Review of The Breakfast Club

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Review of The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club is a teen-movie set in the 1980’s directed by John

Hughes. John Hughes has directed other teen films, these films

include: (in chronological order)

· National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)

· Sixteen Candles (1984)

· The Breakfast Club (1985)

· Pretty In Pink (1986)

· Home Alone (1990)

· 101 Dalmatians (1996)

· Flubber (1997).

All of these films are aimed at the same audience, teenagers. These

films all have a thing in common that all the actors and actresses are

teenagers (except in flubber).

We know that The Breakfast Club is meant for teenagers because there

is a quote by David Bowie which talks about children, this says:

“And these children, that you spit on as they try to change their

worlds, are immune to your consultations, they’re quite aware of what

they’re going through…”

The film is about five, very different teenagers stereotyped in these

ways; a princess, a basket case, an athlete, a criminal and a brain.

They all have detention on a Saturday. When they arrive you can

distinguish each character from the other because they are very

different, in the ways they dress, the cars they arrive in and the way

there parents react with them getting a detention. They then all go

into the library where the detention is held. When the detention

starts out it seems that there is only two of the characters that seem

to have anything in common: the princess and the athlete. As the film

progresses the group start to get to know each other and become

closer. During their detention they get high together, dance together

and share their problems with o...

... middle of paper ...

...lizes that “They have

done it” succeeded in beating the adults by uniting together.

The message of the film appears to be in a perfect world everyone

should be be the same, of a white origin, be of a straight sexuality,

be very pretty and have lots of friends and money, exactly like

Claire. But I think this is wrong. I think that everyone should be

individually unique and not follow the crowd n stand up for what you

believe in. I think that everyone is special in certain ways, you my

be talented at sports (Andy) or really intelligent (brain).

Individuality is very important and nobody should be afraid to express

his or her true feelings.

What we learn from young people is that teenagers can work together

against adults and can rebel to stand up for what they believe in if

they unite together and work as a team.

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