금발이 너무해2, 2003

법률회사에서 변호사로 일하는 엘은 하버드 대학 교수 에밋과 행복한 결혼을 준비한다. 하지만 결혼식 VIP 목록에 있는 반려견 브루저의 엄마가 동물실험 대상으로 잡혀있다는 것을 듣고 충격에 빠진다. 엘은 법 자체를 바꾸기 위해 워싱턴으로 향한다. 그리고 동물실험 폐지 법안(일명 브루저 법안)을 통과시키기 위해 애쓴다. 

호텔 문지기 아저씨가 의회에 대해 잘 아는 분이라는 설정, 친구들을 동원해서 캠페인을 벌이는 등.. 앨이 의원들을 설득하는 방식에서 현실성이 많이 떨어지긴 하지만 영화를 보는 내내 유쾌한 기분이었다. 세상을 바꾸는 일에 목소리를 내라는 엘 우즈의 연설은 감동적.

 

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 안녕하세요, 여러분. 저는 엘 우즈입니다. 오늘 제가 여러분 앞에 선 것은 브루저 법안에 대해 말씀드리기 위해서입니다.
 그런데요. 오늘은 교육의 날이잖아요. 그러니까 대신 저는 지난 3개월 간 제가 여러분께 배운 점을 이야기하고자 합니다. 저는 제 반려견 브루저를 도우려고 워싱턴에 왔습니다. 그러는 동안 제가 여러분에게 배운 것은 예상치 못한 교훈이었습니다. 무슨 생각 하시는지 알아요. '쟤 뭐야?', '벨 에어에서 온 순박한 시골 아가씨가 대체 우리한테 할 말이 뭐지?' 그럼 말씀드릴게요. 저라는 사람보다 중요한 문제입니다. 단 한 개의 법이나 법안 통과보다도 중요한 일이죠. 미국인이라면 누구든 가장 중대한 문제에 관한 겁니다. 제 머리스타일이죠. 
 베벌리힐스에 어떤 미용실이 있는데요. 진짜 화려하고 예쁜 곳이에요. 예약 잡기가 하늘의 별따기인데 줄리아 로버츠나'프렌즈'의 출연진 정도가 아니면 꿈도 못 꾸죠. 근데 어느 날 거기서 자리가 생겨겼다며 연락이 왔어요. 마침내 그 신성한미용 의자에 앉을 기회가 생긴 거죠. 정말 신났어요. 그런데 염색 담당자가 꿀빛 금발 대신에 탁한 금발로 염색한 거예요. 샴푸 담당자는 파마 전용 제품을 사용했죠. 염색 후 수분 공급해주는 샴푸 대신에요. 마지막으로 스타일리스트는... 앞머리를 내고... 바가지 머리를 해준 거예요. 이건 누가 뭐래도 잘못된 거죠. 모든 게 잘못됐어요. 적어도 저한테는 그랬죠. 
 처음에는 화가 나더군요. 그러다 깨달았어요. 화낼 대상은 따로 있다는 걸요. 미용실은 잘못이 없었어요. 저는 거기 앉아서 부당한 일을 목격하면서 그냥 그대로 내버려뒀죠. 그 과정에 저는 전혀 개입하지 않았어요. 목소리를 내는 걸 잊어버렸죠. 저 자신에 대한 믿음도 잊었어요. 하지만 이제는 알아요. 한 명의 정직한 목소리가 군중보다 클 수 있다는 걸요. 또 이것도 알아요. 우리가 목소리를 잃거나 우리를 대신해서 목소리를 내줘야 하는 사람들이 우리 목소리를 변질시킨다면... 그렇다면 이 나라는... 정말 보기 흉한 머리스타일을 하게 될 거예요. 그러니 목소리를 내세요. 목소리를 내세요! 위대한 조국을 위해 목소리를 내세요. 물건을 사면 사은품을 주는 이 나라를 위해 목소리를 내세요. 목소리를 내세요, 여러분. 목소리를! 그리고 명심하세요. 여러분은 아름다워요. 감사합니다.

 

 

Hello everyone. My name is Elle Woods and I’m here to speak to you today about a piece of legislation called Bruiser’s Bill. But you know, today is supposed to be about education, so instead, I want to tell you about the education you all have given me over the past three months. See, one day I came to Washington to help my dog Bruiser and somewhere along the way I learned a really unexpected lesson. I know what you’re thinking. Who is this girl and what could this simple, small-town girl from Bell Air have to say to all of us? Well I’ll tell you. It’s about something that’s bigger than me, or any single act of legislation. This is about a matter that should be at the highest importance to every American. My hair. You see, there’s this salon in Beverley Hills. It’s really fancy and beautiful. But it’s impossible to get an appointment. I mean unless you’re Julia Roberts or one of the girls from Friends, you can just forget it. But one day, they called me. They had an opening. So I was gonna finally get the chance to sit in one of those sacred beauty chairs. I was so excited. Then, the colorist gave me Brassy Brigitte instead of Harlow Honey. The shampoo girl washed my hair with spiral perm solution instead for color-intensive moisturizing conditioner-shampoo. Finally, the stylist gave me a bob. With bangs. Suffice to say, it was just wrong, all wrong. For me, ya know? First I was angry. And then I realized my anger was completely mis-directed. I mean, this wasn’t the salon’s fault. I had sat there and witnessed this injustice, and I had just let it happen. I didn’t get involved in the process. I forgot to use my voice. I forgot, to believe in myself. But now I know better. I know that one honest voice can be louder than a crowd. I know that, if we lose our voice, or if we let those who speak on our behalf compromise our voice, well then this country, this country is in for a really bad haircut. So speak up America. Speak up! Speak up for the home of the brave! Speak up for the land of the free gift with purchase! Speak up America! Speak up! And remember, you are beautiful. Thank you.