Is the new Mean Girls Worth the Watch?

Mean Girls 2024 is a re-do of the cult classic 2004 movie of Mean Girls turned into a Musical. If you don’t know the story then, here’s how it goes. We are following Katie, a transfer student from Africa, who is finally going to public school after being homeschooled for most of her life. She is immediately befriended by Janice and Damien, the outcasts of the school and they team up to bring down the Plastics after discovering Katie’s crush on Aaron Samuels, Regina’s ex boyfriend. The Plastics consist of Regina (the head of the school), Gretchen, and Karen, they are the top 3 girls of the school and are the known mean girls. Once Katie takes down Regine George, she becomes just like her, almost worse, will she be able to get Aaron Samuels in the end? I guess you’ll need to watch it to find out. Throughout the movie we are dealing with the judgements of high school, cliques, cheating, and how to truly be a friend. The movie is full of comedy, songs that people have never heard unless they have seen or heard the Broadway musical, and drama that always occurs when you’re a teen.

The trailer is posted above. I’ve heard many mixed reviews about the new movie because it doesn’t live up to the original, but I actually it’s mind it too much. Yes, the original is what I prefer, but I loved how the actors portrayed the characters. The songs were very well done, and they were still able to get the message across about how being a Mean Girl can be hurtful and we need to remember how to be kind to each other at the end of the day, not spiteful. The movie includes a special cameo as well near the end of the film that almost made the entire thing worth it. I encourage everyone to give it a try. If you don’t like musicals, maybe this one will make you like them, who knows?