Merriam Webster defines the word “dated” as “coming from or belonging to a time in the past.” By that definition, any movie not released within the past year can be considered as such. It is my belief that movies are only dated when viewed out of context; when they are taken into consideration without realizing that they were created and produced in a completely different time period than the one in which they are being viewed. Additionally, the movies themselves may seem dated due to less advanced technologies and different ways of living, but the themes that compose the movies remain timeless despite the era it was created in.
Take The Breakfast Club for example. If someone were to watch the film in the context of present day it would be considered dated for lack of cell phones, the internet, differences of fashion and ways of living in the eras. But if it were seen in the context of the mid-eighties, the movie would not seem dated because it would be understood that that was the way of life at the time. The physical look of the film obviously cannot keep up with the times because it was produced in the eighties not in present day, but by taking that into account, the old fashioned feeling is
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In The Breakfast Club, the main theme is pressure and how it affects everyday life, from peer pressure to be popular at school, to parental pressure at home to be the best. This theme resounds with the generation of today which leads this film to be considered timeless because it is still relatable and relevant. Another heavy theme in this movie is rebellion against authority. Teenage rebellion has been a substantial theme ever since the end of the era of conformity in the 1950s, to its prime in the 1960s and 70s, and into today where it continues heavily, which helps this film remain current despite being thirty years old. Today’s generation sees itself in this movie largely because of this theme and how they relate to
The National Convention adopted a revolutionary calendar to replace the Gregorian Calendar on November 24, 1793. Despite people not wanting the calendar to change, the National Convention felt it needed to be changed because a new era had begun and they wanted to break away from the Roman Catholic Church. The responses of the people were not all good, some were bad given they did not want anything to
In the Breakfast Club, there are many cognitive advancements that are conveyed. The biggest cognitive advancements that takes place throughout the film are abstract thought, hypothetical thought and multidimensional thought. The movie centers on the essay that the students need to write, “Who do you think you are.” This question requires the group of students to think about their experiences, formulate ideas, acknowledge their knowledge, awareness and reflect on their experiences. The film illustrates how the adolescents thinking changes from concrete thinking- judging their peers and their own lives, to abstract thinking- viewing similarities between the characters and understanding the differences in their lives while showing empathy.
Picking back up on The Breakfast Club allusion, I distinctly remember being 15 years old when I first watched it, another Saturday night spent on the couch. I’m positive most people can acknowledge how solid of a movie it is. Who can reminisce on the wholesome conclusion, that revolves around each character embracing themselves for who they are, without smiling? But now that I’m older, I can’t help but feel like who they are just matches up with respective cliché archetypes, brain, athlete, basket case, etc., etc. and to say these stereotypes are a reductive movie trope is an understatement.
Five teens, five different cliques, one eight-hour Saturday detention. These is the basics of The Breakfast Club. Through spending the day with one another Allison, Andrew, Brian, Claire and John realize there isn’t much difference between them, and the differences that are between them aren’t too important. Watching The Breakfast Club is a great way to learn about adolescents. You have five, very different -yet very similar- adolescents to observe along with what they do together. In observing them you can understand how they’re beginning to cognitively develop from children to adults
How does one define a classic movie? Is it based off its actors, its ending, or maybe the time period in which it was filmed in? In certain aspects, the definition takes into account all of those qualities and more. Ben Moore-Bridger, an author for Vaguardi, describes a classic as "an influential and powerful piece of film-making which will last and be recognized as important and perhaps even be seen as ground-breaking in years to come" (Moore par.2). There's no doubt that a dictionary containing that definition would follow with 'See: Casablanca' for a reference.
Since Barbara Marr is a movie buff, the book references many old movies including Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run, old television programs as well as those getting older actors, which will definitely cause it to be dated in the future, but that could add to its charm. It is very appealing to those getting close to being called middle-aged readers who spend their days here in the real world and are looking for a fun, quick, welcome escape.
Some segmentation variables the case study talks about is the age of the group, interests in activities such as the beach, watersports, and restaurants, and who a person is traveling with. Based off these variables, people were segmented into groups such as single with no kids, families, sports enthusiasts and older people (Spiller & Baier, 2012, p.88). Another variable that might group people together is interest in relaxing with activities other than just the beach. There could be spas and resorts that offer great services but people do not think of going to Virginia Beach to relax in that way. It is applicable to most segments, but could create a new segment of young couples without children. Advertisers can promote this to young couples
And some of the way these films to not compare is the years the years are very different like in the 1968 version they had horses and markets where you could buy food and in the .1977 version they
The Breakfast Club is a movie about five totally different students in high school who are forced to spend a Saturday in detention in their school library. The students come from completely different social classes which make it very difficult for any of them to get along. They learn more about each other and their problems that each of them have at home and at school. This movie plays their different personality types against each other. In this essay I will go into detail about each of the students and the principal individually.
After Night Falls is an homage to a crime movie about a bumbling inspector and a valuable gem that has the name of a panther. The detective in After Night Falls takes the look and personality of the famous inspector in the movies. The 60s crime movie inspiration can be seen on the slot’s symbols, artwork, and background.
The Breakfast Club is a n all time classic film that portrays a number of individual and complex personalities. It is visible in the film that each teenager has their own traits and
My family and I are huge movie fanatics. We watch anything from blu ray disc of Avatar, to VHS tapes of The Lion King. And yet, I have never really paid attention to the way older adults are portrayed in film, until after reading the section in chapter one about ageism through the media. “...older people play the lead roles, and the plot centers on sympathetic characters dealing with the realities of ageing or coping with intergenerational relationships.” (Ageing and the Life Course, pg. 15) This premise is exactly what the movie And So It Goes is about.
In any event, aging is inevitable, and plenty of once dominant actors refuse to give up the spotlight, along with doing what they love - which has prompted the release of a plethora of old-timer centered films over the years, ranging from Grumpy Old Men and Space Cowboys
Released in 1985, The Breakfast Club depicts five high school students from Illinois as they spend a Saturday together in detention. Prior to their arrival, John Bender, Claire Standish, Andy Clark, Brian Johnson, and Allison Reynolds had not met, nor would they have associated with one another on a typical day in high school. After spending nine hours together, however, the group of vastly different adolescents break down emotional barriers, manage to build a sense of intimacy, and some establish dating relationships by the day’s end (Hughes et al., 1985). The film illustrated a rather realistic portrait of adolescence in several topical domains.
Certain movies represent landmarks in the history of cinema. The Jazz Singer was the first movie to feature spoken dialogue. Jaws arguably began the blockbuster tradition of the last forty years. Annie Hall falls into this category for being a seminal romantic comedy, right up there with a movie like It Happened One Night in the history of the genre. This 1977 Best Picture is also considered, by many, one of Woody Allen’s best films, if not the best. In fact, it fell just one Oscar short of winning the big five academy awards. Having finally caught up with this classic, which also happens to be my first Woody Allen movie, it seems the praise might be a tad overenthusiastic.