We All Can Relate

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2012)

Director John Hughes created the film The Breakfast Club simply about stereotyping. This film is about 5 students who get stuck in detention on a Saturday all day. Claire (Molly Ringwald) is the princess, Andrew (Emilio Estevez) is the jock, Bender (Judd Nelson) is the criminal, Allison (Ally Sheedy) is the basket case, and Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) is the brain. Together Claire, Andrew, Bender, Allison, and Brian spend the day getting to know each other and revealing who they really are. Each of these students shares their emotions and realizes that they have a lot more in common than they thought. Claire is just a teen who is popular, but doesn't like the pressure everyone puts her under just because she id. Andrew just wishes he didn't have to live up to his father's expectations. He wishes he wasn't pressured into being popular and being mean to those who aren't jocks or not in his social group. Allison is considered a basket case because she is weird. Bender is misunderstood and is considered a criminal because he acts out due to coming from an abusive household. Brian is smart and isn't popular due to the fact he is stereotyped as a nerd. Director John Hughes captures their bonds when are sitting in a circle in the middle of the library. The camera zooms in on Claire's, Andrew's, Bender's, Allison's, and Brian's faces as they reveal their truth about why they are in detention. You can't help but feel their emotions from their facial expressions and movements as they speak. Claire, Andrew, Allison, Bender, and Brian are dancing to "We Are Not Alone" and in that moment all their stereotypes disappear. They are just a bunch of teens that like the same music. They are just dancing away, having fun, carefree, and bonding. Another movie that can relate to this theme of stereotyping is Pretty in Pink also directed by John Hughes. Again in this movie you have the stereotypes put on students who attend an upper class high school. The teens are just trying to rise above it and make it through high school. Stereotyping is everywhere and The Breakfast Club can be related by every one of all ages. I love this movie and can watch it over and over again. The humor, music, actors, and theme just draw you in because you can relate to the characters in the film. The film gives you a glimpse of what teens go through. Makes you wonder how everyone else perceives you as.