Movie Analysis: The Breakfast Club

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In Sixteen Candles and The breakfast club we see so much in common as well as differences present. These 2 John Hughes movies were a big hit in the Directors career, as well as Pretty in Pink but we are not discussing that movie. In these movies we see a lot of themes crossed over that are explored in many different ways. One of the main characters for both these movies was Molly Ringwald; we really showed and expressed these ideals of her characters perfectly. There were many themes that we can compare and contrast these movies. The 4 main themes that I believe really made impacts on these shows are: rich vs. poor, popular or unpopular, changing to fit the ‘norm’, and Common similarities between social classes. Hughes is an amazing director that really captures these moments in each theme; he captures them and presents them at the most unexpected times in the movies that fit perfectly.

Masterfully exploring teenage tropes, The Breakfast Club imbues major juxtapositions highlighting secondary educational environments. Associations that distinguish key comparisons governing teenage social hierarchies. The Breakfast Club displays such observations through its main characters. Furthermore, each main character ascribes to the role of a high school stereotype. The film defines such archetypes as the Jock, the Brain, the Basket Case, the Princess, and the Criminal. Two different roles that stand out the most, belong to the Brain and the Criminal. To partake in observing these clichés, the film presents the persons of John Bender and Brian Johnson. Each trait thereon, relays the vital importance of establishing the fundamental relationship that Bender and Brian share. Further, the attributes fall under a plethora of subjects. Topics of interest range from a simple lunch to interactions with peers.

The iconic coming-of-age movie The Breakfast Club, focuses on the development of five, seemingly very different high school students. In the movie we are presented with the five main characters all with stereotypes that they identify with. Claire is the princess or the beauty queen, John, often referred to by his last name “Bender,” is the criminal, Brian is the brain or the nerd, Andrew, is the athlete, a wrestler , and finally Allison is the basket case or the weirdo. The story is set in saturday detention where they are forced to spend eight hours with people from other cliques that they would normally never interact with. The day progresses and the characters interact with one another, smoke, dance, break rules, and reveal very personal parts of themselves with the others. The story ends with some of the characters making an attempt to change their identity with the realization that even with the boxes they have been put into they are not that different from one another.

In life there are a number of challenges that everyone will go through. This is a part of discovering who they are and what they want to do with themselves. To help explain these differences, Erikson introduced his development theory. This helps to address some of the challenges and needs that person will go through at particular stages in their lives. To fully understand these phases there will be a focus on two characters from the film The Breakfast Club and contrasting them with Erikson's theory. Together, these different elements will provide specific insights that will highlight the transformations and challenges that everyone will go through during the course of their lives.

The movie The Breakfast Club is about five teenagers that all seem different in the beginning, but after being forced to spend their Saturday together the brain, athlete, basket case, princess, and criminal are told to write an essay about who they think they are. To come to the realization of who they really are, the students put aside their differences to help them survive the painful eight hours of detention and to find out that they really are not that different. Each of the five students have their own personalities that are shown, and they are explained through either environmental or parental influences.

The group type presented in the film 12 Angry men appears to be a task group. Task groups typically come together to accomplish a specific charge. In this case, their task was to decide a verdict of guilty or not guilty for the boy on trial. According to our text, some feature of this task group would include those listed under the “teams” category such as appointed leadership and focus on a specific task or charge. The members’ bond is simply there interest in the task, as they have no previous relationship. The composition of the group is based on their common interest, shared purpose, and investment in community through their task on the jury. The communication style began as being relative to the task and low member self-disclosure. I believe near the middle and end of the movie the communication moved into more informal member-to-member discussion, formulation and implementation of tactics and strategies for change. We began to see higher member self-disclosure in relation to social problems – both under the teams approach. (Toseland & Rivas, 2012, p. 30)

High school is possibly the hardest four years of a teenager’s life. Teens are constantly being pre-labeled and prejudged before they even know who they are. These are called stereotypes and they’re made to divide people based on who others believe they are or should be. This becomes a main theme in the movie The Breakfast Club. John Hughes, the director, succeeds at breaking down stereotypes in The Breakfast Club by finding a common denominator between the five main characters which makes them realize they share many feelings and problems.

“White Chicks” is a comedy film based on two African-American FBI agents, Marcus and Kevin. Marcus and Kevin goof up a drug bust. As a punishment the chief makes Marcus and Kevin escort two blonde spoiled sisters, Tiffany and Brittany Wilson, to the Hamptons. The FBI got word that the Wilson sisters may be kidnapped. After a small accident the sisters get a few scratches on their faces. When the sisters see the scratches they refuse to go. Marcus and Kevin transform themselves into the two blonde sisters in hopes that they catch the kidnapper. After living the life of Tiffany and Brittany, Marcus and Kevin finally catch the

when watching The BreakFast Club you are able to seek most people have a dysfunctional family. Just when you think you are alone or that no one understands you. There are actually a few people out there who are going through the same but in their own different way.

The film The Breakfast Club was directed and written by John Hughes and was released in the year 1985 (IMDB, 2016). The film’s running time is 95 minutes and can be categorized under the genre of comedy and drama. It follows five teenagers, who all vary in personality and stereotype, get stuck in detention on a Saturday morning. They are all different types of people in nature but when stripped down and seen through without a stereotypical lens, they all have something to share and have something in common amongst themselves despite being so different from each other. In the movie, they are stereotyped as, a basket case, a brain, an athlete, a princess, and a criminal (IMDB, 2016). The setting takes place in a library and whilst they are in detention, they go through varying phases. They start off with solitude, then proceed to share a few words, and later into the film they start to disclose information about themselves that normally would be very difficult to disclose. While they are in the library they start off as complete strangers and barely talk to each other. As the movie progresses, they start doing a lot of things that a normal group of friends would do such as dancing, playing music, sneaking out together, and even smoking a joint together.

In the movie Fight Club we are introduced to an average, white-collared, middle aged man who is seemingly normal at first glance. However, it is clear that the narrator suffers from insomnia, anxiety, and depression very early in the film. The narrator attempts to combat these symptoms in a number of ways, however, the only way that he has found to be effective is by attending support groups on a nightly basis.

The film Jack and Jill directed by Dennis Dugan is a comedy film starring Adam Sandler who plays both identical twins, Jack and Jill Sadelstein. As kids, Jack and Jill were very close, practically inseparable; however, as they grew older, Jack becomes successful while Jill stayed in their hometown to take care of their mother. Due to the distance, Jill goes to visit Jack and his family once a year and longs for that twin time with Jack like when they were kids. On the other hand, Jack doesn’t want Jill to stay for long and wants to get over the visit as he finds his sister obnoxious and needy. Despite all of this, Jack’s patience and love for his sister is put to the test when Jill decides to extend her visit. According to the Internet Movie Database the movie Jack and Jill had a budget estimated to be seventy-nine million of dollars yet had a rating of 3.4 out of 10. There is a reason why this film has been called “ A total bust, a stupefyingly unfunny and shamelessly lazy farce packed with cringe-worthy jokes and overt product placement” (Travers 2011), I personally do not find Jack and Jill funny not only because it has dry, cheap laughs or juvenile humor but also because it degrades the female character, relies heavily on stereotypes, and gender role is an issue throughout the film.

The Breakfast Club movie is about five high school students from Shemer High School with different backgrounds. It’s the story of “a brain (Brian), an athlete (Andrew), a basket case (Allison), a princess (Claire) and a criminal (Bender).” The purpose of the movie is to captive the feelings and perspectives on what other people have experienced and learned from each other. The analysis about The Breakfast Club is about the common insecurities and challenges of the teenager during high school. The Breakfast club is a movie to convey emotions, fears, and companionship that everyone can relate to. However, with new knowledge comes new perspective and emotions. This movie opens up a world of abstract thoughts because none of the five students know each other and it helps to create an interpersonal communication, they revealed to each other how their lives actually are. This movie is about Social Judgment Theory, Interpersonal conflict, self-disclosure, Social Comparison Theory and an unresolved life conflicts of a teenager life by finding their identities.

Ek Ruka Hua Faisla is probably the best Hindi remake Film which was released in late 1980’s.The Director of this movie is Basu Chatterjee. This Movie is a remake of 12 Angry Men which is an award winning American Movie the Director of this movie is Sidney Lumet.