An euphoric experience that everyone essentially must enjoy

Rating: 10/10 (15 August 2007)

Movies come in three basic categories: flick, movie, and film. What Spice World amazingly does is break the barrier to create a whole new category that cannot be describe in any words for it's so profound beyond any comprehension. The pure excellence of this movie has forced me to never compare any other movie to this one; it's quite difficult to compare any movie that I have seen and will see to a movie that's more than a standard deviation above a film.
I firmly believe that Spice World is the best movie made and is a universal symbol for what the cinema should be. Always. It is crafted with such delicate perfection that it's tantamount, if not paramount to, a Hearts on Fire Diamond.
Now, the message of this is a vital message that our society has never received before: Girl Power. This is not a simple movie about feminism or oppression of women, or how to break barriers that are implanted by the almighty Man. It's about none of that. We see five young ladies struggle with the identities that society has knighted them with. As most hardcore Spice Girls fans know is that they did not chose to be deemed "Ginger Spice" "Posh Spice" and so on and so forth. Those alter egos were in fact forced upon them with a printing of a magazine. We see these ladies not as the "Spice Girls" but rather as women who are broken and are in a constant struggle with their true identity meanwhile the struggle of their job being that facade of flamboyancy that is just so them.
"I think we're just getting comfortable with who we are" is the beautifulest line in the movie and is response to Melanie C stating "Why do people stereotype us all the time?" I teared up when I heard that. This film took the universal concept of identity that everyone struggles with at some point in their life, and they made this wonderful piece of art.
Aside from its profound meaning, it's a genuinely fun movie to watch. Ever since I saw Spice World, I am strong with my stance that every single movie should feature Meatloaf as a character making weak references to his gloriously powerful songs such as "I'd do anything for love, but I won't do that". With a pinch of pop culture references, the cinematic experience the viewer goes through is tantamount to an euphoria.
Thanks to Spice World, I have learned the true meaning behind Geri's words of "Girl Power". This film is definitely one of the movies that everyone must see at least twice. The only criticism I have is the unrealistic transition between outside bus to inside the Spice Bus. However, such minute details can be overlooked.