How does the director, Amy Heckerling, update the novel of 'Emma' in her modernised 1995 film, 'Clueless'?

Introduction An extremely popular film, 'Clueless' was released in 1995. It was an adapted version of a famous novel by Jane Austen, 'Emma'. I will discuss about the film in this essay, on how Amy Heckerling, the director of 'Clueless', has transformed the pre-20th Century, 'almost 'ancient' compared to the style of today' novel of 'Emma', practically revolutionised it in terms of setting, language and style, and made it into a film. If you watch …

…the main points as to how Heckerling has updated 'Emma' into 'Clueless' have been explained and analysed. In conclusion, Amy Heckerling has had to update the plots, the characters' names, the manner in which events happen, the settings and much more, to achieve her goal. She has successfully turned the early 19th Century novel of 'Emma' into the revolutionary new and striking film, 'Clueless', while still sticking to the basic foundations of the original book.