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The author of this article is @鬼脚七 from Xiaowan family. The only function of movies is to make life more interesting than movies.

There are still all kinds of new news in the film and television industry every day.

Xiao Wan found this piece of information among a bunch of fresh information: Disney's "Fresh Friday 2" has started filming, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan will both return, and the film will be released in 2025.

Wait, Freaky Fridays? Isn’t that an antique “childhood memory”?

In 2003, the "Queen of Horror Movies" Jamie Lee Curtis ("Halloween," "True Lies," "Telekinesis") and the beautiful girl Lindsay Lohan ("Mean Girls") starred in the youth comedy "Freaky Friday."

The film eventually grossed $160 million, becoming one of the most popular films of the year, a pretty good result for a low-budget film.

In addition to its box office success, the film also received good reviews (7.4 on Douban), and Jamie Lee Curtis was nominated for a Golden Globe for this film.

Now if we take a closer look, there is nothing particularly outstanding about this youth comedy.

The story tells of a mother and daughter with a strained relationship. The daughter is a rebellious teenager who plays in a band with her friends and wants to participate in a performance; the mother is a psychologist who is very busy every day, but she is just about to get married to her boyfriend.

As luck would have it, the day the daughter was going to perform was the same day as her mother's wedding rehearsal.

The mother and daughter had a big fight about this, and accidentally, they exchanged bodies and had to live using each other's identity. The mother understood her daughter's feelings, and the daughter also experienced her mother's difficulties.

In the process, both of them "screwed up" each other's lives in the way they thought was right, and took this opportunity to finally understand each other's hearts. As the performance/wedding date is approaching, they must exchange back as soon as possible...

The story seems quite cliché now, but it uses the fantasy setting of body swapping to create laughs and achieve emotional communication between characters. This technique has long been common in film and television dramas.

There is "Father and Daughter Seven Days" about a father and daughter swapping, "Transfer Student" about classmates swapping, "Secret Garden" about a rich president and a poor actor swapping, and "The Shameful Iron Fist" about a boxer and a female reporter swapping;

Body swapping doesn’t necessarily have to be between two genders, such as in “The Wrong Body”; it can happen even if the two have never met, such as in “Your Name.”

"Two Men in the Wrong Form"

It can be said that this setting is a common configuration in the comedy genre. So why did "Freaky Friday" become an unforgettable memory for many people back then?

The answer most likely lies in its leading lady: Lindsay Lohan.

In the early 21st century, Lindsay Lohan was undoubtedly one of the most watched new generation of Hollywood actresses.

In the 1998 film "The Couple", 11-year-old Lindsay Lohan played two roles, allowing many people to know this cute and smart little girl for the first time.

In 2003, Lindsay, who had entered puberty, took on the role of "Freaky Friday", in which she played a very typical American teenager. The character, which was full of personality but not annoying, allowed Lindsay's own characteristics to be perfectly presented on the screen.

After that, there were "Prom Queen" and "Mean Girls", both of which are familiar youth campus themes. Lindsay Lohan was "bound" to the image of a teenage girl, and thus ushered in the golden age of her acting career.

"Prom Queen" "Mean Girls"

However, this golden period lasted only a few years. Perhaps due to the huge life changes brought about by her fame at a young age, the girl soon lost herself in the world of fame and fortune.

Since 2006, there has been constant negative news about Lindsay Lohan, including all-night parties, smoking, drugs, drunk driving, and car accidents. The young star rose quickly, but fell just as quickly.

Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton

The screen images played by Lindsay Lohan during those years were perhaps, just like herself, the most common and approachable adolescent girls.

Ironically, Lindsay's own development was just like the stereotype of this type of girl, and was quickly overwhelmed by superficial entertainment.

Lindsay Lohan's image changes

Back to "Freaky Friday", Lindsay Lohan was still a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old at that time. In the film, in addition to playing the daughter, she also had to play the mother after swapping bodies, which was a certain test for her acting.

On the other hand, compared to the innocent girl in "The Couple", Lindsay Lohan also showed more side of herself in "Freaky Friday". For the audience at that time, there was undoubtedly a feeling of seeing Lindsay gradually grow up.

This contrast becomes one of the biggest highlights of the film. In addition, Jamie Lee Curtis, who is well-known for starring in James Cameron's action blockbuster "True Lies", will also portray a young daughter after a body swap. The entertainment value of the film can be said to be greatly enhanced.

The end result, the hot sales of the film proved the success of this cast.

"Freaky Friday" is also the highest-grossing film in Lindsay Lohan's career. In the film, Lindsay showed off her musical instrument talent and singing voice, which was a good warm-up for the release of her first studio album the following year.

After experiencing various scandals, Lindsay Lohan tried to make a comeback after 2010, but she mostly just made cameo appearances in low-budget films.

She made a cameo appearance in this year's remake of "The Last Airbender", which brought back the forgotten memories of a group of old movie fans. However, whether in terms of box office appeal or audience popularity, Lindsay Lohan has actually been forgotten by the mainstream.

Therefore, it is a rare opportunity for Lindsay Lohan, who is already 38 years old, to start filming "Fresh Fridays 2" and return to the leading role after 20 years.

This sequel is more than 20 years apart from the previous one, and how the new story will develop is the most curious thing. According to current information, it has been confirmed that Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis will continue to play their roles in the previous work and continue to maintain the mother-daughter relationship.

But after all, Lindsay herself is already a mother, and the sequel may involve more issues about the lives and feelings of women of different ages. Whether the body-swap setting of the previous work will be continued, and how to tell the old story in a new way, are all very noteworthy highlights of this film.

A photo taken after more than 20 years

The director of "Fresh & Cold" is Neesha Gannett from Canada. She has previously directed many popular TV series, including "Shameless" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine". In addition, there is "Instructor" starring "Da Mi" in 2020. She should be a director who can easily handle the fashionable comedy style.

Can the sequel still attract audiences 20 years later? Will Lindsay Lohan, who has experienced many twists and turns, take this opportunity to return to the public eye by playing her iconic role again?

Just wait for the film to be released.

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