The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club was directed, produced and written by John Hughes. This film was released in 1985; it is about these five teenagers that were in Saturday detention. In the beginning of the film all the students were feeling odd and out of place around each other due to being all from different cliques, but by the end of the film they come to an understanding about each other and that understanding was that they found out they were each “a basket case, a brain, an athlete, a princess, and a criminal.”
In the process of getting to know each other they realized that they were more than just their "title" [stereotype]. Each person helped to disprove the other’s stereotypes. Everyone assumed that John was a criminal just because he wanted to be but didn't realize he came from an abusive household. They all assumed that Claire wasn't a virgin [???] and that Brian actually enjoyed being studious. They all believed that Allison was genuinely crazy and were surprised to find out that she just needed friends.
This movie helped to shine light on high school cliques and the difficulties that come with being in one. Even if you're an accepting and genuine person, making friends with people outside of your clique can be troublesome. Despite the day of bonding, Claire, John, and Andrew all agreed that they're never going to talk to each other again. Only Brian and Allison said they would and that's because the two of them didn't have friends [what about Larry Lester?].
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