Summary
Mean Girlsis all about the nightfall of Queen Bee Regina George ( Rachel McAdams ) , but there ’s a theory that says Regina is n’t the movie ’s real baddie – but I do n’t entirely agree with it . The 2000s saw the rise of teen comedies , and one of the most popular and beloved unity isMean Girls . manoeuver by Mark Waters ( who a year earlier directedFreaky Friday ) and based on Rosalind Wiseman ’s self - help bookQueen Bees and Wannabes , Mean Girlstook the audience to North Shore High School to accompany Cady Heron ( Lindsay Lohan ) .
Cady had been homeschooled her whole life as she lived in Africa with her parent , who were research zoologists , and now she was about to enter the unfounded and ruthless world of gamey school . Cady befriend outcasts Damian Leigh ( Daniel Franzese ) and Janis Ian ( Lizzy Caplan ) , who later came up with a plan with Cady to get retaliation on the most democratic girl in shoal : Regina George , and for that , Cady had to befriend her and her pack of “ Plastics ” . Regina has been key one of the most memorable villains in adolescent drollery , but she was n’t the only villain inMean Girls .
In Mean Girls , the Plastics are conduce by Regina George , who assure them with rules to follow . Here ’s every Plastics rule revealed in Mean Girls .
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Mean Girls Theory Says Janis Is The Real Villain
Janis Wasn’t Entirely Innocent
If it was n’t for Janis Ian , Cady would n’t have gone through everything she did inMean Girls . Cady was invited to the Plastics ’ table by Regina because she took commiseration on her after Jason tried to mess up with her at the cafeteria , fully taking advantage of Cady ’s exposure as the new daughter . This gave Janis the idea of using Cady as an insider to collect data on Regina , who she claimed had ruined her living many years before . It was laterrevealed by Regina herself that she and Janis used to be best friends , but the latter got too clingy and broken when Regina pose her first boyfriend .
Regina did n’t invite Janis to her syndicate party because she thought she was a lesbian , and so their friendship ended . It ’s imply inMean GirlsthatJanis used to be one of the Plastics , as her choreography for “ Jingle Bell Rock ” was still used by them every year . After all those years , Janis wanted revenge , and when Regina betrayed Cady by getting back with her ex-wife - boyfriend , who was Cady ’s crush , Janis look the chance to apply Cady to last get her retaliation , and she perfectly took it .
Janis never hide the delight and pridefulness it gave her to see that their plans succeeded .
Mean Girls tells the story of Cady (Lindsay Lohan), a teen girl who falls in with the wrong crowd. After returning to the USA after spending her childhood in Africa, Cady infiltrates her school’s group of mean girls, befriending the conniving Regina George (Rachel McAdams) and her cronies. However, Cady finds the high school hierarchy to be far more complicated than she had imagined, drawing her into a game of manipulation and deceit that threatens her reputation.
Janis , Damian , and Cady came up with various plan to ruin Regina in dissimilar area of her lifespan : her physical appearance , her love lifetime , and her friends . Janis never hid the joy and pridefulness it pass her to see that their plans succeeded , and the only thing she regret was considering Cady her friend , as she end up becoming a charge card . Because of all this , a popular theory say Regina wasn’tMean Girls ’ real villain : it was Janis , and I agree to an extent .
Janis Was A Mean Girl, But So Was Regina
There’s A Reason Everyone Feared Regina George
Janis claim vantage of Cady ’s vulnerability not just as the newfangled girl , but after she had her essence kick downstairs .
I agree that Janis was a mean girl and a villain inMean young woman , butI do n’t agree that she was the one and only villain in the story . I wo n’t deny that Regina ruined Janis ’ lifetime , and she had the rightfield to be angry after all those days ( everyone processes their trauma differently ) , but what she did to Cady was n’t right . Like Jason did in the cafeteria , Janis take vantage of Cady ’s vulnerability not just as the new lady friend , but after she had her heart break , which is n’t what a friend does .
It ’s not just how Janis used her new friend Cady for her revenge , but also everything they did to Regina .
Janis used Cady ’s new anger against Regina for what she did with Aaron to wreak her into her retaliation plan , but she was n’t counting on Cady getting too well-off among the Plastics . Of course , it ’s not just how she used her new ally Cady for her revenge , but also everything they did to Regina , which was depart by her . As mean as Regina was , some of the thing Janis , Cady , and Damian did were too much , such as give her eminent - kilogram calorie snack parallel bars so she would gain a lot of weighting .
However , like I mention above , what I do n’t agree with is that Janis was the only villain inMean Girls , because Regina decidedly was one , as well . Most of Regina ’s malefic / mean action either happened before the event ofMean Girls(such as how she demolish Janis ’ repute ) or off - screen , but that does n’t mean they did n’t happen . Regina was controlling , manipulative , intelligent , and cunning , just like Janis – except that they exhibit their “ tightness ” in different ways . Regina was more about “ breaking ” people from the interior , messing with their mind and ego - regard , while Janis was more about actions .
Other possibility suggest the genuine baddie was Cady , with some proceed as far as to say she was Regina ’s doppelgänger , givingMean Girlsa fairytale - comparable turn . This idea is base on how Cady start as a puppet of Janis and ended up take on over not just the revenge plan , but Regina ’s billet in the societal pyramid as the leader of the Plastics , destroy Regina ’s report and Janis ’ programme . Cady surely did some fishy stuff inMean lady friend , but I would n’t call her a villain or even a “ miserly girl ” , as she was just wow by her sudden popularity and let it control her .
How This Theory Changes Mean Girls (& Makes It Better)
Mean Girls Is More Complex Than It Seems
appear back and with the realisation of Janis ’ real role in it , the movie shows different type of “ mean missy / multitude ” .
Realizing that Janis is a villain inMean Girlscompletely changes how I see the picture , but for the respectable . imply Girlsis definitely fun and has some of the most iconic scenes and lines from the 2000s , but take care back and with the realisation of Janis ’ real role in it , the movie evince unlike type of “ hateful girls / people ” . As I explained above , Janis was n’t the good Quaker she presented herself asand took reward of Cady , using her for her own revenge , which terminate up getting out of control .
Mean Girls is a darling teen drollery full of memorable scenes , yet despite it being a cult classic , rewatching the 2004 motion-picture show today can be cringeworthy .
Regina was n’t devoid at all and did a destiny of hurt before and duringMean girl , and Cady rent herself be controlled by her new social status in school – and because of this , I see her as more of a “ victim ” of the circumstances than a villain , and let us not forget she had n’t had the experience of assist a school and socialisation . Damian , Gretchen , and Karen also defend “ meanness ” but differently : theirs was more passive , as they either witness Janis and Regina harm others or endorse it , whether due to “ friendship ” or try validation ( like Gretchen ) .
Mean Girlsis a lot more than it might seem , as it ’s not just an accurate ( though plainly exaggerated in some parts ) portrait of what the gamey school experience was in the 2000s and how mean teenagers can be to each other , but also how others , directly or indirectly , take part in that “ tightness ” and intimidation , and being “ mean ” is n’t exclusive to one clique .
Mean Girls tells the story of Cady ( Lindsay Lohan ) , a adolescent lady friend who fall in with the wrong crowd . After returning to the USA after spending her childhood in Africa , Cady infiltrates her school ’s group of mean girls , befriending the scheme Regina George ( Rachel McAdams ) and her cronies . However , Cady feel the high-pitched schooltime hierarchy to be far more complicated than she had imagined , drawing her into a secret plan of manipulation and deceit that threatens her reputation .
Mean Girls tells the story of Cady (Lindsay Lohan), a teen girl who falls in with the wrong crowd. After returning to the USA after spending her childhood in Africa, Cady infiltrates her school’s group of mean girls, befriending the conniving Regina George (Rachel McAdams) and her cronies. However, Cady finds the high school hierarchy to be far more complicated than she had imagined, drawing her into a game of manipulation and deceit that threatens her reputation.
