Chick flicks are a popular movie genre made to appeal to a female audience. From as early as the 1940s, chick flicks have often centered around a plot of a romantic nature or girl power, and play into common female stereotypes through laughter, tears and and overall heartwarming mood. The best way to appreciate the varying kinds of chick flicks is to watch a variety of them in a movie marathon. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Gather a group of your best girlfriends together and make sure there are plenty of snacks available, from popcorn and soda to candy and cookies. The more girls you have around the more fun you'll have discussing the movies you like the best and why.
2. Start out with traditional "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy and girl end up together" movies from varying decades, such as "An Affair to Remember," (1957), "When Harry Met Sally" (1989) "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993), and/or "The Notebook." (2004). See how the storyline is retold throughout the generations while still envoking a feel-good sense of love and romance.
3. For high school romance '80s style, check out two cult classics: "Sixteen Candles" (1984) and "Pretty in Pink" (1986), both starring '80s icon Molly Ringwald. Both showcase traditional high school romance drama that can be sympathized with by everyone who was ever a high schooler in love.
4. Feel the summer lovin'. Watch the 1987 romantic drama "Dirty Dancing" that showcases the summer romance between Baby and Johnny Castle, and the sing-along classic "Grease" from 1978 that tells the story of Sandy and Danny reuniting in school after their summer fling.
5. Dip into the vast number of chick flicks Julia Roberts stars in. Watch as she wins you over with her portrayal of Vivian Ward, the hooker who finds love, in the 1990 romantic comedy "Pretty Woman." Once Julia has your attention, check out "My Best Friend's Wedding" (1997), "Notting Hill" (1999) and "America's Sweethearts" (2001). If more Julia and Richard is what you crave, check out "Runaway Bride" (1999).
6. Check out the two "girl power" book series that were made into a movie series: "Bridget Jones's Diary" by Helen Fielding and "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" by Ann Brashares. Renée Zellweger's Jones tries to find herself---as well as love in "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001) and "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" (2004). In "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (2005) and "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" (2008), we follow beloved characters Tibby, Lena, Bridget and Carmen as they deal with friendship, relationships and growing up.
7. See how chick flicks have developed through the years by watching two of the more recent, non-traditional ones: "Love Actually" (2003) and "Sex and the City: The Movie" (2008). "Love Actually's" theme, "love actually is all around" is showcased through the lives of eight couples wrestling with their love lives in London, England. Go from love to sex with "Sex and the City: The Movie," get a much sexier, raunchier look at the love lives of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda in Charlotte from the hit HBO TV show.
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