A classic

Rating: 10/10 (4 May 2016)

This movie features five teenagers who meet at a Saturday detention. They all have basic names or "stereotypes" that fit their personality yet as they get to know each other they've come to realize they are more than just that.
John Hughes directed and produced this amazing, heart touching film on February 14, 1985. On Saturday March 24th, five students begrudgingly go to Saturday detention. John Bender "The criminal", Allison Reynolds "The basket case", Claire Standish "The princess", Brian Johnson "The nerd and Andrew Clark "The jock/athlete" gather together and are all significantly different. Due to their differences, they don't get along. At the start of the film, they all argue and are constantly in conflict. The day continues and slowly, all of them realize how similar they are. At the end, a big friendship forms.
This movie is very well made and done. It very much relies on the dialogue. Dialogue is the main connection to this film, what the characters say and how they express it makes you relate and want to think back to your "old high school" days. Bender "The criminal" does most of the talking during the film and helps the characters build up. He helps their walls break down and the character pours their feelings out to let the plot build up. The soundtrack was very well picked. In the start of the film, you hear the iconic song "Don't you forget about me" by simple minds. You immediately get hooked on the film and groove a little to the beat. The film does an amazing job by capturing the characters in the first few minutes of the film. You get to see the characters grow and change their outlook of life and social groups.
The Breakfast club highlights a variety of peer pressure on the teens during high school. Let it be social groups or parents. They are constantly faced with pleasing their parents or acting as a role model to their friends. When Brian asks Claire "What's going to happen on Monday? Are we still going to be friends?" The camera focuses on everyone's faces to see how they would react. They're all hesitant and Claire says something that leads the group into a heated argument. Since they all come from different social groups, Claire and Andrew are viewed as the two most popular liked kids at school and can't be seen hanging out with "nerds" like Brian due to their social ranking. The teens are all faced with some sort of family issue or pressures that affect them on how they act.
Overall, you relate to the characters and understand their life situation. I could watch this movie repeatedly due to the amazing characters, soundtrack and plot. It's made me cry, upset because of the issues they face and smiling. It'll move you and make you wanna watch it all over again. I highly rec-command to anyone that wants to take a temporary break from life because you will get absorbed in this film.