Chick flicks are films aimed at teenage girls and young women, with strong female characters who overcome adversity to achieve their goals. They often feature romantic situations, modern settings, and a message of female empowerment. Friendship is also a popular theme, and many are based on chick lit novels.
The term chick is used slang to describe a film that is primarily aimed at teenage girls and young women. The term was first used in the late 1980s and early 1990s to describe films such as Ghost, Dirty Dancing, Beaches and Pretty Woman. While earlier films such as An Affair to Remember, Funny Girl and Casablanca also have strong appeal among female audiences, their structure is significantly different from today’s films.
Chick movies are typically lively, upbeat, modern, and post-feminist, though some films have sad and dramatic elements as well. The setting may vary. Films like Never Been Kissed take viewers back to the torment of high school, while Notting Hill takes place in a bookstore.
Female characters in a chick flick are usually strong women who overcome adversity to achieve their goals. The key to a successful film is a message of female empowerment, although a snappy soundtrack and closets full of designer clothes will also help boost the ratings.
Since many of these films are also classified as romantic comedies, they often feature a female lead character in a humorous romantic situation. They could be loosely based on Cinderella and other similar fairy tales. Recent examples include The Princess Diaries, Ever After and A Cinderella Story. However, 10 Things I Hate About You and other films based on modern interpretations of Shakespeare’s classics also did quite well at the box office.
Another popular theme for chicken movies is bonding between friends. Thelma & Louise, Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, Mona Lisa Smile and The Sweetest Thing are examples of popular movies that put friendship above romance.
Many movies classified as chick lit movies are based on books in the chick lit genre. The Devil Wears Prada and The Nanny Diaries are two recent films based on very successful novels. Movie executives love this approach as it virtually guarantees a sizable audience for the theatrical version.
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