Clueless is one of my all-time favorite movies. It’s fun and bright, the music is great, the characters are lovable. It’s just great. I never get tired of watching it. While I’m not the original targeting demographic (mid-30s guy into sports and comics), the movie has always appealed beyond its targeted quadrant (younger women). Jen Chaney’s As If tells the story of how Clueless came to be and takes some educated guesses as to why the movie is so timeless and entertaining to so many of […]
All the wonderful velocity of thought
As you may be aware, the American cinematic classic Clueless is based on Jane Austen’s Emma. Being a sensible man of well-refined tastes, I enjoy Clueless very much. Therefore, I gave the source material a chance. Jane Austen’s classic story of fancy English people falling in and out of love was first published in 1815. Since it is set two centuries ago, the social structures, concerns, and mores in the novel are much different than those that we live with today. While it can take […]