The Beautiful All Along Trope
I had first decided to do my final project on the media's obsession and romanticization with the outcast in schools. From Heathers, to Superbad, to Booksmart, these films focus on the main character outcast, making their loner life more appealing and fun to the audience. It has always intrigued me as an outcast myself, because my experiences in high school had never been like that of those characters. I didn't have a coming of age moment that changed me. Unfortunately though, there seems to not be many articles on this fact. So, I pulled my attention to something else within films that always confused me. The nerd to beauty trope. I know this is something we've all seen. Grease, Clueless, The Princess Diaries, and even Cinderella leaned on this trope. The main character is a clumsy and ugly, and is often seen with curly or unkept hair with glasses. Throughout the film, the character learns how to present more attractively for othe...
