A Comparison Between Film Versions of Emma and Clueless
The features I will look for in both films for comparison is setting,
location, lighting, costumes, props, camera angles, dialogue and
weather. Emma is set in the early 20th century and Clueless in the
1990's. The director changed the era to refer to the fact that girls
nowadays are more mature than young women in the early 20th century.
The diversity between the locations in both films is very minor. In
Clueless it is set in Beverly Hills in America and in Emma is set in
England. England in the early 20th century is largely countryside with
prosperous houses, and a rigid hierarchy. Beverly Hills is quite
comparable to England as it is rich in foundations, but has a more
relaxed hierarchy. The classes are diverse, you are not born into a
class like as in Emma, it depends what your career is. Living in these
two places evokes the impression of wealth. Also Beverly Hills has a
different type of hierarchy, status but in lifestyle and reputation.
The settings did not differ to much as there is an interior and
exterior setting in both films. In Emma the interior is her house this
is lavishly furnished, with traditional antiques and classic pieces of
furnisher. The exterior setting is the estate which is the grounds
surrounding her house, this is typical English countryside. Compared
to Cher's house (the main character in Clueless) it is a contempary
house with expensive appliances, which also meant they spent a lot of
money on their image and are wealthy. The other interior setting is
the school, which is a classic American school. The exterior settings
are the mall and her garden a...
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... in the winter seasons. The snow
happened once during the journey between Emma's house and a party she
is travelling to and it rained once when Emma was looking in a shop in
the local town. In Clueless it does not rain once, it is either mildly
sunny or hot. You can tell the weather is hot because of the scenery
lighting and because in many scenes you see Cher sunbathing or
drinking a cool drink. The director has to make the slight difference
in both films because Clueless is set in America, where it is a lot
warmer.
In conclusion I think the films are alike in the aspects I have
written about above. Sometimes the two films are different for example
the camera angles, and clothing but I think this is only because the
films are set in different time periods and have to be adapted for the
era in which they set are.
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