Dealing with Ones External Perceptions

Rating: 8/10 (29 October 2011)

The Breakfast Club is a movie based on a group of high school students in detention that would normally not have spoken to each other. They begin their journey of understanding humanity by talking and learning about each other's lives. The movie allows you to feel like you are in the group as an invisible bystander. It shows how each group of teenagers in high school struggle with their abilities.
The main actors are the teenagers that are in detention. They are the jock, Andrew, played by Emilio Estevez, the criminal, John Bender, played by Judd Nelson, the princess/prom queen, Claire, played by Molly Ringwald, the brain, Brian, played by Anthony Michael Hall, and the weird one, Alison, played by Ally Sheedy.
John Bender's character is the group trouble maker who also portrays himself as having a terrible home life. This makes the other students see him in a different life. He cause them all to communicate with him by making rude remarks, leading them from the detention room, and delving deep into their lives to understand who they are. He leads them into a life they never experience, and are intrigued so they follow. This causes enlightenment to why each character is who they are, and the problems that they have in their young lives.
The movie deals with issues that are hot topics, but often not dealt with. There was only one part of the film I don't think should have been filmed, but I will leave that to the viewer to decide as to not give away too much. The film makes the teenagers very real and everyone can relate to one of the characters. It makes you look back at high school and remember all of the issues and groups that existed.
They also go deeper and look into some deep issues of a teenager, and how they have coped with their lives. At the beginning of the movie they are each separate entities that have no desire to communicate, and by the end of the movie they have formed bonds, understanding, and heart felt feelings for each member of the group. The film is not a typical teenager movie, but rather a glimpse into what each person undertakes in high school and how they thrive. This movie is a must watch for everyone. Play special attention to the letter at the beginning of the movie and then again at the end. It plays an important role in understanding what the teenagers learned from their detention experience.