good enough. She proved him and everyone wrong and it was so inspiring to me and gave me so much confidence because while it is a chick-flick, it made me feel like there wasn't anything I couldn't achieve. Reese Witherspoon did a wonderful job playing Elle and rewatching it as an adult, gave me a new perspective and it was there when I needed it.
