Top Ten Chick Flicks

Not all girls love chick flicks, although there are several movies every girl should see at least once. They’re not all romantic comedies either; you know the ones where the plot line is the same in every movie. Romantic movies however are how girls become girly girls. We see these two people fall in love on the screen and we wish for that. We want a guy to come along and sweep us off our feet. Guys say they hate romantic kind of movies, but what they don’t know is that you can learn a lot about a girl just by watching chick flicks. Here are the top ten chick flicks every girl should watch.

            Mean Girls. This movie came out in 2004 and it’s about a new female student and her struggle with popularity in high school. Many people may think this movie is stupid or sets a bad example for girls, but the actual moral of the story is that yes girls can be nasty, but at the end of the day popularity doesn’t matter.

Titanic. This movie was made in 1997 and it tells the tale of two people who fall in love while aboard the Titanic. This is a classic romance movie. There’s love, passion, disasters, sacrifice. Everything a girl will eventually face in life. It’s good for girls to believe that you can still love someone even if they have passed and you’ve moved on with your life.

Legally Blonde. This movie was made in 2001 and it’s about a girl, whom society perceives to be dumb by the color of her hair, and her journey from dumb blonde to studious lawyer. Girls should not be discriminated against just because of the color of their hair. This movie also teaches girls that society doesn’t define who you are. You do.

13 Going on Thirty. This movie was made in 2004 and it’s about a girl who wishes to be thirty on her thirteenth birthday; which she soon comes to realize that being thirty isn’t as glamorous as she thought it would be. Girls now a days just want to grow up and don’t realize that the real world isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Miss Congeniality was released in 2000 and it’s about a cop who has to go undercover as a girl in the Miss United States Beauty Pageant. This movie illustrates the fact that even though you look pretty on the outside, it’s what is on the inside that truly matters.

Sisterhood of the traveling pants. It came out in 2005 and it tells the story of a magical pair of pants and its adventures with four best friends. This movie portrays sisterhood and friendship. It shows the deep bonds between girls and what they can overcome when they stick together.

Love Actually. This movie was released in 2003 and it’s about the love lives of ten different individuals and how all of their lives intertwine. A very large amount of girls in this world believe that true love doesn't exist. Well this movie proves that wrong. Yes it may just be a movie, however it gives young girls a chance to believe in true love.

Dirty Dancing. Released in 1987 and considered another love story classic because of the passion and love between the two main characters. It’s about a young and naïve girl who gets exposed to dirty dancing while on vacation with her family. Girls don’t need to grow up in a hurry, however they can’t stay little forever. Dirty Dancing is a great example of how girls can mature and grow into strong and successful women.

What a Girl Wants. This movie was made in 2003 and tells the story of a teenage girl looking for her father and trying to be a part of his life. In the movie, the father’s life style doesn’t match his daughters and he asks her to change. In the end she tells him she can’t be a part of his life until he accepts her for her. Young girls need to know that it’s not ok to change for anyone; not even your dad.

            She’s the Man. This movie was released in 2006 and is about a girl who pretends to be a guy to prove that girls are just as good as guys when it comes to sports. Girls need to learn to stand up for themselves and to not let people, especially guys, push them around just because of their sex. Girls are just as good as guys and this movie surely proves that.

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