The Breakfast Club

It feels like it's been a uber long time. I hope you had a nice break! I certainly did. Over the break, I was able to see many movies that I haven't seen in a while. One of these movies was The Breakfast Club, which many of you have probably heard of, starring Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, and Ally Sheedy, who are all well-known members of the "Brat Pack" the name of the group of young actors that became famous in the 1980s. It was directed by John Hughes, released in 1985, and one of the most well-known movies of the 1980s. The Breakfast Club is one of my favorite movies ever and the movie is super relateable, memorable, and just teriffic.

The Breakfast Club is the story of five high school students who are from different cliques, but have one thing in common: they all have chips on their shoulders. It's kind of hard to describe the plot because lots of things happen, but here's the general gist. The five meet in detention one day for various reasons and are under the watch of the Mr. Vernon, the sly assistant principal. The characters, Andy, John, Claire, Brian and Allison, are stereotyped as, "the jock," "the criminal," "the princess," "the brain" and "the basket-case," respectively. They start out not getting along but by the end of the day, they all become extremely close friends. It is revealed that each of them have problems with their parents. Andy's father puts pressure on him to be the number one jock or he will "blow his ride" to college. John's parents are abusive. Claire's parents' relationship is dysfunctional and they are always on the verge of divorce. Brian's parents over-pressure him to get good grades and do well in school. Allison's parents ignore her. Throughout the course of the film, they bond over sharing their personal stories and problems.

The Breakfast Club is amazing because pretty much everyone can relate to it in one way or another. I think that everyone can identify with one or more of these characters, their problems, and what they go through. I'm sure a lot of people know what it's like to be pressured by their parents, or even by themselves to do well. That is why this film is genius -- everyone can relate! I really love this movie, and I think that it is one of those movies that you have to see at least once. When I first saw it, I thought it was really bizzare, but in a good way. The second time around, I was able to grasp the hidden concepts: the angst of adolecence and the need to "fit in" and be loved. It's a great movie, you should definitely see it. You can find the original 1985 trailer here. I would normally embed it, but the person who uploaded the trailer disabled embeding. So, until next time!