Whilst some of you may be half way through a bottle of wine, or partying it up in a room of sweaty drunkards, I am having a girls’ night in watching 10 Things I Hate About You.’ There is nothing I would rather do on a Saturday night that tuck into a cult classic chick flick.

Quite frankly, there is no reason why everyone can’t fall in love with it.

1. Strong leading female
   Julia Styles plays the ‘heinous bitch’ Katarina Stratford, who is the bad ass female lead of the film. She’s an independent woman with a love of indie rock and feminist prose. Being against social conformity and patriarchal objectification of the woman, she makes every female viewer feel empowered to some degree.

   

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2. The soundtrack
   There are some great throwback bangers in there as well as a fair share of indie rock, no doubt reflecting the protagonist’s taste.

   

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3. Heath Ledger
   We all love a bit of eye candy and boy oh boy, does Heath Ledger fit the bill. He is the unlikely ‘hottie’ of the film and of course, Katarina falls for him as hard as the audience does…

   

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Yes, 10 Things I Hate About You is a great chick flick but it wouldn’t be anything without the eye candy of Heath Ledger. If you haven’t watched it yet, I’d definitely recommend for your next movie night with the girls!