Torn between family expectations and her love of the sport, the film tackles racism, misogyny, and family dysfunction while still keeping the mood light-hearted and fun with bright colours, dynamic football montages and a bombastic noughties soundtrack. On the other end of the spectrum, we have Gurinder Chadha’s beloved Bend It Like Beckham, which leans less into the aspirational and more into the relatable as it follows the life of British Indian football star wannabe Jesminder. And of course, you can’t leave its literary origins unacknowledged as an adaptation of Emma – but whether you’re an avid Austen reader or just a 20 th century fashion fan, Clueless is a true teenage dream. But like Cher herself, there are reasons beyond fashion to love Clueless the script quick and quotable, and even more broadly drawn characters like stoner Travis and cool kid Murray are easy to love. Her never-ending closet is the stuff of dreams, and even now young people like Grace from our own Youth Council love the movie for its ‘iconic 1990s high school aesthetic’, featuring plaid co-ords, skateboards and flip phones. And coming up this Friday, we have a weekend of two of the most iconic female-led and female-directed coming of age stories of all time: Clueless and Bend It Like Beckham.Įven if you think of yourself as standing against excessive materialism and shallowness, it’s hard not to be dazzled as a teenager by the life of LA icon Cher Horowitz, the grand dame of Amy Heckerling’s Clueless. Whether you were there to watch Rebel Without a Cause at your local theatre or more recently caught Licorice Pizza on the big screen, we all have memories of watching a movie as a teenager that truly resonated with us. But for me and many others, films are the best medium for the job, and watching characters onscreen as they grow, change, and learn to navigate the world around them is one of the most satisfying experiences you can have in a cinema. Coming of age stories come in all varieties, from thoughtful literary classics like The Catcher in the Rye to modern Broadway hits like Spring Awakening.
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