The Breakfast Club Review

Well i feel like doing some reviewing so i'm gonna do 3 short reviews, a DVD review, a review of a film thats currently on in the cinema and whatever other film i pick. Firstly i think i'll pick The Breakfast Club


Last night i decided i really had nothing to do so i watched 3 films in a row until 3am, one being The Breakfast Club which i was extremely happy to find for £3 in Cambridge.

The Breakfast Club (Directed by John Hughes) is the simple story of five teenagers who have to spend their Saturday morning and afternoon in detention. The film starts extremely simply but effectively by showing all the teenagers arriving at school, most of which are driven there by their parents, this opening scene instantly illustrates who the characters are. As the day continues it becomes more evident what high school stereotype each of the teenagers are (The Athlete, The Princess, The Brain, The Criminal and The Basket Case) but the story evolves into showing how all of them become friends in the space of this one day and understand though they are different they have lots of similarities and they also find out for themselves who they really are. This is the main aspect of the film and John Hughes shows extremely accurately he knows a lot about the teenage mind and is one of a very short list of film makers who can actually understand it and it's because of this that he is able to make what are considered the best 80's teen movies ever and Breakfast Club excells above all of them for the reasons that it's an accurate representation of the teenage mind, very funny, and by using the fact that John Hughes can unleash the full potential of a simple plot.
The Breakfast Club has some very good casting choices particularly Judd Nelson as John Bender who portrays the best use of rebelious sarcasm that i have ever seen in any movie.

The Breakfast Club is considered as the definitive 80's teen movie and it is very easy to see why thanks to a brilliantly written script, superb cast and soundtrack and above all exceptional representation of teenage life.

Review: *****/*****
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