A lot of people grew up watching Legally Blonde and idolizing Elle Woods, but I did not come across this cinematic masterpiece until I got my wisdom teeth removed my sophomore year of high school. I spent an entire weekend that summer eating ice cream and watching Elle Woods realize her potential and become a fantastic lawyer. The movie was recently added back to Netflix, so I had to watch it again. Legally Blonde is not just a great movie, it also has many life lessons that make people feel empowered and teaches you to be true to yourself.
Elle proves that anything is possible if you work hard enough. She studied and practiced constantly for the LSAT, even missing fun parties. She got an amazing score on her LSAT all while earning a 4.0 and being president of her sorority. When she first starts law school her classes are challenging but she perseveres and puts in the work to get to the top of her class.
A lesson that Elle learns even though it takes her a while is that people who do not respect or support you are not worth your time. The first reason that Elle wants to go to Harvard law school is to become the type of girl her toxic ex-boyfriend Warner would marry. It takes some time but she eventually realizes that Warner will never truly love or respect her, he will just see her as a dumb blonde (even though he is the one who had to pay his way into law school). She discovers that she is worth more than Warner’s poor treatment of her and that she deserves someone who accepts her for who she is.
Elle makes many friends along her journey of discovering her value and becoming a lawyer. She is a great friend to everyone, but one moment where she is especially loyal is when working on Brooke’s case for her internship. Brooke is embarrassed by her liposuction that she got due to society’s impossible beauty standards. Elle understands this and does not tell Callahan even though it would help them win the case, she just works harder and wins the case by herself.
