The Breakfast Club

Rating: Null/10 (21 October 2003)

The Breakfast Club is one of those very few old movies that almost everyone has heard of before. For those people who haven't heard of it or seen it, it was written and directed by John Hughes in 1985 and continues to be a classic. This film is great for teenagers and pre-teens, because it catches the characters between adulthood and childhood and really involves this age group. The plot of this film is that five high school students, all very different from one another, have to go to Saturday detention. The five students can be classified as a jock, nerd, rebel, Prom Queen, and basket case. The principal has assigned each of them to write an essay about themselves. While trying to burn time during the day, they all learn things about each other and themselves. John Hughes is trying to show the audience that although people may be biased against someone, they may still end up changing their mind about them after they really get to know them. He does a very excellent job showing us this. Each of the five students are from different groups, and in the end they all finish detention understanding each other better and not being so narrow-minded. I think that this film is great all around. I love the three different groups in high school coming together by one Saturday detention. The film has a solid plot and interesting dialogue which always keeps the audience watching to see what is going to happen next. There are a couple of dull parts in the movie like when they are just sitting in the library, although they always do something to make it interesting again. The Breakfast Club is a great film for people of all ages to watch, although it is mainly for junior high and high school students. There is quite a bit of action going on to keep everyone involved. This is a perfect film for people who dislike others because of they way they look: it might give them a different perspective on things. This film is an all time favorite for thousands of people and will continue to be for years to come.