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Conclave (2024) is a better Mean Girls Remake than the Mean Girls Remake

After the death of Pope Francis, I suddenly became intrigued by the movie Conclave. I had seen it featured in the Oscars, but honestly, the Oscars barely give you any impression of what the nominated movies are even about. All I knew was it was a gothic-looking movie about priests. But oh-ho? I kept seeing posts of people comparing this serious-looking movie to Mean Girls and RuPaul's Drag Race, of all things. ‘How can this be true?’ I asked, scratching my ill-informed head. From an outside view

JamieL: Girl, I absolutely love your humor and insight! As you compared in your article, the way power and scheming operate in these two films is remarkably similar, yet many people don't consider Mean Girls to be on par with Conclave in terms of seriousness and artistic merit. Why is that? 😉

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Conclave (2024) is a better Mean Girls Remake than the Mean Girls Remake

The Philosophy of Regina George

Regina George stands as one of the most polarising and discussed female leads in cinematic history. The 2004 film Mean Girls achieved cult classic status largely because of its realistic and formative impact on teenage audiences, both at the time of its release and in subsequent generations. Regina George set the blueprint for the quintessential “mean girl” archetype, a formula that many later films attempted to replicate—often with limited success. This analysis will focus solely on Regina Geor