Legally Blonde is a film based on the novel about a rich, pretty blonde named Elle Woods who wants to become a supermodel but instead decides to attend law school. There, she is treated as inferior and unable to become a lawyer. However, through hard work and encouragement from her friend Emmett, she graduates in three years and wins a murder case in her first year. The film shows that with determination and willpower, one can achieve great success despite initial perceptions of weakness.