Breakfast Club Stereotypes

On a Friday night, you might often find yourself mindlessly browsing through the abundance of movies available to watch on Netflix or Amazon. In fact, it's likely you spend at least ten minutes, if not more, just trying to narrow down the options with great frustration. Next time, just skip ahead of the monotonous search and look for one movie: The Breakfast Club. Released in 1985, The Breakfast Club is about a group of seemingly different high school students that must spend the majority of their Saturday in detention together, each leaving the experience with a new perspective of their classmates. While some may say movies are for simple entertainment alone, I would argue otherwise as this particular film presents highly important messages to its audience. It alludes to themes of learning not to judge others based on stereotypes, self-acceptance, and, additionally, viewers may more easily relate to the characters, unlike with many other teen films. It is, without a doubt, essential for teenagers and adults alike, to watch this movie.
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If you can connect with a character in a movie, it can be beneficial to your own life, possibly helping you to improve yourself. In The Breakfast Club, it is revealed that each character suffers due to at least one of the following problems: Living in an abusive home, extreme pressure from parents to succeed, being ignored by their parents, low self-esteem, being used by their parents, and peer pressure from their friends. Although you may not be able to relate directly to all of these tragic matters, you very likely may be able to relate to their feelings in some way, and if not, knowing how the characters feel could help you understand what someone you know might be going through. This provides encouragement to those forced to withstand various troubles in their