Chick flick
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term chick flick is slang for a movie that appeals mainly to women or young girls, either by design or popular consensus. While the term is relatively new – dating back to that bumper crop of women's movies in the 1980s and 90s that included classics like Beaches, Pretty Woman and Ghost – the concept of movies designed to appeal specifically to women has existed since the early days of cinema and has been known by other colloquial terms, including "women's pictures".
One key element of chick flicks is a respectable female lead struggling with a romantic predicament. Another prevalent theme centers around the close relationships among female friends. Due to the focus on romance or relationships, chick flicks are typically categorized as romances or romantic comedies.
Several chick flicks have been patterned after the story of Cinderella or other fairy tales (e.g. The Princess Diaries, A Cinderella Story, Ever After, Pretty Woman and Roman Holiday); a large number are adapted from popular novels and literary classics.
[edit] References
 |
This film genre-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
