Conventions of a Chick Flick

Chick Flicks are movies with a target audience of teenage/young women. These movies tend to be upbeat, fast moving and usually contain comedic elements. The main characters in Chick Flicks are almost always female, and the character must be precieved as strong and independant who must overcome obstacles to achieve their goals. There are a lot of these movies that also classify as Romantic Comedies, this means that often there is a love story within the plot of the main film. Chick Flicks aimed twoards teenagers and young women can vary by the location that they are set in, for example, chick flicks aimed at teenager are often set in high schools and are base around the common interests of teenagers, these being parties, friendship, crushes etc, examples ofd these films are Mean Girls, A Cinderella Story and Never Been Kissed. This contasts to chick flicks aimed at young women as these are usually set around the work place and tend to include a lot based aroubd rivalry at work, e.g. The Devil Wears Prada.