Aspects of Identity in Legally Blonde

 I've noticed, watching the Legally Blonde movie for the 100th time, that many aspects such as "class" and "gender" are clearly indicated throughout the movie. 

    Legally Blonde is a movie based on a prestigious girl that many people may stereotype as "rich" and "dumb." Elle Woods, the girl, is broken up with by her prestigious boyfriend, who is attending Harvard Law School. Elle works hard to get into the same school to prove to Warner, her ex-boyfriend, that she is "serious," despite what he believes. 

    This clip from one of the movie's scenes shows Elle's introduction to students at Harvard when she first arrives after getting accepted. The first character she meets immediately recognizes her femininity and misjudges her from her pink-colored clothes and preppy personality. He uses a sarcastic tone when speaking to her to make it seem as if he's "dumbing it down" to her level.

    This shows misjudgment of gender roles, as Elle is immediately mistreated based off her appearance and how she represents herself, as she comes off as a 'dumb blonde.' Although she worked just as hard to get into the school as everyone else, she is being singled out for how she dresses and where she comes from. 

    Later in the clip, Elle goes on to meet more people and finds herself in a circle with other students introducing herself. Following the other students' introductions, they talk about their accomplishments and everything they've done academically. As soon as Elle starts to speak, everyone judges her. You can see this, as there are close-up shots of each character's face reacting to what she's saying as she's talking. Each character has a judging or confused lo    ok on their face during these shots. The final clip shows a three-person shot to show audience the reactions of their faces at the same time to get the full interpretation of what the characters think about Elle and her introduction. 

    Class is also heavily represented in this clip because Elle is clearly dressed in high-end clothes and carries her personal dog-who also happens to be wearing clothes-with her, which is something that the average person who not be able to afford. The other students in the clip are dressed much more casual in comparison to Elle who is all dressed up in bright pink. These other students can be assumed to be in a lower class than Elle based off not only how they are dressed themselves compared to her, but also based on how they react to her bougee lifestyle.