Lauren Rule- Clueless (Other Topic #1)

Clueless.  There is no hidden meaning behind the title of this movie.  Clueless, 1995, is a movie about a popular teenager girl named Cher (Alicia Silverstone) who along with her best friend, Dionne (Stacey Dash), and the new girl, Tai (Brittany Murphy), deal with fashion, boys, and high school.  The three girls attempt to navigate high school while dealing with the main objective of a fifteen year old girl, finding love.  Cher plays matchmaker with the new girl Tai and two of her teachers.  The match for Tai turned into a total nightmare causing Cher to wonder where she went wrong.  When everything is said and done, Cher declares herself totally clueless.
The 90's fashion, blonde stereotypes, and predictable plot leave the view searcher for more.  One could argue that the purpose of the movie is not meaningful, but as shallow as the characters themselves.  I for one could argue the same thing about our first movie, Groundhog Day.  I enjoyed Groundhog Day, just for the record.
The same transition or transformations can be found in Clueless as Groundhog Day.  Cher is shallow and self-involved while Phil is arrogant and self-serving.  Cher transitions through several stages.  The movie begins with her life in a repetitive profane fashion.  Cher, just like Phil, grows and betters herself through the transitions.  Both of the protagonists better themselves by helping others.  Cher become the head of a relief fund for the needy and Phil becomes determined to help others by righting the wrongs that occur on Groundhog Day.
In my opinion Phil has several moments when kairos interrupts chronos, as does Cher.  The kairos moments happen when Phil comes to certain realizations; when he can't be killed, when he falls in love with Ria, and of course when the time loop ends.  Cher comes to realization when she realizes she loves Josh, when she realizes the importance that each of her friends brings to her life, etc.
Religion obviously does not play a large role in Clueless.  But we can always find aspects of religion if we choose to find it.