With reference to the opening of the film text Georgy Girl detail how it represents the myth and reality of "Swinging Britain"
The scene opens with very upbeat music but the song lyrics are rather pessimistic. As well as giving a brief introduction to the character, almost narrating the scene, the song can be conceived as a metaphor for the way the Swinging 60's was envisioned; a fun and fancy free time but however it was actually this period of rapid social change brought with it a variety of underlying problems, mostly to do with many people hadn't caught up with he generational changes. This in many ways encapsulates the main character Georgy who although has fairly traditional goals she wishes to achieve has an unconventional way of attaining them, giving off the illusion that she is up to date with the times.
There was an element of the swinging 60's that believed highly in new fashions and the ability that they could help to reinvent people. When Georgy exits the hairdressers she runs away and wets her hair almost as if she's afraid of the change and isn't ready for the new aspects of the 60's, shes much happier and more comfortable without the experimental and boundary pushing ideas taken on by so many of the time. For example even though her hair is dripping wet and looks awful she looks at herself in the mirror and smiles.
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