B Movies Blog

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping another edition of Lights, Camera, Album into the ol’ VCR. 

Friends, when I told you I was pumped for this series, I wasn’t kidding. I promise that I’ll space out these bad boys more moving forward, but I was too eager to not give you two entries back to back.*

*Note: I make no promises because I’m still excited about this series, so if you see another one soon, no you didn’t. 

In today’s edition of Lights, Camera, Album, we’re tackling everyone’s new favorite angsty queen, Olivia Rodrigo, and her debut album, SOUR.  

If this is your first Lights, Camera, Album, hello! This is only our second, the first being about Taylor Swift’s folklore, so you aren’t far behind. As a quick recap, this series is one wherein I take far too much time pairing each song from a chosen album to a movie. 

Sometimes it’s a stretch, but my brain doth work in mysterious ways. 

Now that we’re all on the same page, let’s get to it. 

“brutal” as Do Revenge

I know it’s a gimme because it’s on the soundtrack, but “brutal” has become synonymous with Do Revenge for me. Besides, if I was going to pair it with another movie, it would more than likely be one that Do Revenge drew inspiration from, so I’m simply cutting out the middleman. 

“traitor” as Hope Floats

I can’t think of a better embodiment of “traitor” than Hope Floats. Birdee (Sandra Bullock) finds out her husband is not only cheating on her with her best friend, but she finds out on a talk show? Come on. 

“drivers license” as Forgetting Sarah Marshall

You can’t tell me that Peter (Jason Segel) wouldn’t have cried in his hotel room to “drivers license” after he realizes Sarah (Kristen Bell) and Aldous (Russell Brand) are also in Hawaii. 

How I look in my little blue light glasses making silly YouTube videos. 

“1 step forward, 3 steps back” as Grease 

This was one of the easiest pairings for me. In Grease, Danny (John Travolta) and Sandy (Olivia Newton-John, RIP 🖤) are never on the same page, until, y’know, Sandy changes everything about herself, but I digress. They spend the entire movie moving “1 step forward, 3 steps back.” 

“deja vu” as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 

This should be a given, but “deja vu” reminds me of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind because Joel (Jim Carrey) and Clementine (Kate Winslet) meet for a second time after having their memories of one another erased, giving their second meeting the feeling of “deja vu.”

“good 4 u” as High Fidelity 

“good 4 u” has big “Charlie, you fucking bitch. Let’s work it out.” energy. The angry and angsty undertones throughout this song are giving major Rob (John Cusack) vibes.

“Meet me at the parking garage where Olivia Rodrigo filmed part of her special.”

“enough for you” as Legally Blonde

This pairing breaks my heart a little bit because it reminds me of the scene in Legally Blonde where Warner (Matthew Davis) first breaks up with Elle (Reese Witherspoon), and she says, “But I’m seriously in love with you. Isn’t that enough?” 

Now, Elle clearly comes out on top, and this breakup is the best thing that could’ve possibly happened to her, but all she initially wanted was to be enough for Warner. 

“happier” as The Wedding Singer

A little known fact about me is how much I LOVE The Wedding Singer. Truly. When I was listening to “happier,” it somehow reminded me of Robbie’s (Adam Sandler) inherently sweet demeanor that’s tested by his breakup. I feel like “happier” is almost the refined version of “Somebody Kill Me Please.”

“jealousy, jealousy” as Mean Girls 

I feel like “jealousy, jealousy” could be sung from the perspective of any of the female characters in Mean Girls. Janis (Lizzy Caplan) could be singing it in response to The Plastics, Karen (Amanda Seyfried) and Gretchen (Lacey Chabert) could be singing it thinking about Regina (Rachel McAdams), or Cady (Lindsay Lohan) could be singing it because she’s overwhelmed in her new environment. 

Elle Woods would’ve defended Olivia Rodrigo in her plagiarism case. 

“favorite crime” as Gone Girl

If this song doesn’t describe Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) from Gone Girl, I don’t know what does. 

“hope ur ok” as The Breakfast Club

I’m not here to make light of a serious and sweet song, and I don’t want anyone to mistake my comparison here as such. The Breakfast Club is about the people we encounter in high school, if only for one Saturday, that still cross our minds from time to time. We may not know where they are or what they’re doing, but we still wish them all the best and hope that they’re in a better place.