Mean Girls by Tina Fey - Outline

BIGGEST LESSONS:
1) Third act is about righting wrongs and making amends. 
2) This is an event that changes not just the main characters but also the SCHOOL.  This is possible because this story is really about something ALL kids struggle with, so it effects all kids in the end. We have that in the story we're working on too. 
3) Using tent pole HS movie moments like "spring fling" helps provide structure to the third act. 
4) Adults are basically all stupid or inept (and somewhat also caught up in image) except one KEY ally. 
5) Characters are connected in a great way. (I.E. Regina George and Janis being ex best friends). 
6) Runners are used really well (bleeping expletives) and side characters ALL have their own comedic games which makes it fun when they are on screen (Karen, Kevin G., come to mind.) This MUST be done. 

- What is our “say one nice thing about your body” scene?
ARC ALERT “So that’s how I went from homeschooled jungle freak to solid plastic to most hated person in the world to partial spring fling queen to actual human being.”

—> so much great character changing stuff in this movie. it’s not just something that happens at the end. she isn’t in a fixed state and then realizes something and then morphs. she is changing the whole time, then at the end realizes the right way to be.

NOTE: Classic tools like spring fling are ESSENTIAL in movies like these to create an obvious symbol and third act thing

NOTE: Third act can be about righting social wrongs.

Message of self acceptance is HUGE. Realizing who you are and being that person. and everyone at this school feeling better about themselves. Like… THIS SHOULD CHANGE THE SCHOOL, not just the characters. 

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