A jock, goth, nerd, princess and a punk all serve Saturday detention while finding out how close they really are.

Rating: Null/10 (24 April 2011)

Spending all of their Saturday, Andrew(Emilio Estevez), John(Judd Nelson), Claire(Molly Ringwald), Brian(Anthony Michael Hall) and Allison(Ally Sheedy) come together to serve detention and are assigned the task of writing an essay to explain who "they think they are." Throughout the course of the movie the students perspective of each other is altered in a life changing way as the Breakfast Club spill their deep secrets to the person they thought they would never speak to in a lifetime.
This movie is a clever movie that is set apart from any other movie that was created in the 1980's. Attempting to cater to the typical stereotype the Breakfast Club consists of your standard clicks. But what makes this film great is the fact that it withdraws special effects and fictional stories. Since most have attended high school, we are able to identify with these characters in one way or another creating a special connection with the viewer from the beginning of the film. As far as techniques go for this film I especially noticed the amount of close up shots of each of the characters, as the film was supposed to show the emotions behind each of the characters so we could feel what they feel and respond in a way that relates to the character and theme.
The second technique I want to discuss is motif, this is the primary element considered in the movie. There was a reoccurring theme that was presented as each scene provided some sort of controversy dealing with the stereotypes whether it be the jock vs the punk or the princess vs the nerd or maybe just the goth sitting in the back ignoring everyone was she makes a snowy city of dandruff on her essay.
This is a timeless movie, we all have or will deal with these kinds of stereotypes at some point in our life and gets a great rating from me, even as a twenty-four year old. I have found that the theme of this movie is still presented in other forms even today with shows such as Glee and movies such as Cinderella Story. As possibly the first of it's kind, this movie executes exceptionally well and receives a thousand accolades in my book.