The Social Classes

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2019)

The Breakfast Club, a brat filled classic which starts with 5 students having to come to school on a somber Saturday for a day of detention for which they received for certain disciplinary acts. At first none of the kids know each other except for their reputations around the school. Andy played by Emilio Estevez who is the classic jock and the high school wrestling team star, Brian played by Anthony Hall who is the school nerd who's seen as socially awkward, Claire played by Molly Ringwald who is the school queen and the girl everyone supposedly looks up to, Allison played by Ally Sheedy who is socially awkward and doesn't talk much due to her being rejected by her parents which is seen at the beginning of the film when you see her parents drive away before saying anything to her, and finally John played by Judd Nelson who is the school rebel and bully.
John Hughes film brought multiple generations together and showed how people from all walks of life can come together and connect with one another. The Breakfast Club blew out every other teen movie of its time and became an instant classic. Hughes also made this a classic by incorporating the 5 biggest stereotypes among high school teens, a brainiac, a jock, a princess, a basketcase and a criminal. Even though Hughes is a great film director he might need to consider becoming a social worker
At the Start of the film while there all sitting in the library nothing much is said except some small banter between Brian, John and Claire which leads to some tensions starting to build up. After that they all start to connect deeply on a social and emotional level and start to release their deepest secrets. There erratic and moody behavior is the reason this teen drama seems realer and the most authentic than all the others at the time.
During the film, it hits a point where all the characters start to connect with one another more and decide to sneak out of the library to find Johns "stash" in his locker to make the time pass. As the scene develops and they get to Johns locker and they hear the principal walking by them and they have to get back to the library before there spotted. This scene may be seen as insignificant but it displays how the teens can start the day by making judgemental marks about one another than transition into having to trust and rely on each other to make it back to the library before being spotted by the principal.
In the end, the message of the film and how we can break social walls lives on throughout movies like Divergent and The Hunger Games.