"Don't you... Forget about me."

Rating: 9/10 (3 January 2006)

That line from the end song really is one of the big messages in the movie. I guess it's a spoiler which is why I put the warning, but the scene where they realize who is going to still be friends come Monday is one of the big points of the movie in my opinion. The song's statement goes right along side it, don't you forget about me... come Monday, don't act like we aren't friends just because of your social circle. I think one of the greatest things about this movie is that it applies to each new generation. Some people may say it helped define a generation or an era, but I say it helps show who we are as people, prejudiced against that which we don't know and understand, laughing at it and calling it names so it won't come near us so we don't have to try and understand it. That's... What I think comes from "The Breakfast Club". Now, there are other reason's to see it, like the scene where everyone is dancing around, some of the famous lines, or just to see Allison in action (My favorite character). However, you could get stuff like that from other movies, what I said first isn't in a lot of movies and that's why I would recommend it to anyone not afraid of language (Because it does have that). If that does scare you off however, a similar, though perhaps not quite as solid, statement is made in the movie "Mean Girls" which is surprisingly good in my opinion and I would recommend that anyone with teenagers in high school watch it. So yeah, see The Breakfast Club, it's worth it.