Tuazon, Sheena M.

GENSOC AR-401

ENTERTAINMENT

(UPPER CLASS)

Marie Antoinette (2006)

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Nothing is ever too much for Marie Antoinette. She’s a queen who knows how to party in the Palace
of Versailles, pick the most provocative of dresses, and live her life as luxuriously as she can. And
she won’t stop because she knows no one can tell her a well, at least until the people of France come
to her doorstep with pitchforks.

As a princess, she didn’t have much control of her own life, but she somehow managed to always
stay true to herself. If she can stay steely and strong when facing a guillotine, you can do the same
when facing anything.
 Princess Diaries (2001)

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There wasn’t one teenager who didn’t want to be Princess Amelia “Mia” Mignonette Thermopolis
Renaldi of Genovia. As the heir to the throne, she has a grand castle, a luxurious room, the remote-
controlled closet, and everything that comes along with it (including a very loyal and lovable staff).

Mia isn’t perfect. She’s a bit of a mess sometimes, but she’s wonderful too. She’s imperfectly
precious. She’s honored, respected and valuable through all she goes through in the movies. She
keeps her chin up through all the pressure and even though she falters and doesn’t always meet
expectations, she’s still a gem to Genovia that the country is blessed to have ruling over them. Like
Mia, everybody can be her without being a royal princess.
This movie taught us all to believe in ourselves. Through all the skepticism, criticism and pressure,
she taught us that we really can do it. This taught us the power of believing in you.

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend's wedding in
Singapore. She's also surprised to learn that Nick's family is extremely wealthy and he's considered
one of the country's most eligible bachelors.

This might be pretty ironic considering the display of extravagance and wealth throughout the entire
movie, although it’s a message that is evidently present once you look past all the rich and observe
the actual lives of these ‘old-money’ families. Biggest issue actually stemmed from being wealthy,
and the message that money doesn’t buy happiness.

What Crazy Rich Asians has done is more than just profound but it’s socially important. By
improving Hollywood’s racial and cultural diversity, it’s also brought diversity to the types of values
we see play out on screen, and the types of life decisions we can learn from
 Legally Blonde (2001)
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Elle Woods has it all like a convertible car, a pool in her backyard, and a cute chihuahua that fits in
her hand. Of course, she also has her all-pink wardrobe to go with everything she can afford. And
being spoiled comes to her advantage

Elle is continually told she's not good enough. She's told that she can't marry someone he loves
because her family isn't worthy, she isn't smart enough to get into Harvard and she won't make a
successful lawyer. Instead of believing everyone's negative assumptions about her worth, she uses
their doubts as her motivation to be successful. She refuses to believe that there is anything she can't
accomplish. She teaches us not to listen to anyone saying you won't meet your goals. Instead, put on
a pink outfit, practice a little bend and snap and say "watch me."

This is probably the most important lesson I learned from Legally Blonde. Trusts your instincts, and
they will always lead you down the right path. She is unapologetically herself, despite the negative
reactions of people around her. You know what you want and what you are capable of better than
anyone else, so believe in yourself and don't let others bring you down.
 Arthur (2011)
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Arthur has spent his whole life doing nothing—except being followed around and waited on by his
nanny Lillian and his driver Bitter man. He is the sole heir of his family’s billion-dollar company and
while he doesn’t know how to earn money, he does know how to spend it on Batman and Robin
costumes, horse-ride pictorials, and a light-up solar system as night lights for his room.

Only someone with a heart of stone could fail to love a drunk like Arthur Bach, who spends his
wasted days in a poignant search for someone who will love him, will care for him, will inflame his
passions, and soothe his pain, and who, most of all, will laugh at his one-liners. Arthur is such a
servant of humanity that he even dedicates himself to thinking up new one-liners and holding them in
reserve, lest he be unprepared if someone walks into his life and needs a laugh, quick

All of these things having been said, Arthur, against all odds, does find love. He finds it in the person
of the girl who, a smart cookie who doesn't care about his money but is overwhelmed by the
dimensions of his needs. Money has never made man happy, nor will it there is nothing in its nature
to produce happiness. This means money can’t really buy love and happiness.