Coming of Age in the 1980's

Rating: 10/10 (15 September 2017)

Even though I was born in the latter part of the 1980's, this still speaks to me. John Hughes knew what he was talking about when he made this timeless classic. My middle brother watched this in high school (when he was a sophomore or junior, I can never remember which) and he came home talking about it until he was blue in the face. In all honesty, I had never even heard of the movie before he started talking about it. Once the two of us sat down to watch it, I could see what he was talking about...and I loved it. Just about every high school out there has their distinct cliques, whether they are in a public high school or a private high school. Cliques find you whether you want them to or not. In my opinion, this was the go-to high school movie before "Mean Girls" was even an idea. Kids today should really sit down and watch this movie, regardless if they find it "old" like certain kids do. Once they get a taste of this, they will never go back. That is almost a guarantee.