I love how Elle’s sorority sisters are so supportive and help her with her dreams even if it is a complete change of everything she originally wanted! Sisterhood is the best!
@@melrobertson2743 I know, right? It's implied that their relationship started in their senior year of high-school, maybe in the second half as they began preparation for college. If true, this would further validate Elle's belief that she and Warner would eventually get married. Somewhere in the midst of that, said belief would mean he probably took her virginity. Thinking about that makes the viewer's stomach turn even more, because his speech at the restaurant is basically, "I don't care that I strung you along. I know that used you, and I'm not sorry." (10/28/2021)
It wasn’t until recent years that I learned that 180 was the highest you can get on the LSAT. Which is super impressive now that when I first saw the movie years ago and didn’t think much of her score.
I think the writers were counting on a lot of audience members not knowing 180 is the top score for the LSAT and they could frame it like she barely squeaked through when in reality she was f’n brilliant
Likethis vid sayas, I just assumed she had enmough to get into Harvard & thought nothing of the number -- I'm in Camnad, so we don't have this exam so much. . .
The fact that Warner's father had to pull strings for him to get into Harvard after his initial rejection and Elle got in on her own seems to always be forgotten
Even better in hindsight - during the party when Warner kept pressing Elle to quit, upon being reminded by her that they both made it into the same school, he told her that she wasn't "smart enough". At that point we still didn't know that he had been waitlisted and cheated to get in, but obviously Warner knew. He was projecting on Elle. She got admitted on her very own, he got waitlisted and his daddy had to help - he was the one not smart enough.
He did seem to do well enough to land the Callahan internship. Though seeing as he didn't do well enough to get a job after Vivian left him seems to indicate he spiraled or Vivian was carrying him hard.
Warner being generally awful, and Bruiser's outfits aren't small details people missed. They're main story themes, and deliberate costume choices. They both exist to blatantly tell the audience A: he ain't the one sis. B: Elle is extremely close with her dog and is extra af. Which leads into her helping Paulette. Elle's color palate changes throughout the movie aren't a reflection of mood so much as of motivation. She starts in bright colors (especially pink) to demonstrate her bubbly and feminine personality. She changes to the darker colors in an effort to fit in with her peers and earn their respect. She ends in pink because she learns that to truly succeed you need to be yourself. We're you people even watching the movie?
I think they forgot that Elle literally wears a totally different hairstyle in every scene. There’s never a scene where they duplicate how they did her hair.
Honestly Modern Gurlz did a video on the fashion in this movie and I think they should’ve watched her style analysis for this video. There’s a lot of things that people might not have noticed that still had an impact on the story and viewing experience talked about in that video.
Elle Woods is one of the best written characters because far too often women are written to be *either* beautiful *or* smart. But Elle proves you can be *both.* One does not negate the other. The fact that Elle is smart does not suddenly make her less attractive. Just because she’s attractive it does not make her any less smart! Beauty and brains are not mutually exclusive. And on top of that she has other great qualities like being a good friend, caring owner to her puppy and she’s stylish too. Some may say she’s unrealistic because she’s so “perfect,” but I argue she’s revolutionary because of the fact that her having all these great characteristics is in stark contrast to how most women were written, to be one-dimensional caricature of how the male gaze saw them. Elle Woods is beautiful but she’s so much more than that.
It also shows that people can be really smart in different areas. Her knowledge in beauty and fashion is impressive and you can see how smart she is from the very beginning of the movie.
She's also not handed everything on a silver platter, as is the case with too many female heroes in modern film (Captain Marvel, Rey, etc.). Elle is shown to fail several times and works hard to achieve her goals. Additionally, Emmett isn't a simp like male supporting characters are shown to be in modern shows and movies now with "strong female characters." Elle kept turning to him for help during Brooke's trial and he just kept nodding her on, encouraging her to keep going (also props to the small scene when he tells one of the other lawyers on the legal team to "have a little faith" when the other guy questions Elle's ability as a lawyer).
@@AdderTude I'm not familiar with "Rey," but I can't see how you can say that Captain Marvel had everything handed to her. Her entire character is based on getting up after being knocked down, and fighting for everything she ever had. And there are just as many, if not more, male characters "handed everything on a silver platter." Bruce Wayne, anyone? Methinks you doth protest (about females) too much.
"If I'm going to be partner in a law firm by the time I'm 30, then I'm going to need a boyfriend who's not such a total bonehead!" Talk about a savage burn! 😎🔥
I dunno, telling Vivian "Oh, I like your outfit, too. Except when I dress up as a frigid bitch, I try not to look so constipated." at that party might very well be even _more_ savage.😂
My sister's ex-boyfriend went to Harvard undergrad and Harvard Law School. He told us he got a 175 on his LSATs and I said, "Well Elle Woods got a 179 so joke's on you good luck at a safety school like Yale." They broke up for other reasons but I like to think I might have contributed.
@@marissad6099 I just read an article from 2015 that Yale law school has ranked #1 since 1994. Business Insider - Yale Law always beats Harvard, and it's a complete mystery why by Abby Jackson. March 14, 2015
AMMONIUM THYGLOCILATE is still something I yell randomly to this day. Legally Blonde is still one of the best romcoms out there, Elle woods is the feminist icon we all deserve, and every quirk or small detail in this movie is still iconic.
What I'll always enjoy about this movie is the positive female relationships. Her friends from her sorority house are so supportive. I just wish we got to see more of them.
I enjoyed the list just because Legally Blonde is one of my favorite movies but _come on,_ MsMojo. Your staff is insulting our intelligence like Warner to Elle to say we didn't notice these things. lol Also... Elle wasn't valedictorian. She was the elected class speaker.
During her assessment for applications, the lady there actually said for better chances to qualify she should at least have a 175 in her LSATs. I was impressed that she actually got 179! But now I'm even more impressed by knowing how high the score 179 really is D: Regardless of her fashion course background, it would have really been a waste if she didn't pass the deliberation!
Actually almost everyone at Harvard law scores in the high 170s/180 range. It’s also very unrealistic going from a 143 to 179 since the lsat awards natual ability over hard work.
It was unintentional revenge too and made even better by the fact that he barely got in but Elle was able to get in and pass with flying colors once she started applying herself and she did everything without the help of well connected parents.
I thought an important detail was her parents' and I think they secretly wanted a child that was a genius law student, but like almost everyone else in the story, had their doubts. We briefly see them discourage her, telling her she isn't a very serious person in the beginning of the film. Towards the end of the film, Elle seems to confirm suspicion of them having doubts, saying she doesn't think even her parents take her seriously. Obviously, her tremendous success as a law student is a pleasant surprise for her parents, as they seem to have genuinely proud smiles on their faces during her graduation.
@BrittanyPlasker Every time someone uses the word "serious" in the movie, except for Elle, of course, I cringe. I know that, in this case, "serious" is code for "smart". (10/28/2021)
I saw her parents “discouragement” as rather them not being able to comprehend WHY she would even want to go there. Not that they didn’t think she could do it, but they didn’t understand why anyone would want to leave the kind of life she had in favor of another one across the country. As someone who grew up in Los Angeles, I can tell you that their reaction and questioning her, is EXACTLY how people who’ve lived there their whole lives think. They can’t understand why anyone would want something differently, as nearly everyone who lives there sees it as the greatest place on earth. I just saw it as them being shallow. Not unsupportive.
When that lady at the clothing store tried to sell her that item and Elle immediately rattled off why that was a rip-off, that told me how smart Elle was - among many other scenes in that movie. Spouting off percentages on how well doing certain things could benefit you is another clue. Love this movie! (And I love how Elle didn't blame Vivian when she showed up at the party in costume - she merely told Warner that she "just felt like dressing up." Good on her. I tend to blame others when I mess up. LOL
I enjoyed every single moment of this list. Reese Witherspoon ROCKS "Legally Blonde" and it's in my personal Top 20 List of the GREATEST films of all time...I just couldn't take my eyes off the screen.
You ever wonder what Elle's life would have been like if Warner did propose? She would never have gone to law school, never found her calling. We all know that she would have been a fantastic wife to Warner, even if he would have been an awful husband, and loving mother to their kids. She would probably have spearhead many initiatives that would make Warner look good and he would have taken all the credit.
Kristin Márie, idk... I think Elle is so ambitious, regardless of her aims, that she would have probably gotten into politics and volunteerism, etc., etc., like the Kennedys or the Roosevelts.
@@AllThePeppermint And she still would have gotten tired of being the trophy wife. Nothing changes the fact that Warner would have been a crap husband who wouldn't let her shine. She would have gone into charity work as is expected of a politician's wife but Warner would have always diminished it or made it look like his idea. She would have gotten tired of it all.
I'd also like to point out Marilyn Monroe wasn't a "dumb blonde", even though she played them. She was actually very smart and well-read. She also got Ella Fitzgerald to sing at a white's only club but promising to sit up front for every show Ms. Fitzgerald performed.
That is actually such a good parallel to have Elle compared to in that case! Both of them were seen as less than compared to their brunette counterpart (Vivian/Jackie Kennedy) but was just as intelligent and compassionate.
My favorite scene of a movie she’s in is the one where she lectures her lovers dad about how being a pretty girl is like being a rich man. Both beauty and money are not necessary but they are nice to have in a partner. I feel like she was just playing herself in that moment. He said he thought she was dumb and she responds with, I can be smart when it’s important.
When I watched this movie in theaters, I felt like I could do anything. Of course it took me a while, but I eventually went to university, became a geographer, ditched my career as a geographer to open a posh bakery/cafe, writing a book, and now thinking about getting my masters. I was so afraid of university but now I can conquer my dreams
@Veronica Oregano I got a bachelor's of arts in geography and my main focus was studying communities and their relationship with their environment. I then got a job in government and did land research. Quite meaningful work
I love Elle! I love how she shows that being a girly girl doesn't diminish intelligence. I myself love dresses and makeup and I'm also taking German classes on Lingoda to improve my mind and I also love to read.
My lawyer husband, who went to the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia and now works for the federal government LOVES this movie. He says his journey mirrored Elle's in a ton of ways. His goodness, intelligence and tenacity all shine through, just like Elle's do.
I own the DVD of this film and one of the special features was a trivia track which gave interesting bits about the film. One of them was that for every scene, Elle had a different hairstyle, about 40 in total.
Most of these things we all noticed. Not sure how people would have missed these. And you are correct concerning #9...pretty much the point of the movie.
Another little tidbit easily missed. When Warner breaks up with Elle he says he needs to “marry a Jackie not a Marilyn” in reference to perhaps the two most common “categories” women have typically been defined as. “Are you a Jackie or are you a Marilyn?” But Marilyn Monroe was also underestimated in real life. Perpetuating the dumb blonde stereotype in spite of her actual real life intelligence which was said to be quite impressive. Not sure if it’s from the book or a script only addition. But I thought that was a clever bit of writing and a nice little meta joke. Also flew over my head as a kid lol
Very true. Marylin was very smart, way more than we actually think of her, and she hated this dumb blonde persona Hollywood made her. Which makes this reference even more interesting. The hair color does NOT make the brain
On the contrary i did not notice the magazine saying" dying" Or the fact that the highest you could get was 180. I knew she worked hard, but didnt know it was almost perfect.
We probably missed the Mark Zuckerberg connection when it was first released because no one knew who he was at the time. But the rest, everyone caught for sure
Something u might not know: the store manager who tries to con Elle into buying a clearance sale dress for full price is now a main cast member on General Hospital
@@cooperminion825 I don't think that's Kathleen Gati. I looked up her filmography on both her Wikipedia and IMDB, and she's not credited for being on Legally Blonde on either one of them. Maybe it's someone else from GH?
The thing you didn't notice: Legally Blonde and Ace Attorney actually have the same plot about a person entering a law school while following their crush
I watched this movie a lot as a kid and I vaguely remember what it was about until I rewatched it not that long ago. I never really how amazing Elle was. Yes, getting into Harvard to try and get back with your Ex is very extreme (although RomComs have that extreme element) but what I like most is that she comes to her senses and sees how Warner truely is, works hard and proves herself while never changing who she is.
"Studying for LSAT" and improving it by almost 50 points is a total fantasy. Unlike SAT or MCAT, which test actual skills and knowledge, LSAT tests are designed to assess reading comprehension as well as logical and verbal reasoning proficiency. It's possible to "improve" LSAT scores by "studying" to eliminate an element of surprise. To get to 179 as a result of studying, El would have needed to start at 172 or higher.
The takeaway I got from her score was that she was already smart, she just didn't apply herself until she had the motivation. With the right motivation, she was showing *her* true colours. 😁
Random fact about the movie. The woman who plays her academic advisor (who tells her what she needs to do to get into Harvard) is the voice of Miss Grotke from Recess!
Were the first two facts really “Paulette is reading a magazine which has the word ‘dying’ in” and “the antagonist was a bad person”? Not sure these are quiiiiite hidden details.
@@someonerandom8552 You could see the comeuppance on Warner's face, during the graduation ceremony. The girl that countless people dismissed, including her own parents, was now representing her class at a school, which she got into completely on her own intelligent merits. Meanwhile, the rich playboy, who is typically held up in society as the perfect role-model, had to rely on his dad's influence to get his place in that same school, and he also winds up all alone. (10/28/2021)
Thats why I love this movie because its literally beauty&brains. Just because youre beautiful, with a nice body and know how to dress does not mean you can't be highly educated.
I’m gonna be honest here, I love the musical of Legally Blonde other than the movie (not saying it’s bad, I just find the musical way more funny and a worth watching) but I’m gonna agree with everyone on this that some of these are blatantly obvious especially the Warner one
did anyone notice that when elle enters the party, enid is playing football, and just a moment later in another room enid is in deep argument over the term “semester.”
The movie star on Campus with Mark Zuckerberg was Natalie Portman, not Elle Woods. Portman helped Aaron Sorkin, the writer of The Social Network, with background when we was writing the screenplay to the film. This is confirmed in interviews with Sorkin. She was also filming Star Wars at the time.
Fun fact: at the beginning of the movie, it shows CULA (Elle's college), but it was actually shot at Caltech in Pasadena, CA. (in front of the Physics Nobel building (Milikan), Undergrad admission, and Einstein library house. The campus is always quiet, unlike the scenes in it.
Also fun facts bruiser was the taco Bell dog , she was a female dog name gidget. Also the guy who was deworming orfins , his father was in physco . He is ozzy Perkins , Anthony Perkins was his father.
@@shannonmarie9275 That was my thought, too. I could easily picture Elle, having some kind of anxiety disorder that would validate her keeping Bruiser in the dorm. (10/28/2021)
I think the classical music that plays during the aerial shot of Elle driving/approaching Harvard is called something like the Entrance of the Queen of Sheba.
So interesting to see how the film and the stage musical were translated as well!!! Thinking about 3 of the major moments..... 1. Elle and Emmett's Relationship - In the film, they were very warm to each other the whole time. The whole movie, Emmet was just more featured moral support. In the stage musical, their relationship had more of an arch and similar journey. Elle wanted to impress Warner. Emmett wanted to impress Callahan. But they both learn from one another the best is being their own selves. Also, Emmett is the one who really encourages Elle to really CRACK DOWN and HIT THE BOOKS. He motivates her on how to pass class. Throughout the show, Elle and Emmet's chemistry is also very sarcastic and comical. Their friendship and eventual romance blooms as well. Also, Elle proposes to Emmett at the graduation in the very end of the musical!! 2. The ending with Warner proposing to Elle at the end - In the film, Elle really flips him off as this complete jerk. In the musical during the song FIND MY WAY, she's warmer to him in saying "No" to Warner at the end. Elle actually says THANK YOU to him for really challenging her & make her really think about who she really is. 3. Elle and Viviene's Relationship - Throughout the course of the film and the musical, Elle and Vivienne do NOT get along..... especially Elle wanting to get Warner back. In the film, Elle and Viviene start becoming more friendly even right before the trial starts. That random conversation with the cuddle from Bruiser. In the musical, they really get along after the first day of Brooke's trial (Elle reveals about the Gay guy lying). Vivienne witnesses Callahan's behavior to Elle. Vivienne is upset and then gets angrier at Warner for being a jerk to Elle. Right as Elle is about to quit, Vivenne stops her in the salon encouraging her to get back. HONORABLE MENTIONS: 1. Elle's Personal Essay - The film of courses is the video of her in her Jacuzzi. In the musical, she brings the entire UCLA Marching Band and Cheerleading Squad for a whole song & dance pep rally to PUSH the dean hard in getting "Elle" entry. 2. The Removement of Awkward Student "David" from the movie replaced in the musical with a middle eastern student "Padamadan" 3. Enid was very quiet in the film. In the musical, she was the more HYPER student!!! 4. The musical - Elle's Delta Nu Friends appear in spirits as her GREEK CHORUS!! Anyone other great standout comparisons??!!
You made comments about Paulette's magazine, but didn't even mention that the title, "Upscale", begins with the letters UPS... which is significant considering who she has the hots for.
The "ovester" incident. Yup. I feel you. Harvard has a long history of gender biases. When I was applying to colleges, I was so offended that women would be admitted to Radcliffe, rather than Harvard. (Part of what turned them into my fourth choice / backup school. Got into my first-choice school (which was statistically harder to get into than Harvard and ranked as the hardest college to get into that year), and never looked back.) BTW - at the time of this comment, U.S. News and World Report ranks Harvard as the _fifth_ ranked law school in the U.S. And yes, practice tests really _do_ help with the LSAT, for those of you planning to apply.
10: The article is clearing called "Are You Dying?" 9: He took her to a fancy restaurant so she wouldn't make a scene when he told her it was over. 8: How can you not noticed the dog she's carrying in her hands has on matching clothes? 7: Aaron Spelling lived in Holmby Hills, not Bel-Air. 5: This one is dumb. 3: During her admissions review, they mentioned she had an almost perfect score.
Did you mean that on the desk was a box of blonde hair dye? I've heard people commenting on that, like no way would anyone get that color on a box of dye while forgetting that she's already a natural blonde and may just use it to brighten and slightly lighten her color or make it richer.
@@marydidyouknow5826 yes. Probably used to brighten it up in winter or something. Think it's a better I'm a detail than Warner not being a nice person.
She didn't actually choose the dress. She was just trying it on. It looks like she's choosing it because she keeps it on while they talk about needing to look bridal but not like she expects it, but her friend did say that she was ignoring her signature color, which in the end, since she couldn't look like she expected it, she decided to look more like her usual self.
Warner takes Elle to a fancy restaurant to give her bad news, because the recipient of bad news is less likely to make a scene at a fancy restaurant. Not saying that makes him a good guy, but that's a very standard reason for upscale dining and bad news giving.
I've had this movie and the sequel on VHS for sometime and didn't think I'd ever watch them. I just recetly saw the first one and it was actually a good movie.
I get a lot of this list but I found it extremely obvious to notice how entirely rude Warner was to women and that Elle gave Bruiser fantastic clothes especially to match her so I don't get why people wouldn't have noticed that at all. That also involves the song, The Perfect Day, now that I think about it. Also can anyone explain to me about that Oyester moment in that none costume party scene? I don't get it.
Or how rude and insulting it is that MsMoJo thinks this went over our heads - didn't you still think Warner was a good person as the credits rolled? Didn't you gloss over the outfits Ell and Bruiser wore as being just small details in the film? And as a Ms MoJo viewer you weren't supposed to be able to pick up on clues which were laid out suggesting that Ell wasn't a just a dumb blonde.
One of my favorite movies. The only thing I didn't like was how Reese Witherspoon's hair was styled for graduation. After wearing curls throughout the movie, seemed a bit weird to suddenly straighten her hair.
I guess according to one of the persons who commented, that's the equivalent of being handed a Publisher's Clearinghouse check while riding a unicorn or some such thing. You must have worked very hard or are just incredibly smart. Well done.
Another thing: she’s wearing a wig during graduation..they added the ending while she was doing another movie and her hair didn’t ‘match’ so she wore a wig
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I love how Elle’s sorority sisters are so supportive and help her with her dreams even if it is a complete change of everything she originally wanted! Sisterhood is the best!
If only all sororities were like that or College accomodation cause a lot of the time, its not!
I wish all Sororities could be like that
Mhm! I love that
Maybe cause other girls didn't want to go to Harvard law, so they were not jealous and with pleasure they wanted to help her
👏🏻👏🏻
I don't think anyone missed the fact that Warner sucked
Even people who are both deaf and blind knew Warner sucked
@@melrobertson2743 I know, right? It's implied that their relationship started in their senior year of high-school, maybe in the second half as they began preparation for college. If true, this would further validate Elle's belief that she and Warner would eventually get married. Somewhere in the midst of that, said belief would mean he probably took her virginity. Thinking about that makes the viewer's stomach turn even more, because his speech at the restaurant is basically, "I don't care that I strung you along. I know that used you, and I'm not sorry." (10/28/2021)
Emmett was a better man for Elle than Warner.
he didnt even drink his champagne after the toast
Then again most people caught most the other things on this list as well.
It wasn’t until recent years that I learned that 180 was the highest you can get on the LSAT. Which is super impressive now that when I first saw the movie years ago and didn’t think much of her score.
Definitely impressive! :)
I think the writers were counting on a lot of audience members not knowing 180 is the top score for the LSAT and they could frame it like she barely squeaked through when in reality she was f’n brilliant
Is the 175 even real for law school?
Likethis vid sayas, I just assumed she had enmough to get into Harvard & thought nothing of the number -- I'm in Camnad, so we don't have this exam so much. . .
Yeah I thought she'd just scraped a pass or something!!
The fact that Warner's father had to pull strings for him to get into Harvard after his initial rejection and Elle got in on her own seems to always be forgotten
And yet he tells her that she's not smart enough for Harvard! The guy was just a pig!
I didn’t know that!😮
Even better in hindsight - during the party when Warner kept pressing Elle to quit, upon being reminded by her that they both made it into the same school, he told her that she wasn't "smart enough". At that point we still didn't know that he had been waitlisted and cheated to get in, but obviously Warner knew. He was projecting on Elle. She got admitted on her very own, he got waitlisted and his daddy had to help - he was the one not smart enough.
He did seem to do well enough to land the Callahan internship. Though seeing as he didn't do well enough to get a job after Vivian left him seems to indicate he spiraled or Vivian was carrying him hard.
Warner being generally awful, and Bruiser's outfits aren't small details people missed. They're main story themes, and deliberate costume choices. They both exist to blatantly tell the audience A: he ain't the one sis. B: Elle is extremely close with her dog and is extra af. Which leads into her helping Paulette.
Elle's color palate changes throughout the movie aren't a reflection of mood so much as of motivation. She starts in bright colors (especially pink) to demonstrate her bubbly and feminine personality. She changes to the darker colors in an effort to fit in with her peers and earn their respect. She ends in pink because she learns that to truly succeed you need to be yourself.
We're you people even watching the movie?
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Good one..I don't think they did
😂😂😂 Truth
Well said. Also saves me from making this comment myself as I agree with you 100%
I was just terrified that Bruiser is vegetarian... That's it
"Warner is the worst" is not a small detail of Legally Blonde.
Elle would eat Zuckerberg for breakfast.
... without any milk
And with a smile, as she spits out his teeth into her snap cup.
I don't think vegetarians are allowed to eat reptiles
No she's a vegetarian
I think they forgot that Elle literally wears a totally different hairstyle in every scene. There’s never a scene where they duplicate how they did her hair.
That's a detail I missed. But then according to Ms. MoJo we also missed Bruisers outfits.
Honestly Modern Gurlz did a video on the fashion in this movie and I think they should’ve watched her style analysis for this video. There’s a lot of things that people might not have noticed that still had an impact on the story and viewing experience talked about in that video.
Elle Woods is one of the best written characters because far too often women are written to be *either* beautiful *or* smart. But Elle proves you can be *both.* One does not negate the other. The fact that Elle is smart does not suddenly make her less attractive. Just because she’s attractive it does not make her any less smart! Beauty and brains are not mutually exclusive. And on top of that she has other great qualities like being a good friend, caring owner to her puppy and she’s stylish too. Some may say she’s unrealistic because she’s so “perfect,” but I argue she’s revolutionary because of the fact that her having all these great characteristics is in stark contrast to how most women were written, to be one-dimensional caricature of how the male gaze saw them. Elle Woods is beautiful but she’s so much more than that.
It also shows that people can be really smart in different areas. Her knowledge in beauty and fashion is impressive and you can see how smart she is from the very beginning of the movie.
She's also not handed everything on a silver platter, as is the case with too many female heroes in modern film (Captain Marvel, Rey, etc.). Elle is shown to fail several times and works hard to achieve her goals. Additionally, Emmett isn't a simp like male supporting characters are shown to be in modern shows and movies now with "strong female characters." Elle kept turning to him for help during Brooke's trial and he just kept nodding her on, encouraging her to keep going (also props to the small scene when he tells one of the other lawyers on the legal team to "have a little faith" when the other guy questions Elle's ability as a lawyer).
@@AdderTude I'm not familiar with "Rey," but I can't see how you can say that Captain Marvel had everything handed to her. Her entire character is based on getting up after being knocked down, and fighting for everything she ever had. And there are just as many, if not more, male characters "handed everything on a silver platter." Bruce Wayne, anyone? Methinks you doth protest (about females) too much.
"If I'm going to be partner in a law firm by the time I'm 30, then I'm going to need a boyfriend who's not such a total bonehead!" Talk about a savage burn! 😎🔥
Elle is the queen of snarky comebacks.
I absolutely love that scene 😂😃
I dunno, telling Vivian "Oh, I like your outfit, too. Except when I dress up as a frigid bitch, I try not to look so constipated." at that party might very well be even _more_ savage.😂
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Ooooh burn
My sister's ex-boyfriend went to Harvard undergrad and Harvard Law School. He told us he got a 175 on his LSATs and I said, "Well Elle Woods got a 179 so joke's on you good luck at a safety school like Yale." They broke up for other reasons but I like to think I might have contributed.
Which is ironic because if you look at law school rankings, Yale is actually number 1.
@@beepboop9464 thrilled to know they've improved since 2010. Congrats to Yale.
@@marissad6099 I just read an article from 2015 that Yale law school has ranked #1 since 1994.
Business Insider - Yale Law always beats Harvard, and it's a complete mystery why by Abby Jackson.
March 14, 2015
@@tvloover80 man you guys make it really hard to make a dumb joke these days!
@@marissad6099 sorry, I see now that it is a joke. I just go hung up on the Yale safety school part.
AMMONIUM THYGLOCILATE is still something I yell randomly to this day.
Legally Blonde is still one of the best romcoms out there, Elle woods is the feminist icon we all deserve, and every quirk or small detail in this movie is still iconic.
😂😂😂
Is this considered a romcom? The romance was such a minor side plot imo
@@bambida1st still has a will they won't they plot... so I think it is a romcom.
I use the bend and snap all the time LOL
I think the fact that Warner was wait listed is absolutely hilarious. It made her "what? Like it's hard?" comment even better for me.
What I'll always enjoy about this movie is the positive female relationships. Her friends from her sorority house are so supportive. I just wish we got to see more of them.
Also vivian. She was a rival but at the end elle and her become best friends
I wish I was a part of their sorority. . LOL
I enjoyed the list just because Legally Blonde is one of my favorite movies but _come on,_ MsMojo. Your staff is insulting our intelligence like Warner to Elle to say we didn't notice these things. lol
Also... Elle wasn't valedictorian. She was the elected class speaker.
I think whoever wrote this got a bit confused, Elle was Valedictorian in Legally Blonde the Musical
During her assessment for applications, the lady there actually said for better chances to qualify she should at least have a 175 in her LSATs. I was impressed that she actually got 179! But now I'm even more impressed by knowing how high the score 179 really is D: Regardless of her fashion course background, it would have really been a waste if she didn't pass the deliberation!
Shelly DuValle (THE SHINNING) played an academic counselor.
She must have an excellent IQ
It does make sense that when she got serious everything went boom.
I was screaming when she announced her score lol
Actually almost everyone at Harvard law scores in the high 170s/180 range. It’s also very unrealistic going from a 143 to 179 since the lsat awards natual ability over hard work.
Honestly, elle getting revenge by going to Harvard to prove how much warren fucked up is a level of petty payback I wish I could be 😅😅
It was unintentional revenge too and made even better by the fact that he barely got in but Elle was able to get in and pass with flying colors once she started applying herself and she did everything without the help of well connected parents.
“What, like it’s hard?”
I thought an important detail was her parents' and I think they secretly wanted a child that was a genius law student, but like almost everyone else in the story, had their doubts. We briefly see them discourage her, telling her she isn't a very serious person in the beginning of the film. Towards the end of the film, Elle seems to confirm suspicion of them having doubts, saying she doesn't think even her parents take her seriously. Obviously, her tremendous success as a law student is a pleasant surprise for her parents, as they seem to have genuinely proud smiles on their faces during her graduation.
@BrittanyPlasker Every time someone uses the word "serious" in the movie, except for Elle, of course, I cringe. I know that, in this case, "serious" is code for "smart". (10/28/2021)
I saw her parents “discouragement” as rather them not being able to comprehend WHY she would even want to go there. Not that they didn’t think she could do it, but they didn’t understand why anyone would want to leave the kind of life she had in favor of another one across the country. As someone who grew up in Los Angeles, I can tell you that their reaction and questioning her, is EXACTLY how people who’ve lived there their whole lives think. They can’t understand why anyone would want something differently, as nearly everyone who lives there sees it as the greatest place on earth. I just saw it as them being shallow. Not unsupportive.
Elle Woods is the feminist icon we all needed in the early 2000s
And she's the feminist icon that we need now.
@@p.z.arnott2329 hell yeah
And now even
she’s no feminist icon
When that lady at the clothing store tried to sell her that item and Elle immediately rattled off why that was a rip-off, that told me how smart Elle was - among many other scenes in that movie. Spouting off percentages on how well doing certain things could benefit you is another clue. Love this movie! (And I love how Elle didn't blame Vivian when she showed up at the party in costume - she merely told Warner that she "just felt like dressing up." Good on her. I tend to blame others when I mess up. LOL
I enjoyed every single moment of this list. Reese Witherspoon ROCKS "Legally Blonde" and it's in my personal Top 20 List of the GREATEST films of all time...I just couldn't take my eyes off the screen.
Same here
You ever wonder what Elle's life would have been like if Warner did propose? She would never have gone to law school, never found her calling.
We all know that she would have been a fantastic wife to Warner, even if he would have been an awful husband, and loving mother to their kids.
She would probably have spearhead many initiatives that would make Warner look good and he would have taken all the credit.
@kata0404 Warner probably would've had mistresses, practically coming out of his ears, too. (10/28/2021)
I think she would have tired of being the trophy wife
Kristin Márie, idk... I think Elle is so ambitious, regardless of her aims, that she would have probably gotten into politics and volunteerism, etc., etc., like the Kennedys or the Roosevelts.
@@AllThePeppermint And she still would have gotten tired of being the trophy wife. Nothing changes the fact that Warner would have been a crap husband who wouldn't let her shine. She would have gone into charity work as is expected of a politician's wife but Warner would have always diminished it or made it look like his idea. She would have gotten tired of it all.
yk... if Warner hadn't broken up w/ Elle- Brooke Windham would've probably ended up in jail and Chutney would've gotten away w/ what she did-
I'd also like to point out Marilyn Monroe wasn't a "dumb blonde", even though she played them. She was actually very smart and well-read. She also got Ella Fitzgerald to sing at a white's only club but promising to sit up front for every show Ms. Fitzgerald performed.
That is actually such a good parallel to have Elle compared to in that case! Both of them were seen as less than compared to their brunette counterpart (Vivian/Jackie Kennedy) but was just as intelligent and compassionate.
My favorite scene of a movie she’s in is the one where she lectures her lovers dad about how being a pretty girl is like being a rich man. Both beauty and money are not necessary but they are nice to have in a partner. I feel like she was just playing herself in that moment. He said he thought she was dumb and she responds with, I can be smart when it’s important.
My fave theory is that Elle is neurodivergent and that helps her, as she hyperfixates on getting into harvard, and does so well on the LSATs :3
Omg I thought I was the only who thinks that 🤩🤩🤩
When I watched this movie in theaters, I felt like I could do anything. Of course it took me a while, but I eventually went to university, became a geographer, ditched my career as a geographer to open a posh bakery/cafe, writing a book, and now thinking about getting my masters. I was so afraid of university but now I can conquer my dreams
@Veronica Oregano I got a bachelor's of arts in geography and my main focus was studying communities and their relationship with their environment. I then got a job in government and did land research. Quite meaningful work
Having seen Legally Blonde hundreds of times, I did know a lot of these.
I love Elle! I love how she shows that being a girly girl doesn't diminish intelligence. I myself love dresses and makeup and I'm also taking German classes on Lingoda to improve my mind and I also love to read.
I envy her knowledge in beauty and fashion as well as her eye for fashion.
My lawyer husband, who went to the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia and now works for the federal government LOVES this movie. He says his journey mirrored Elle's in a ton of ways. His goodness, intelligence and tenacity all shine through, just like Elle's do.
I own the DVD of this film and one of the special features was a trivia track which gave interesting bits about the film. One of them was that for every scene, Elle had a different hairstyle, about 40 in total.
#9 is kind of the plot of the entire first act of the movie?
Exactly
Most of these things we all noticed. Not sure how people would have missed these.
And you are correct concerning #9...pretty much the point of the movie.
I definitely agree Warner is a total jerk I'm glad Elle never got back with him 👍💯
Yeah. No point of setting things up to propose to Elle if he was just gonna break her heart
Vivian said Warner's family had to pull favors.
Same
Another little tidbit easily missed.
When Warner breaks up with Elle he says he needs to “marry a Jackie not a Marilyn” in reference to perhaps the two most common “categories” women have typically been defined as.
“Are you a Jackie or are you a Marilyn?” But Marilyn Monroe was also underestimated in real life. Perpetuating the dumb blonde stereotype in spite of her actual real life intelligence which was said to be quite impressive. Not sure if it’s from the book or a script only addition. But I thought that was a clever bit of writing and a nice little meta joke. Also flew over my head as a kid lol
Very true. Marylin was very smart, way more than we actually think of her, and she hated this dumb blonde persona Hollywood made her. Which makes this reference even more interesting. The hair color does NOT make the brain
@@clarajays Yeah I thought it was an interesting little nod
This is why Hollywood sucks ass
I don't think anyone missed any of this... These are all very prominent "details."
No one missed a single one of these details. But they accomplished their goal of getting us to watch it in its entirety. Lol.
Yeah I agree
On the contrary i did not notice the magazine saying" dying"
Or the fact that the highest you could get was 180. I knew she worked hard, but didnt know it was almost perfect.
We probably missed the Mark Zuckerberg connection when it was first released because no one knew who he was at the time. But the rest, everyone caught for sure
Something u might not know: the store manager who tries to con Elle into buying a clearance sale dress for full price is now a main cast member on General Hospital
Who is it? GH is the only soap I watch.
@@gmanandhislady Dr. Olbrecht
@@cooperminion825 Seriously? I was just watching the scene and it doesn't seem like her. I'm just so used to the accent!
@@gmanandhislady she's also blonde
@@cooperminion825 I don't think that's Kathleen Gati. I looked up her filmography on both her Wikipedia and IMDB, and she's not credited for being on Legally Blonde on either one of them. Maybe it's someone else from GH?
The thing you didn't notice: Legally Blonde and Ace Attorney actually have the same plot about a person entering a law school while following their crush
Holy shit, you just blew my mind
Lmao
I'm going to watch ace attorney
secre .e If you can, play the game rather than watch the anime
I watched this movie a lot as a kid and I vaguely remember what it was about until I rewatched it not that long ago. I never really how amazing Elle was. Yes, getting into Harvard to try and get back with your Ex is very extreme (although RomComs have that extreme element) but what I like most is that she comes to her senses and sees how Warner truely is, works hard and proves herself while never changing who she is.
"Studying for LSAT" and improving it by almost 50 points is a total fantasy. Unlike SAT or MCAT, which test actual skills and knowledge, LSAT tests are designed to assess reading comprehension as well as logical and verbal reasoning proficiency. It's possible to "improve" LSAT scores by "studying" to eliminate an element of surprise. To get to 179 as a result of studying, El would have needed to start at 172 or higher.
The takeaway I got from her score was that she was already smart, she just didn't apply herself until she had the motivation. With the right motivation, she was showing *her* true colours. 😁
Random fact about the movie. The woman who plays her academic advisor (who tells her what she needs to do to get into Harvard) is the voice of Miss Grotke from Recess!
Possibly most famous for also being on the show Moonlighting.
"What? Like it's hard!" Best line ever!!!
Were the first two facts really “Paulette is reading a magazine which has the word ‘dying’ in” and “the antagonist was a bad person”? Not sure these are quiiiiite hidden details.
I would like to know what Warner’s LSAT score was. Probably less than 179
Well he did get wait listed.
Oh for sure. In hindsight he’s so insecure.
@@someonerandom8552 You could see the comeuppance on Warner's face, during the graduation ceremony. The girl that countless people dismissed, including her own parents, was now representing her class at a school, which she got into completely on her own intelligent merits. Meanwhile, the rich playboy, who is typically held up in society as the perfect role-model, had to rely on his dad's influence to get his place in that same school, and he also winds up all alone. (10/28/2021)
Did Violet say he got waitlisted
Vivian told Elle that Warner got waitlisted and only got in through his father's connections.
The magazine said “are you dying?” Lol
I loved Reese in this movie!! She made me want to be a blonde lol!!
She almost convinced me to become a lawyer, almost.
Thats why I love this movie because its literally beauty&brains. Just because youre beautiful, with a nice body and know how to dress does not mean you can't be highly educated.
I’m gonna be honest here, I love the musical of Legally Blonde other than the movie (not saying it’s bad, I just find the musical way more funny and a worth watching) but I’m gonna agree with everyone on this that some of these are blatantly obvious especially the Warner one
What do you expect its WatchMoJo
I love the musical!
i litterally just watched this movie 32 minutes ago😭
Excellent timing!
Same (almost ☺️) last night I watched the movie and the musical. Love them both!
did anyone notice that when elle enters the party, enid is playing football, and just a moment later in another room enid is in deep argument over the term “semester.”
The movie star on Campus with Mark Zuckerberg was Natalie Portman, not Elle Woods. Portman helped Aaron Sorkin, the writer of The Social Network, with background when we was writing the screenplay to the film. This is confirmed in interviews with Sorkin. She was also filming Star Wars at the time.
Honestly #1 shocked me the least. The fact that Elle's having a "perfect day" is very in you face in both the situations.
Ever notice how Matthew Davis who plays Warner really embraces that character in real life?
I’ve watched legally blonde so many times that I memorized the script
Same here 🤗
"Watch me shine" is also an awesome, meaningful, go-get 'em song as well!
My favourite lines from this movie is: I don't need backups. I'm going to Harvard. I used this line to motivate myself often!
The best!!!
Fun fact: at the beginning of the movie, it shows CULA (Elle's college), but it was actually shot at Caltech in Pasadena, CA. (in front of the Physics Nobel building (Milikan), Undergrad admission, and Einstein library house. The campus is always quiet, unlike the scenes in it.
Also fun facts bruiser was the taco Bell dog , she was a female dog name gidget. Also the guy who was deworming orfins , his father was in physco . He is ozzy Perkins , Anthony Perkins was his father.
orphans
I literally just finished watching both legally blonde last night 💀😂😂😂
Same!!
Legally Blond and Charmed were the great female power shows in my opinion. How about you guys?
Reese was wearing a wig in the graduation scene.
And in the scene where Warner wants her back.
This is my favorite movie
I literally just watched the day before yesterday
How was she able to get her dog on campus? The dog went to class, went to court, and lived in the dorms.
It's a movie.
She came from a wealthy background.
Maybe emotional support animal?
@@shannonmarie9275 That was my thought, too. I could easily picture Elle, having some kind of anxiety disorder that would validate her keeping Bruiser in the dorm. (10/28/2021)
I think the classical music that plays during the aerial shot of Elle driving/approaching Harvard is called something like the Entrance of the Queen of Sheba.
You will have to discuss, the continuity between Legally Blonde 1 & 2. She graduated 2004, but there was the intern class of 2003 in the intern dance.
So interesting to see how the film and the stage musical were translated as well!!! Thinking about 3 of the major moments.....
1. Elle and Emmett's Relationship - In the film, they were very warm to each other the whole time. The whole movie, Emmet was just more featured moral support. In the stage musical, their relationship had more of an arch and similar journey. Elle wanted to impress Warner. Emmett wanted to impress Callahan. But they both learn from one another the best is being their own selves. Also, Emmett is the one who really encourages Elle to really CRACK DOWN and HIT THE BOOKS. He motivates her on how to pass class. Throughout the show, Elle and Emmet's chemistry is also very sarcastic and comical. Their friendship and eventual romance blooms as well. Also, Elle proposes to Emmett at the graduation in the very end of the musical!!
2. The ending with Warner proposing to Elle at the end - In the film, Elle really flips him off as this complete jerk. In the musical during the song FIND MY WAY, she's warmer to him in saying "No" to Warner at the end. Elle actually says THANK YOU to him for really challenging her & make her really think about who she really is.
3. Elle and Viviene's Relationship - Throughout the course of the film and the musical, Elle and Vivienne do NOT get along..... especially Elle wanting to get Warner back. In the film, Elle and Viviene start becoming more friendly even right before the trial starts. That random conversation with the cuddle from Bruiser. In the musical, they really get along after the first day of Brooke's trial (Elle reveals about the Gay guy lying). Vivienne witnesses Callahan's behavior to Elle. Vivienne is upset and then gets angrier at Warner for being a jerk to Elle. Right as Elle is about to quit, Vivenne stops her in the salon encouraging her to get back.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
1. Elle's Personal Essay - The film of courses is the video of her in her Jacuzzi. In the musical, she brings the entire UCLA Marching Band and Cheerleading Squad for a whole song & dance pep rally to PUSH the dean hard in getting "Elle" entry.
2. The Removement of Awkward Student "David" from the movie replaced in the musical with a middle eastern student "Padamadan"
3. Enid was very quiet in the film. In the musical, she was the more HYPER student!!!
4. The musical - Elle's Delta Nu Friends appear in spirits as her GREEK CHORUS!!
Anyone other great standout comparisons??!!
You made comments about Paulette's magazine, but didn't even mention that the title, "Upscale", begins with the letters UPS... which is significant considering who she has the hots for.
The "ovester" incident. Yup. I feel you.
Harvard has a long history of gender biases. When I was applying to colleges, I was so offended that women would be admitted to Radcliffe, rather than Harvard. (Part of what turned them into my fourth choice / backup school. Got into my first-choice school (which was statistically harder to get into than Harvard and ranked as the hardest college to get into that year), and never looked back.) BTW - at the time of this comment, U.S. News and World Report ranks Harvard as the _fifth_ ranked law school in the U.S.
And yes, practice tests really _do_ help with the LSAT, for those of you planning to apply.
I can't unsee her hair color and style change between leaving the courtroom and confronting Warner.
I love that she's friends with David Kidney, who is the opposite personality than her.
*Definitely one of the most iconic movies ever*
Warner legit got put on the wait-list and Elle got in immediately with a 179 on her lsats
Legally Blonde is my favorite rom, coms, very interesting polt line understand Elle Woods
10: The article is clearing called "Are You Dying?"
9: He took her to a fancy restaurant so she wouldn't make a scene when he told her it was over.
8: How can you not noticed the dog she's carrying in her hands has on matching clothes?
7: Aaron Spelling lived in Holmby Hills, not Bel-Air.
5: This one is dumb.
3: During her admissions review, they mentioned she had an almost perfect score.
How about small details for 13 Going On 30
Ooh yeah
Omg I never noticed the other student before!
"What, like it's hard?" While Warner got ⭐ wait-listed ⭐
Here's a small detail. During the opening scene, we get a good look at Elles room. On the desk is a book of blonde hair dye.
Did you mean that on the desk was a box of blonde hair dye? I've heard people commenting on that, like no way would anyone get that color on a box of dye while forgetting that she's already a natural blonde and may just use it to brighten and slightly lighten her color or make it richer.
@@marydidyouknow5826 yes. Probably used to brighten it up in winter or something. Think it's a better I'm a detail than Warner not being a nice person.
Reese Weatherperson is actually a natural brunette. may be that the character was always supposed to be as well.
Elle is such a queen. she’s so awesome. 👑✨
One of my favorite movies. Very empowering!!!! And Reese Witherspoon is one of my heros and role models.
she got in cuz she is really smart.. GPA 4.0 and LSAT 179.. (180 full grade) regardless what her major is, she is smart...
I am happy to know that I didn’t miss anything about the movie except the magazine and Mark 😅❤❤❤ this is one of my favorite movies of all times ❤
There was one more. At the beginning. She was trying on the dress in the shop and chose the dress, then wore a different one to the date with Warner.
Till this day, I couldn’t figure out why did she change it 😓
She didn't actually choose the dress. She was just trying it on. It looks like she's choosing it because she keeps it on while they talk about needing to look bridal but not like she expects it, but her friend did say that she was ignoring her signature color, which in the end, since she couldn't look like she expected it, she decided to look more like her usual self.
Warner takes Elle to a fancy restaurant to give her bad news, because the recipient of bad news is less likely to make a scene at a fancy restaurant. Not saying that makes him a good guy, but that's a very standard reason for upscale dining and bad news giving.
Elle arriving any where was an event. Love this girl and how she grows through out the movie. EXCELLENT ! Wonder what Warner hot in the LSAT!? BWAHAHA
I've had this movie and the sequel on VHS for sometime and didn't think I'd ever watch them. I just recetly saw the first one and it was actually a good movie.
I get a lot of this list but I found it extremely obvious to notice how entirely rude Warner was to women and that Elle gave Bruiser fantastic clothes especially to match her so I don't get why people wouldn't have noticed that at all. That also involves the song, The Perfect Day, now that I think about it.
Also can anyone explain to me about that Oyester moment in that none costume party scene? I don't get it.
Or how rude and insulting it is that MsMoJo thinks this went over our heads - didn't you still think Warner was a good person as the credits rolled? Didn't you gloss over the outfits Ell and Bruiser wore as being just small details in the film? And as a Ms MoJo viewer you weren't supposed to be able to pick up on clues which were laid out suggesting that Ell wasn't a just a dumb blonde.
@@conniethesconnie Ms Mojo should have thought this through.
One of my favorite movies. The only thing I didn't like was how Reese Witherspoon's hair was styled for graduation. After wearing curls throughout the movie, seemed a bit weird to suddenly straighten her hair.
I feel so much more like Elle Woods now cause I scored 98/99 on the ASVAB 🥰🥰🥰
I guess according to one of the persons who commented, that's the equivalent of being handed a Publisher's Clearinghouse check while riding a unicorn or some such thing. You must have worked very hard or are just incredibly smart. Well done.
Congrats 🙂
Yeah.... Ms Mojo is really grasping at straws for number 5 😅
Especially considering this film came out the year before Zuckerburg began attending Cambridge.
It’s the fact she know the chemical concoctions of a perm is something that I would be surprised of
What? Like it's hard? I think about that quote so often! #yougotthis
I want a dog like Bruiser!!!
I had a good laugh at the ovester line. I noticed just how bad Warner was. A lot of these I noticed actually
On the "ovester" scene, have you noticed Enid's face when Elle comes into scene and Warner leaves her speaking? 😄😄😄
Warner thing isn't a secret, everyone can see it.
In the end you can say after dumping Elle, Warner has taken an L.
I watched this video and then I just had to watch the movie lol
I guess calling Warner "toxic masculinity" was easier to slip by the censors than calling him an A-hole.
Right when she said "toxic masculinity ", I rolled my eyes.
Oh we knew how bad Warner was. And I also knew that was impressive. For all the Supernatural fans out there, that's better than Sam's.
Oh my God I would never thought Kenya Moore had a ‘cameo’ via magazine cover in legally blonde
This is my teen’s favorite movie because it’s smarter than it seems at first.
I learned recently that the counselor Elle talks to at 5:46 voiced Ms. Grotke in Recess.
She's also the receptionist on the 80's show "Moonlighting" with Cybil Shepard and Bruce Willis
Elles saying "Like it's hard" now makes more sense
Engrid was such a joke character. Perfect for a comedy and nothing else!
Another thing: she’s wearing a wig during graduation..they added the ending while she was doing another movie and her hair didn’t ‘match’ so she wore a wig