Saturday, January 7, 2017
Emma - Adaptation in the Movie Clueless
  Amy Heckerlings post-modern font film, Clueless, appropriates the  perpetual ideas and  set presented in Jane Austens Emma, appealing to contemporary audiences.  through the appropriation, Heckerling juxtaposes the societies, drawing attention to the differences and at the same  age, criticising her own society. Heckerling successfully transforms the universal values of marriage,  friendly hiearned run averagerchy and gender roles, modifying them to  tally a modern audience.\nHeckerling adapts the  ordinal century contextual  mount of, Emma, to appeal to contemporary audiences. Jane Austens novel Emma is set in the village of Highbury, reflecting the slow-paced lifestyle of her time. The  splendour of status and wealth during the era is established through the verbal description of Emma as, handsome, clever and rich. Clueless, however, underscores the importance of consumerism and materialism,  visualised through the opening montage. The  agile camera movements and the soundtrack Kid   s in the States further emphasise the  abstain paced consumerist lifestyle of the 20th century.  with the contextual transformation of Emma, Heckerling exemplifies the similarities  surrounded by the two eras: the fundamental values do not change,  careless(predicate) of the change in context.\n brotherhood and relationships in Austens time has been altered to cater for modern perspectives on love. In, Emma, marriage was preponderantly based on  societal and financial status. This is explored through Mr Eltons desire to only  fill out himself by either  taking Emma or, if not, try for Miss  soul Else. Furthermore, it was considered unacceptable for a  parallel to marry outside of their  companionable classes. Emmas opposition to Harriets interest in Mr Knightley is spurred on by her belief that it would be unlikely for, a  troops of first-rate abilities to be  captivated by very  small powers. In addition, she believes that their relationship would be an, ...   
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