We could all be a little bit more like Elle - Legally Blonde REACTION
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"What, like, it's hard?" Is the fire that fuels a lot of us millennial women 😅
Honestly, I still try to understand who decided that blondes were dumb
I cross stitched my sister a piece with that phrase on it and cat-eye glasses when she graduated law school and passed the Bar!
@@a.g.demada5263it may have literally started with Jackie and Marilynn
@@QueenOfTheZombieApocalypse who's Jackie ?
@@lyricmezzosoprano5357that’s awesome 👏
Elle was actually an obvious choice for law school:
1) Grad schools don't care what your undergrad major was, at all. You can get a degree in cello and get into veterinary school. Her 4.0 was just fine.
2) Being president of a sorority chapter is actually a lot of responsibility. It requires leadership, ambition, people skills, and conflict mediation. Universities know this.
3) The test Elle had to take to get into school? The LSAT? A perfect score is 180. Elle got a 179. That's an amazing score, over 99%.
I get that half the point of the movie is how people perceive her visually as ditzy, but on paper, she's an amazing candidate for higher education.
Actually, grad schools do care what your undergrad major is because they need to know if you've taken the required prerequisites to understand the higher order graduate school courses. Otherwise, you need to take a couple undergraduate courses and graduate a bit later or might not get admitted at all. Most med schools require a certain number of math, biology, chemistry, and physics courses before applying, for example. Law school is generally more lax though and their prereqs are stuff you'll take in most general education courses anyway (such as English, writing classes, etc.).
@justinnaniong7872 I have an MSc in polymer chemistry and applied for a brand degree at prestigious University. They didn't care that my previous career had nothing to do with what I was pursuing.
@@lavinder11that may have worked for that field but what they said is true, you need certain classes for certain grad programs like I was looking into pathology and they required human anatomy, microbiology, etc so although the major doesn’t matter, the prerequisites do
@stephanielomeli6950 You can have those pre-requisites without having a degree in any of those subjects. A lot of med and law school students do that. It helps them stand out.
@stephanielomeli6950 So you're agreeing with the OP then. You can take those pre reqs as electives without majoring in them.
I love how immediately protective everyone gets over elle and how everyone despises warner the moment he enters the house with his stupid sunglasses. I agree, he is indeed a bad salad.
What I love about Elle is that she never changes from her stereotypical feminine barbie look but is still smart and will kick ass.
"You're a bad salad." This should be a common insult.
“America, your college system is fuckin weird.” As an American, I agree 😂
Something I never appreciated before this watch is that the judge 100% understood the connection that Elle was trying to make. You think a black lady got her hair smooth swoop like that and not know what a perm is???
I'm so glad you caught onto Elle's intelligence immediately! Many people are surprised when she turns out to be one of the top students of her class. But in reality we see Elle being smart throughout the film. At the beginning a lot of her knowledge is just focused on areas many people have been told by a sexist society to consider 'stupid' or 'useless' - fashion and beauty. You are so right about her fashion major being a huge potential assett to her studies/career as a lawyer
Also, I just love how kind she is. People look at women like her (conventionally attractive, sorority, dresses hyper feminine) and think they must be shallow or mean or 'bitchy', but Elle is just a good person all around. This movie was genuinely needed commentary at its time
“You’re a Bad Salad”- took me out 😂
6:42 - Every scene this man is in he has a Martini, that’s the life.
“How’d you think I’d look as a blonde?”
Like your brother 😂
Who's his brother ?
@@a.g.demada5263 Owen Wilson :)
@@a.g.demada5263
Owen Wilson.
@@StoryMing sounds familiar but I don't remember in what movie I saw him
@@a.g.demada5263
I’m not sure if I know him from any movie either; but you can Google his filmography on IMDB or Wikipedia.
Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson are brothers, and Owen is basically a blond version of Luke (in looks at least, not sure about personality)
32:22 "you're allowed to self represent, aren't you?"
Yes, Brooke could represent herself, but Elle, Emmet, and David can't help her without sufficient legal education. In this case, it was Emmet using his credentials to supervise a student, but usually you need a law degree to represent another person.
Evil McGonagall left the beauty shop without paying.
😉😆😂🤣😂🤣
So evil
@@jarrodserwa7305but ferocious
It just occurred to me that this movie’s messages are strikingly similar to How to Train Your Dragon:
1) You can have a goal for seemingly the “wrong” reasons yet still find a better goal along that path that better aligns with who you want to be - in other words, you can course correct and adapt as you go.
2) Changing yourself for the approval of others - even those you love - doesn’t always have a happy ending. Either they grow to love who you are, or you dump them and find people who will.
3) Life isn’t usually so black and white. You don’t have to choose between being feminine OR being serious, between being clever OR strong, or between being unique OR traditional - you can break the molds that short-sighted people get stuck in and be both at the same time.
The greatest positive shifts in both Elle’s and Hiccup’s lives came about through self-actualization - overcoming adversity by becoming the best possible versions of themselves (with some fantastic relational support backing them up and reminding them they can do it)
Cathedrals everywhere, man.
As you said, the message of this movie is "don't judge a book by its cover" but it is also super stereotypical with every charcater but Elle, it's so well done.
This movie is iconic, and Elle Woods is a gem
In France, the title is " The revenge of a blonde "
that perm take down at the end, I used to just run around and quote it. I even morphed it into a monologue and would use it for my auditions as a "theatre kid". this movie is amazing, dated in places as a lot of older movies are, but so utterly charming it makes up for it. loved how much you enjoyed it too, it really is so fun
Honestly, clueless has to be on your list!! Cher is very much effortlessly likeable, similar to Elle in LB. Fantastic movie and really gives you the warm fuzzies after watching, thanks for the reaction!
Yes, this!
i have the flu and i’m missing my only sister’s bachelorette party…so i didn’t think anything was going to make me smile this weekend. BUT you hating Warner to this degree gave me LIFE 🤣🤣🤣
God damn Warner lol
26:04 -- Actually, yes, really. Go back again and check Vivian's reaction to Warner's piece of "advice" (at 24:40)
No, to this point Vivian has NOT endeared herself to us; and now, just like _she_ has made a bunch of quick surface-level assumptions about Elle… we are being invited to consider the possibility that- just maybe- there could be more to her, too, than just the “Mean Girl” we have seen.
Yeah, I feel like Vivian is portrayed only as a mean girl on purpose, but there are moments that show she’s not that bad. I mean, how would anybody feel when the ex is basically stalking their fiance, including coming all the way across the country to go to the same school.
I’m glad they didn’t make her into a stereotypical unrepentant mean girl but had her and Elle become close friends instead.
and thats why i love vivienne in the musical
Love how quickly you picked up on how smart Elle is, made for a good reaction.
Here's a recommendation for another 2000s film about a girl new to a school where people underestimate her: (bit tenuous but I still want to recommend it) St Trinian's (2007).
It was a sort of edgy reboot of a pre-existing series of films from the 1950s/60s which were based off a cartoon strip. It's all about a girls school unlike any other.
It's rather British, ridiculous, funny and with a good edge to it.
Good shout! Would love to see a st trinians reaction
I love this movie. I had been out of law school long enough that I could look back on it with nostalgia. I was given good advice regarding my application and essay, which was, what they care most about is whether you can graduate and pass the Bar exam. Preserving their reputation and ranking is their primary consideration. So get your references to focus on that. In my essay I was supposed o tell them what one word best describes me and I said "Resilient."
The classroom scenes with the seating charts and socratic method are quite realistic. I had a Contracts professor who would call on you three days in a row if you had not read the assignment and weren't prepared. One day he actually packed up and left the room because every person he called on was not prepared.
Of course the internship and the courtroom scenes are absurd, but still great fun. I think every scene with Jennifer Coolidge was my favorite.
When she says, “I’m never gonna be good enough for you, am I?” And then she turns around and says, “I’ll show you have valuable Elle Woods can be..”
That’s the definition of “Burning Determination” and it is dangerous if it’s direct towards you because this person has just made every goal in life to be better than you at everything and she did, because she stole his girl too.
Lolll "you're a bad salad" best insult ever
This role could have gone to any cute starlet, but Reese Witherspoon is a top tier actress who has enormous emotional range and it does not hurt that she ridiculously good looking. Her career has been amazing and she remains in 100% control of much of it so she only has to do projects that she really wants to do and with her production company and relationships with authors and creators, she is very very wealthy. She's in that Cher, Glenn Close, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts category where she doesnt have to audition for roles anymore.
hollywood is not like the old days where actors are forced to do films they dont want to ! so her having 100% control isnt that rare, most do tbh lol
Yay, I’m glad you liked it! Seeing how much you hated Warner was so satisfying 😂 I grew up with this movie and it’s such a comfort watch for me. The sequel is okay, not great but not terrible. I think it’s hard to replicate the magic with this first one. But I’d still watch if you reacted to it obviously. 😊
I haven't seen the musical, but I've heard that the "Enrique is gay" thing isn't just based on him knowing shoes, it's more substantial. Elle bends and snaps and the witness doesn't seem interested, and she's the epitome if societal beauty standards, so she concludes he must be gay. Not exactly airtight, but a little better than the shoe thing.
It's one of my fave musicals and surprisingly adds more to the story in a good way. .there's a pro shot on you tube its worth a watch..one of my comfort musicals to watch on here 😊
Yes, you're right! Having seen the musical multiple times, I can confirm. The Bend and Snap in the musical is said to be 99.99% effective on "straight men" (and lesbians, if Enid Hoops' reaction is any indication. Basically, anyone who has any attraction to women). The guy has zero reaction to Elle doing it in front of him, more than once. The rest of the legal team points out they can't plan their strategy around outing him on the stand in case they are wrong, and have a whole song about how you can't tell someone is gay just by the way they're dressed or groomed because different countries have different standards of what's masculine and feminine. (They also changed Enrique's nationality to Greek instead of Latino and changed his name to Nikos so they could do a joke about Europeans without hurting minorities, so there's that?)
"You're a bad salad!" Got me, lmfao
I love Elle. People underestimate her, judge her, make fun of her, and project on her. They’ve met blonde girls who are bitches and judgy and call them names and look down on them. But that’s not Elle and they assumed she was that. Elle is very kind. Notice when Jennifer Coolidge’s character asks about Vivian - she says she’s not unfortunate looking or whatever, a lot of girls would be like she’s ugly, I’m better bla bla bla - but even her insult wasn’t that unkind. Elle is only unkind to those who are unkind to her.
And she is smart she just focuses her efforts on different things. Leading a sorority takes a lot of work - planning, responsibility, working within a budget, etc. it’s not my thing, but it’s not ditzy. And she’s super into fashion and knows everything about it. It’s her special interest.
This film has a fantastic musical adaptation floating around CZcams, for anyone interested.
I mean, if Elle threw her shoes at Warner and walked home from there, her feet would hurt and her shoes would be ruined. That wouldn’t be very “smart,” would it? XD
I love this film as feel-good nostalgia and I love your reactions so this has really improved my mood.
Also: Yes, I agree with your title lol. This movie is er filled with stereotypes. But it’s also a very funny fantasy about the hilariously feminine Elle, who doesn’t apologize for who she is or feel threatened (at least not *most* of the time). She rarely lets others’ obvious judgment bother her, and she doesn’t judge people for who they are-unless they come for her first.
Many people, especially women, feel guilty for taking up too much space and not thinking of others before themselves. Elle does have a few insecurities, but she also doesn’t bother much with that guilt. She does what she can for who she can when she can and otherwise just tries to enjoy life.
I went to see this in the theater, and halfway through the a woman 5 rows in front of me yelled at her boyfriend, slapped him, and stormed off 😅
Iconic
32:12 I love that she kept her pink "feminine" style. We don't need to act as a man to show our strength
This is one of the best reactions to this movie that I’ve seen. Great job, loved it!
Lol, she does kinds remind me of McGonagall even if it's a different actress, has that same stern look!
Holland Taylor is always good.
exactly. they're both stern yet clearly aren't the type of teachers who are mean just to be mean. rather, just want you to be the best version of yourselves
I remember thinking it was her when I first saw this as a kid lol
I love the second movie. It's not as good as the first, but it's still worth a watch imo. It's more of Elle working capital hill insead of a murder trial.
I love Legally Blonde. I also love the sequel, it's not like a 5 star movie or anything, but if you're looking for a fun time, I love it since it's got the same vibes as the first one.
I'd love to see you reacting to the Legally Blonde musical as well, if it sounds interesting to you. It's available for free on CZcams and it's really good
Also… there’s a funny conspiracy theory that Donald Trump’s speech writers plagiarized Elle’s graduation speech. I heard it on The Graham Norton show and it is hilarious.
😂🤣😂🤣😂
I'm patiently waiting on the new Netflix series 'Young hot umbridge '
Turns out it was Australia. yikes.
I love her, she's the typical diztzy blonde self asorbed char we hate, but she's not ditzy she's just self asorbed and hyper focused, when she puts that focus and intelligence to something bigger, she's just as smart
I always thought Elle was smart but just kind of naive, which is not surprising since she probably grew up being very catered to and sheltered.
I still have a vivid memory of renting this when it first came out. I would've been around 9 and I'm pretty sure Bruiser was the main reason I wanted to watch it lol. So adorable. 💖
A reaction to Clueless would be awesome. It was always my favorite of the 90s/00s rom-coms.
The way you said "Coolidge" and started laughing quietly had me dying 😂
Linda Cardellini as perm girl (Chutney).
I love watching people fall in love with this movie
One of my favorite movies!! Go glad u enjoyed it
To answer the question about people representing others - you cannot represent another person in court unless you're a licensed attorney or a law student qualified under a state rule and under the direct supervision of a licensed attorney (so Elle can practice under Emmett's supervision)
Any chance we could get like "Sweet Home Alabama"!!?!?! Love your enthusiasm. You're one of my fave reactors.
Now you need to do the musical version!! The pro shot is on CZcams for free.
Seconding this! Plus with the changes and addition, it's still fresh enough despite having seen the movie, and it's just an incredible adaptation. Never thought anyone would be able to stand up to Reese Witherspoon as Elle till Laura Bundy
I enjoyed your reaction. You really had a great time watching Elle's will power to be the best she can be.
“A young Umbridge” 🤣
You’re a bad salad 😂 LOVELY
Btw the Vivian hate is a tad too much (although understandable)… from her perspective her high school sweet heart who she reunited with over the summer proposed to her, and his ex girlfriend who had in between (or maybe even during, we don’t really know) just showed up in the same classes hitting on her man, who is engaged! I would be mad too 🤷♀️ but when they get to know each other, and Vivian sees more of Walter’s character she changes her mind, and that’s a GREAT character arc imo
This movie is all “don’t judge a book by its cover” and female empowerment! Feminism 101. You can be girly and smart, you don’t have to antagonise other women to be successful, or put down their dreams… even her friends who are protraid as actually dumb, they help her achieve her goal (even though they don’t understand it), they come to see her trial etc… it’s all positivity and support and I love it
Legally Blonde is a fantastic movie. Legally Blonde 2 is worse than a shadow of this movie.
Most people agree the second one isn't as good, but it's very dog heavy, so I still like it.
Love your reaction to this movie and pretty cool personality! Just subscribed!
I’ve seen this movie so many times I can quote the entire thing. But I gotta say your reaction was such a beautiful perspective! It really made me appreciate it on such a deeper level. Stellar reaction! So glad you enjoyed the movie! 🍿🙏🏼👍🏼
I'm really happy to hear you enjoyed it so much. That's a beautiful comment to see
Gotta watch Bridget Jone’s Diary if you haven’t.
Oh yes! He'll love that! Please do
Ok, what did I miss, where does the "Evil McGonagall" reference or idea come from? lol.
Love this movie!
The older female lawyer looks like mcgonagal... just a bit more, you know.. evil
You should definitely react to the musical version!
Yes watch the second one!!!! It’s worth a watch definitely ❤❤❤❤
Most Hollywood starlets blend together to me. But yeah she's particularly beautiful.
About the "dumb blondes" myth: It's an idea born of pure sexism. The notion was that the prettier you are, the dumber you are; that only ugly girls are smart. There was even a very common saying: "Guys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses." And for a long time, it has been prevailing sentiment that the prettiest women are blondes.
Great reaction 😂
179 is a near perfect score for the LSATs. I hear it’s a pretty difficult test and people typically take it more than once.
What is the score maximum for that ? I'm french so I'm absolutely not familiar with that
@@a.g.demada5263 I believe 180
@@ravenm6443 oh wow, so it means she's really smart if the score minimum for having this exam is 175 😯
The musical changes her score to a 175, which I feel like is a little more realistic for someone who only decided to go to law school relatively recently, but still shows how smart she is that she got that on the first try.
@@kateorgera5907 honestly it 179 still wouldn’t be that far fetched. She likely had to take at least business law and other types of theory classes for her fashion merchandising degree.
I don’t know much about the LSATs but from what I’ve heard lawyers say, when you study law, you’re not studying the actual laws itself but rather law theory and interpretation of law. Elle is very smart and did dedicate a lot of time to studying, so 179 isn’t out of the realm of possibility especially if she’s studies similar things but in a different context. Plus shes pretty laser focused on small detail, which I imagine any fashion major would be. I read in another comment in another video that she was using a legit study method, which, if it works for you, would increase your odds. If anything I probably would have changed it to a 177 it doesn’t have the same rings as 175 or 179, but it’s a solid score. It’s mid ground and still proves her intelligence rather than just having her barely pass, which is still a feat but the point of the film is that she’s actually very hard working and intelligent contrary to people’s perception of her.
Loved your reaction as always. You should watch society of the snow. It's a great movie and I would love to hear what you have to say about that one
32:20 You can self represent in a criminal proceding ony if the judge approves a petition for such. But in this case, Elle is not the defendant. She's not representing herself.
21:53 kinda wish this came back in the movie where the high kick was needed.
Glad you checked this one out! It was very ahead of its time and a very motivational movie!
Would not recommend the sequel tho, they stupefied Elle for the plot to happen, unfortunately.
3:59 Lol, I literally just finished watching @AwesomeUSMovies’s reaction to Kindergarten Cop! 👧🧒🚨🚔👮♂️
Great reaction to this movie.the sequel was a great movie as well
you asked if they’re allowed to have brown hair in that sorority and as someone who’s in college and constantly sees other college students joke about it, no you’re not allowed to, that’s what they use for their diversity admissions 😭
You do want to watch Step Up 2: The Streets, btw.
I should have, I watched Clueless this weekend.... mistakes were made
Don't love the sequel to this one, it's a miss for me. Step Up 2 In The Streets is pretty fun and actually a decent sequel funnily enough.
You are allowed to self represent, but you are not allowed to represent anyone else unless you are a licensed lawyer in that state.
Yeah i guess that makes perfect sense. If anyone could represent anyone, there would be fake lawyers charging unsuspecting people every day of the week
Check out the musical! It’s epic
The how high reference made my absolute day ✨
Yes sir, Dean Cain Sir
The sequel movies are NOT good, do not check it out! Haha definitely check out the Broadway musical though! It's SO GOOD.
1:55 Luna was ok but I kinda prefer Scary Sherri.
I'm just starting to watch this but man, I already love how you immediately hate the smug bastard boyfriend 😂 Love to see guys watching "girl's movies" and react exactly like we do 🍿🤭 You're right, she can do so much better than him!
Agador!
Honestly, i prefer the musical over the 2nd movie
I saw the sequel in theaters with a bunch of girls when I was a teen. I don’t remember much about it except that I thought it was dumb and didn’t like it. Even though it has the great Sally Field one of my fave actresses. But I was a moody teen who was into alternative rock music and wore a lot of black so this was so not my scene and I was judgy. I didn’t even appreciate the first movie til I was older.
FEROCIOUS. But EVIL. 😂
Don't forget ferocious
evil teacher kind of reminds me of gordon ramsey a it harsh and an ass ,but for a good reason, if you can't handle a little criticism from a teacher, how do you expect to handle court. Same with ramsey if you can't handle a cooking competition and a little yelling how can you run a resteraunt?
I understand what you're saying about crazy ex, skalking behaviour. But warner broke up with elle cause he deemed her not good enough. She's just trying to prove herself worthy of that dipshits love.
Vivian is actually my favroite character. She was quite classy considering Elle was scheming to "steal" her fiancé.
“Steal _back”_
@StoryMing He wasn't her man tk begin with. He was with Vivian first, hooked up with Elle, then broke up with her to get back with his ex.
Even so, no matter who had whom first (yuck) plotting to get an ex back when they're with someone else is gross and desperate.
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Bottom line, he wasn’t worth it.
Just took her awhile to realize that.
@@StoryMing Lol.
Not that classy she judges Elle and projects based on previous experiences with dumb mean blonde girls. It’s warners fault in this for playing with Elle’s feelings.
And Vivian immediately thinks Elle hooks up with their teacher when she didn’t and wouldn’t do that to get ahead and was actually harassed and about to be assaulted.
I liked legally blondes I thought the actual legally blonde sequel was just okay. Neither are as good as the og though.
If you believe this is how our universities really work, from a movie, then you are just being silly 😜
reminder to the non-americans. just because something or someone is a certain way in an american movie, doesn’t mean that it’s accurate to real life. a lot of the of the time these things are exaggerated or completely fictional
Ok honey: the word Semester... The prefix sem refers to something that's halved. Consider other words like trimester. Same rules. Nothing whatsoever to do with semen. If it were the word would be 'seminester' which is nonsensical.
you are judging America based on colors worn in this movie? Jesus dude. Black and blue are colors in my circle. Irish whiskey, outlaw country and a "Fck You" to whoever needs one. lol
The sequel is... not good. Watch at your own risk. I say that as someone who LOVES this movie. Watch Clueless instead.
I watched Clueless this week... thankyou for the recommendation but that movie bothered me so much lol. Every character, every storyline was cringey and felt really seedy lol.
I was shocked that i didn't like it because all of these movies that have huge cult followings live up to their reputation, but I could not get on board with Clueless.
Just thought I'd let you know now so you can prepare yourself lol.
Where i comefrom Tennessee soroitys are ilegal cause any house that has 8 or more not related woman can't live together it's considered a house of illripute
Sequel is awful, in my opinion. They changed Elle into an actual idiot. :(
The sequel is not worth checking out, it's a sequel the same way Mean Girls 2 is a sequel. However, the musical (the proshot is on CZcams for free is worth checking out actually. There's quite a few changes so it will still feel fresh, characters are more fleshed out, the music is fun, the actress for Elle is incredible (the entire cast is actually),, and some parts of it is genuinely better than the movie, worth considering!
Young hot Umbridge 😂
Bite your tongue!
Elle is way too good a character to deserve the insult of such a comparison.
I love to listen to your videos while I’m working!!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻
Also, this is such an iconic movie! 💗 22:56 bend and snap is one of my fav scenes
David Kidney(Osgood "Oz" Perkins) is actually the son of Anthony Perkins(Psycho) and is an actor/writer/director. He has an upcoming film called Longlegs in 2024. Reese is actually smart and attended Stanford before her career in acting took off. The book took place at Stanford Law but they would not allow filming so it went to Harvard instead. Reese was second choice and Christina Applegate from Married...With Children was offered the role but she did not want to play another dumb blonde. The graduation part was added on in the end and there were different ending to this film that is why Luke Wilson has a tan and looks out of place in the final scene. Real Judge and reality tv star Judge Judy was supposed to be the trial judge in the film but she passed on the role which she later said she regretted. An in joke, how would I look as a blonde(He has a blonde brother Owen). Both law professors(actors) are really gay actors. Selma Blair even though she has MS is open to do Legally Blonde 3. Similar strong female films: What's Up Doc?, Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russell, Private Benjamin with Goldie Hawn, and The Trouble with Angels with Haley Mills. Favorite Moment: Warner: You got into Harvard Law? Elle: What like it's hard?