Class & Generational Wealth in Legally Blonde | Video essay

Why do we view Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) as an underdog, even though she is extremely wealthy? In this video essay, I talk about how different displays of wealth and social class are treated differently in the movie Legally Blonde, and why we like Elle Woods so much.

big thank you to Hannah and Nicky for their immense help!
Russian subtitles by Кристина Черпатюк

resources i used for this video:
Legally Blonde (2001; dir. Robert Luketic) (obviously)
Arrested Development S01E05 (or E06 depending on who you ask) (shoutout to ant)
Dolly Parton performing "Jolene":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0eeSoU35wM
Class by Paul Fussell
Amazing Legally Blonde costume analysis by modern gurlz:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TfthSci54c
Interviews with costume designer Sophia De Rakoff:
https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a8376/costume-designer-sophie-de-rakoff-on-reese-witherspoon-37637/
https://ew.com/gallery/legally-blonde-fashion/
Interview with director Robert Luketic:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200713181217/http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=5356&s=interviews

the clips in this video constitute fair use, please youtube gods have mercy on me
(Elle and Bruiser Woods are geminis!!!)

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