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Clueless does a great job of showing and not telling
Just finished my rewatch of Clueless!
Getting to those last 30 minutes made me realize how we've lost the art of showing and not telling. When Cher and her dad are talking about a 'boy who doesn't like me,' he talks about how she's the only one who cares for everyone around the house. I love this because we actually see this happen throughout the movie. She makes sure her dad is eating healthy, calls his doctor, and gets the lawyers to take out. They do this well with a few other situations throughout the movie, and it's truly a lost art. Nowadays, movies will flat-out say, 'You're such a good person though!' without showing us this character is a good person, and it drives me NUTS.
I love Clueless, and my rewatch just proved it. Cher's character is so funny, and her relationship to the people around her is great. I love that she does good things for people to benefit her, but then in the end she becomes a better person, doing good for the sake of doing good. Just love this film and had to share!